Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Drax (DRX.L) , opens new tab said on Thursday it could repurpose existing infrastructure and grid links at its Yorkshire power station to run a data centre as soon as 2027, using resources once dedicated to coal.

"Drax is preparing a planning application to support the potential option for a first phase data centre of about 100 megawatts on land identified at Drax Power Station," it said in a statement.

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The company also said it expects to report full-year 2025 core profit around the top end of the market estimates, as the UK's power generation demand grows.

Analysts expect Drax to report a core profit of between 892 million pounds and 909 million pounds ($1.19 billion and $1.21 billion) for 2025, according to a company-compiled consensus.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/drax-plans-turn-coal-era-infrastructure-into-data-centre-by-2027-2025-12-11/