E.ON reviews former German nuclear sites for data centres

E.ON Explores Turning Former German Nuclear Plant Sites Into Data Centres

Review of Former Nuclear Sites for Data Centre Conversion

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Europe's largest energy grid operator E.ON is reviewing whether former nuclear plant sites in Germany could be converted into data centres, its finance chief said on Wednesday during a post-earnings presentation.

Background: Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out

A six-decade nuclear programme in Germany came to an end in 2023, leaving dozens of inactive sites across the country, after Berlin pledged to quit nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Potential of Former Power Plant Sites

• "These former power plants can provide attractive industrial locations and depending on the site, we can use the existing infrastructure, particularly the large grid connection," CFO Nadia Jakobi said

Collaboration and Project Viability

• E.ON is taking a "first step" with US chip designer Nvidia to establish the project's viability, she added

Future Prospects and Expertise

• Jakobi said she was hopeful former sites would soon become available and that E.ON had become "world class" in nuclear demolition

Reporting

(Reporting by Danny Callaghan in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)