Nordic operator Fossefall is reportedly looking to develop another data center in central Norway.

As reported by Laagendalsposten, Numedal Næringspark and Fossefall AS are in discussions about developing a data center in Rollag.

Rollag is a municipality in Buskerud county, some 50km west of the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

Fossefall reportedly aims to buy an old factory and repurpose it into a 15MW data center. Further details were not shared.

The Numedal Næringspark complex was originally set up by the state-owned weapons manufacturer Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in 1975 and used to develop automotive parts. Acquired by Kongsberg Automotive (KA) in 1987, the plant closed in 2017.

Fossefall launched last year with plans to establish 500MW of “clean” AI infrastructure by 2030. The company aims to develop “AI factories” powered by surplus renewable energy (namely hydroelectric) in the Nordics. Øyvind Vesterdal, CEO of Fossefall, was previously CEO of data center firm Earth Wind and Power.

The company acquired a data center in Fyresdal, Telemark, late last year. The site, acquired from Nosrk Data, can reportedly support up to 5.5MW. Fossefall reportedly aims to increase its capacity to 18MW. The company is known to be looking to develop a data center in Harpefoss in the municipality of Sør-Fron.

On its website, Fossefall lists 11 potential projects, all within Norway, totaling more than 385MW, but offers few further details. Its first projects are expected to be operational by the end of 2026.

Fossefall has partnered with US AI firm Seekr, which is both an investor and set to be a customer.

The company recently announced a partnership with software firm Done.ai around setting up a GPU-as-a-Service platform, with Fossefall providing infrastructure underneath Done.ai services. Done.ai has a minority investment in Fossefall, totaling approximately 2.4 percent in the company.