Equinix LD11x Expansion: London Slough Hyperscale xScale Hub
Status: Operational / Fully Energized Phase Expansion | Location: 765/767 Henley Road, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, SL1 4JW, United Kingdom
Project Overview
Equinix LD11x is a specialized three-story hyperscale data center located within the Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire, United Kingdom, one of Europe’s most important cloud and digital infrastructure hubs. Developed as part of Equinix’s European xScale joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, the facility is purpose-built to meet the expanding infrastructure needs of hyperscale cloud service providers and enterprise customers. LD11x delivers approximately 19 MW of critical IT capacity across more than 68,500 square feet of gross colocation space, providing a highly scalable environment for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing workloads. The data center is engineered to support high-density deployments required by major cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), as well as enterprise AI training and inference applications. A key advantage of LD11x is its direct fiber integration with Equinix’s established Slough International Business Exchange (IBX) campus, including the LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, and LD10 facilities, enabling low-latency interconnection across a rich ecosystem of carriers, cloud providers, enterprises, and network service providers. As part of Equinix’s global carrier-neutral platform, the facility offers secure, high-speed connectivity, operational resilience, and scalable digital infrastructure for mission-critical workloads. By combining hyperscale capacity, advanced interconnection capabilities, and AI-ready infrastructure, Equinix LD11x further strengthens the Slough campus as one of Europe’s premier locations for cloud computing and next-generation digital services.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Equinix LD11x Expansion: London Slough Hyperscale xScale Hub |
| Location | 765/767 Henley Road, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, SL1 4JW, United Kingdom |
| Status | Operational / Fully Energized Phase Expansion |
| Commissioning | Phase 1 Launch: Q1 2021 / Full Capacity Buildout & Expansion: 2023–2025 |
| Total IT Load | 19 MW Total Critical IT Capacity (10 MW Initial Phase + 9 MW Expansion) |
| Total Capacity | ~24+ MW Total Gross Utility Power Supply |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent / Concurrent Maintainability (ISO 50001 & BREEAM Certified) |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Hyperscale (xScale) Data Center Expansion |
City Profile
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| City Name | london |
| Population | 8.9 Million |
| Urban Agglomeration | 9.8 to 11.4 million |
| City GDP | £110.8 billion in 2023 |
| Per Capita Income | £69,077 in 2023 |
| City Tier | Tier 1 |
| Key Strengths | Global Financial Hub; Dense Connectivity; Low Latency to Europe and North America; large skilled talent pool. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Equinix |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | GIC (Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Joint Venture Partner) & Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) |
| Construction Contractor | Specialized European Mission-Critical General Contractors |
| MEP Engineering | Specialized High-Density Data Center & Mission-Critical Engineering Partners |
| Network Connectivity | Direct cross-campus dark fiber tie-ins to Equinix Slough campus facilities (LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, LD10, LD13x), Equinix Fabric, LINX, LONAP, and Equinix IX. |
| Power Infrastructure | Dual-redundant 30kV high-voltage utility sub-transmission feeds, high-efficiency block redundant UPS architecture (N+1 configuration), and N+1 high-voltage standby diesel generators with 30-hour fuel autonomy. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~24+ MW Utility Capacity / 19 MW Critical IT Load |
| UPS Redundancy | N+1 Block Redundant High-Efficiency UPS Systems |
| Cooling System | High-efficiency cooling tower infrastructure, N+1 cooling plant redundancy, free cooling, LED lighting, and decoupled dehumidification. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral access, direct hyperscale cloud ramps (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect), and low-latency campus cross-connects. |
| PUE Target | ~1.20 Annualized Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | 100% renewable energy procurement coverage supported by RECs and PPA agreements in line with Equinix’s climate neutrality target. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | July 2019 / October 2019 (GIC JV Signing) |
| Construction Start | Q4 2019 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Q1 2021 (10 MW Initial Phase) |
| Full Buildout | Q4 2023 – 2025 (Full 19 MW Capacity Expansion) |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Estimated $180,000,000 USD – $220,000,000 USD (Part of Equinix/GIC >$1.0B EMEA xScale portfolio allocation) |
| Funding | Joint Venture Equity & Debt Financing (Equinix 20% / GIC 80% Capital Structure) |