The City of London is craving for more ‘power’
June 11, 2008
When the UK won its bid for hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, Tony Blair was understandably jubilant, but he probably little knew that he was inadvertently shackling the City of London by denying it clear access to the national grid. To put it simply, demand for the cabling to supply power to the computer centres, which the industry heavily relies upon, has outstripped supply. The City has been informed that there can be no additional computer centres until after the Olympics.
Before the games were factored in, the picture was rather bleak. One adds the sports jamboree, and a system, which was creaking, has almost come to a grinding halt. In spite of massive demand, only two data centres - an extension to Telehouse and Stockley Park - have been given the go-ahead within the past two years by EDF Energy that supplies power to the south-east of England.
The City of London has an estimated power demand of 1,000MW. The same is expected to increase by a whopping 80 per cent over the next 5-6 years.
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