Published 2026-11-10 · Event 2026-10-30 · The editorial team

EcoDataCenter prepares environmental permit application for a data centre at Norrsundet in Gävle

EcoDataCenter is consulting on a planned data centre at Norrsundet in Gävle municipality ahead of an application for a permit under the Environmental Code. SMHI published its response to the scoping and Seveso consultation on 30 October 2026. The project is now in the register.

EcoDataCenter states on its website that it intends to apply for a permit under the Environmental Code for a facility for data-centre services at Norrsundet in Gävle municipality, and that it is consulting on the establishment under chapter 6 of the Code. Comments were requested by 11 October 2026.

On 30 October 2026 SMHI published its response to the invitation to a scoping and Seveso consultation for the application (case 2026/2149/6.3.1). SMHI lists the sender as EcoDataCenter / Wescon. The response is dated 5 October and addressed to ECODC AB.

SMHI notes that section 8.5.1 of the consultation document refers to a flood mapping by SMHI without giving a reference. Based on that mapping, the applicant judges that the operation is not affected by a raised mean sea level and that the issue will not be studied further in the environmental impact assessment. SMHI recommends that the applicant considers including the impact of future sea levels in the coming assessment.

According to Gefle Dagblad on 15 September 2026, a data centre with about 100 employees, built in wood, could be built in Norrsundet's harbour. On 8 October the newspaper wrote that sketches of five data halls were laid out at Fyren in Norrsundet, and quoted the company as saying a theoretical construction start is about a year away.

The register has a new entry, EcoDataCenter Norrsundet, at the proposed stage. The pin is placed at the village of Norrsundet, because the consultation document is only available through a download form and the exact property has not been checked. No megawatt figure is recorded. EcoDataCenter's Falun and Borlänge campuses are separate entries.

Why it matters

A consultation under the Environmental Code is the first formal step towards a permit application. Holding it as a Seveso consultation as well shows that the applicant expects the operation may fall under the Swedish act on preventing and limiting the consequences of serious chemical accidents (1999:381).

What remains unknown

The consultation document sits behind a form and has not been reviewed here. Power capacity, property, network owner, connection date, investment and the filing date of the application are not confirmed in primary sources. SMHI's case details do not state Wescon's role.

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