It aims to bring thousands of jobs.
Plans are in place to transform the midlands with large scale energy parks combining renewables, data centres and advanced manufacturing.
Co-locating energy-hungry industry with wind and solar farms on boglands could generate billions of euro in value and thousands of jobs, according to a Department of Enterprise report.
BnM, which is expected to provide its State-owned land for the potential development, is already working on a major wind power project with Amazon in Derrygreenagh.
John Reynolds, Journalist for the Sunday Independent says while energy intensive, data centres could be used to serve the environment:
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