Apple Inc said that it would spend around $1.9 billion to build two new data centers in Europe that would be entirely powered by renewable energy and create hundreds of jobs.
The company said that the centers in Ireland and Denmark, will power Apple's online services, including the iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri for the customers across Europe.
The investment is set to be evenly divided between the two countries, and the Irish government gives a confirmation that "In Ireland, about 850 million euros would be spent. The two data centers are expected to begin operations in 2017.
The new facilities will have the least environmental impact yet for an Apple data center, and they also said that it will work with local patners to develop additional renewable energy projects from wind and many other sources.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook said in a statement that, this significant new investment will represent Apple's biggest project in Europe to date. They are thrilled to be expanding their operations, creating hundreds of local jobs and introducing some of our most advanced green building designs yet.
The data center in Ireland will be started in Athenry, close to Galway on the west coast while in Denmark, it will be in Viborg, western Denmark.
On account of how important Apple's investment in Denmark was, the country's trade and development minister issued a statement mirroring that of the iPhone maker's, adding the two data centers would be among the world's largest.