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“ In 2012 , we said that we were going to invest millions in this new port area . We had this million-euro programme to redevelop land and start conversations with landowners and foreign investors to take a look at Eemshaven . It was still predominantly farmland , but people needed to believe in this ,” Van Tuinen recalls .
“ A few years back , I thought , ‘ we need others to tell our story as well ’. We combined the data port development together with partnerships , who we call ‘ preferred suppliers ’. These were the early movers who believed in the concept .
“ Energy suppliers in general weren ’ t used to structured power purchase agreements based on joint equity or very long terms for instance ,” he continues . “ This may sound funny , but five or six years ago , this wasn ’ t something normal for energy companies . Eneco was a good match with the specific demand coming from the industry , one of the first
“ IT ’ S NO LONGER BIG TELECOM OPERATORS OR STATE-OWNED TELECOM COMPANIES WHO ARE INVESTING IN CONNECTIVITY , IT ’ S MOSTLY COMMERCIALLY DRIVEN . THERE ARE BIG INVESTMENTS COMING FROM THE DATA CENTRE SECTOR ”
— Robert Van Tuinen , Manager for Energy & Dataport
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