en.Wedoany.com Reported - EcoDataCenter has signed a four-year 10MW hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) with Finnish energy company Fortum to power its data center in Falun, Sweden.

The agreement covers the period from 2026 to 2030, under which EcoDataCenter will procure electricity from Fortum's Dalälven hydropower plant, along with guarantees of origin, with Fortum responsible for physical supply and balancing. The Falun data center has been operational since 2019 and also hosts capacity for neocloud provider CoreWeave.

EcoDataCenter CEO Peter Michelson stated that the company's roots in Dalarna and close collaboration with local power generators are key to its growth and that of the entire industry. The agreement with Fortum, which directly utilizes the Dalälven River to power the Falun facility, exemplifies joint planning to create new opportunities for the region.

Simon-Erik Ollus, Head of Large Customers and Power Markets at Fortum, added that data centers are an important and growing sector where Fortum sees significant potential, and that this partnership marks a crucial first step in its deliberate investment in this field in Sweden. He further noted that being able to embark on this journey in Dalarna is made possible by the company's strong local hydropower operations.

Fortum operates 39 hydropower plants on the Dalälven River in Sweden, with a total installed capacity of 970MW. The specific facility supplying EcoDataCenter under this agreement has not been disclosed. The company is also expanding data center development activities at multiple locations in Finland. Founded in 2015, EcoDataCenter was later acquired by Areim and merged with Fortlax in 2019. In 2025, the company sold three Swedish facilities to CapMan Infra while shifting its focus toward hyperscale data center development.

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