Apatura
Data-centre developer with hyperscale projects across Scotland.
On 16 September, Scotland’s Parliament backed a pause on data-centre planning decisions. Apatura develops hyperscale sites across Scotland, including projects covered by the separate ministerial order already affecting applications.
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Claimed almost 2,100 jobs across five Scottish sites
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Scottish MSPs back data-centre planning pauseBackground
Apatura is a Scottish data-centre developer focused on hyperscale projects. Its proposed sites span Ravenscraig, Westerhill, Freeport West Lothian, Wester Hermiston and Larbert, placing it among the developers shaping Scotland’s data-centre pipeline.
The company is led by chief executive Giles Ganglin. Its projects range from 200MW to 550MW and total about 1,600MW of proposed capacity. That scale makes Apatura relevant to planning, electricity-network and local-development decisions as Scotland assesses where high-demand digital infrastructure can be built.
Apatura’s significance rests on its concentrated Scottish project portfolio rather than a single application. National planning guidance will affect the conditions under which those proposals proceed, while the 16 September parliamentary vote reflected wider scrutiny of data-centre development.
