Equinix has officially launched a new data center in Paris, France.

The colocation giant this week inaugurated its PA13x facility in the Meudon area of Île-de-France. It is part of Equinix’s xScale portfolio, targeting hyperscale customers.

The €350 million ($361.4m) facility, located at 9 Avenue du Marechal Juin, totals 78,910 sq ft (7,330 sqm) of colocation space across 12 data halls. The 20,745 sqm (223,297 sq ft) building offers 28.8MW in total.

A redeveloped brownfield site, PA13x will be equipped with photovoltaic panels, covering approximately 350 sqm (3,767 sq ft). A sound-dampening roof and acoustic isolation walls will reduce noise.

Excess heat from the facility will be channeled to the local heating network in partnership with Engie.

"The continued digitalization of our industries and the rise of artificial intelligence require infrastructure that is not only more powerful but also more responsible,” said Régis Castagné, managing director of Equinix France. “Our investments in Meudon once again illustrate our commitment to supporting the growth of a more sustainable French digital economy. This inauguration comes as the Summit for AI Action begins, where the question of digital infrastructure necessary for AI development will be central. We are convinced that we can combine innovation and sustainable development, and are happy to count on partners such as Engie Solutions and the city of Meudon to pursue our commitments to businesses' digital and energy transition.”

Some 14MW was pre-leased at PA13x back in 2022. According to Equinix earnings presentations, the first phase of the facility actually quietly launched back in Q4 2023. A second 14MW phase, announced in Q2 2024, was due to officially launch in Q2 2025 – 7MW of which is leased.

Across Paris, Equinix operates ten data centers – three xScale and seven International Business Exchange (IBX) facilities – totaling approximately 665,000 sq ft (61,000 sqm) of floor space.

Equinix partnered with Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund in October 2019 to develop hyperscale facilities under the xScale label and has since partnered with the likes of PGIM and Canada Pension Plan to deploy more than a dozen hyperscale facilities globally.

According to Equinix’s Q3 2024 earnings report, the company has leased or pre-leased 385MW out of the 442MW within its xScale portfolio.

“This first data center enhances the region's attractiveness in terms of innovation and high technology, while contributing to its digital sovereignty,” said Denis Larghero, Mayor of Meudon and vice-chairman of the Hauts-de-Seine Department. “It is fully integrated into Meudon-la-Forêt thanks to a project to recover excess heat, adding a new source of renewable energy, after geothermal energy, to the energy community."