Czech telecoms firm České Radiokomunikace (CRA) is expanding one of its data centers in Prague.
The company this week announced it is growing the Tower data center in Prague's Žižkov district, adding an additional 1.3MW of capacity and 171 racks.
The CZK 200 million ($8.4m) expansion will take the facility to 620 racks, and add three new generators.
Work started on the expansion in Autumn 2024 and is due to be completed this coming August.
“Demand for data center capacity is constantly growing, and companies need greater power resources," said Miloš Mastník, CEO of CRA. "That's why we are expanding both the capacity and power of the DC Tower. By autumn, we will have increased it by around a third,”
CRA was founded in 1963 under the name Správa radiokomunikaci and privatized in the 1990s.
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure - a fund created by Cordiant Capital and listed on the London Stock Exchange - bought CRA from Macquarie Asset Management in 2021 for an undisclosed price.
CRA currently operates eight data centers in the Czech Republic, including sites in Žižkov, Strahov, and Cukrák in Prague, as well as in Brno, Ostrava, Pardubice, Zlín, and Lužice. The company’s core data center, known as the DC Tower, operates under the Zizkov transmitter.
The company is planning a new 26MW facility near Zbraslav on the outskirts of Prague. The facility is expected to be completed by 2027.
