Published 2026-11-13 · Event 2026-11-12 · The editorial team

Hyltebruk data centre: E.ON to connect, no investment decision yet, operation around 2029

Hylte municipality has confirmed that Magnora Data Center AB with subsidiaries holds the building permit for the planned data centre in Hyltebruk. The grid installation is being designed with the regional network owner E.ON. No investment decision has been taken, and the first phase could be in operation around 2029.

The information comes from a news item Hylte municipality published on 12 November 2026 and an information sheet from Magnora Data Center Sweden AB attached to it. The permit minutes of 21 October did not name the applicant; the municipality now states that the permit was granted to Magnora Data Center AB with subsidiaries. The municipality expects the decision to gain legal force at the end of November, provided it is not appealed.

The grid installation is being designed together with the regional network owner E.ON. The connection to the regional network is to be examined through an application for a network concession at the Energy Markets Inspectorate. No capacity, connection agreement or connection date is given.

An operating permit for the facility, including the backup power, is to be examined by the County Administrative Board of Halland. According to the municipality, dialogue with the board is ongoing.

An investment decision can be taken and construction can begin once the necessary permits are in place and the grid connection is confirmed. Under the preliminary timetable the first phase could be in operation around 2029, provided construction starts in the first half of 2027. Gradual expansion is planned after that.

The municipality quotes the company's estimate of about 300 jobs during construction and about 100 permanent jobs in operation. The company's own sheet gives about 300–400 full-time positions in the most intensive construction phase and up to about a hundred people on site in operation.

The company writes that the data centre is planned with fossil-free backup power able to cover the facility's entire electricity demand, giving the technical ability to reduce grid draw when the power system is strained. The permit minutes of 21 October describe 48 EPOD units, each with a diesel engine and a generator. The sources do not state which fuel will be used.

The company also writes that cooling is to use a closed system without ongoing water consumption, and that it aims for a heat hub at the site where waste heat is offered at cost price. It plans local information meetings, hopefully shortly after the turn of the year.

The register entry for the Hylte data centre now names E.ON as the regional network owner, adds the county permit and the network concession as pending steps, and cites the municipality for the permit holder.

Why it matters

The permit minutes named no network owner. Naming E.ON and the concession route shows which regional network will carry the load and that a separate Energy Markets Inspectorate examination stands between the permit and construction, alongside a county environmental permit.

What remains unknown

The grid capacity, connection date and investment amount are not published, and no network-concession application has been made public. The end customer is not named. Whether the backup generators will run on fossil-free fuel is not stated.

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