Data centres financing in top location in Germany: Banking consortium provides debt for Mainova WebHouse

A banking consortium, consisting of ING, Investec, KfW, KfW IPEX-Bank, Kommunalkredit, LBBW, NORD/LB and SEB, is providing debt financing in the amount of EUR 475 million to the data centre developer and operator Mainova WebHouse. Mainova WebHouse closed its first debt raising process in the beginning of November.

KfW IPEX-Bank acts as Facility Agent and Security Agent. Mainova WebHouse will use the facility to finance the construction of two data centre campuses in the Frankfurt area. The first data centre campus with a capacity of 30 MW will partially start operations soon.

The newly built data centres with a target PUE of 1.2 (Power Usage Effectiveness) will meet high demands regarding sustainability: among other aspects, they will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy; waste heat will be fed directly into networks; the greening of the façade and outdoor area contributes to insulation and urban integration. To underpin the above, the data centres will receive a LEED Gold certification.

About Mainova WebHouse GmbH
Mainova WebHouse, which was founded in 2020, specializes in the planning, construction and operation of particularly sustainable data centers. A design optimized for the Frankfurt market and its climate allows for a particularly space- and energy-efficient construction. Mainova WebHouse places a strong emphasis on the extraction of waste heat to provide CO²-neutral heating of the surrounding area and to make a measurable contribution to the process of energy transition.