Data Center News

A2A Announces Plans for First Data Center in Lombardy, Italy

Italy

Italian utility company A2A is planning its first data center in Lombardy, Italy. The utility plans to commence construction in 2027, with operations at the data center expected to begin the following year.Its CEO, Renato Mazzoncini, said the utility plans to invest around €1.6 billion ($1.86b...

250,000 Feet Data Center Proposal in Monterey Park, California Faces opposition

California

A proposal to build a 250,000 sq ft (23,225 sqm) data center in Monterey Park, California, is facing opposition from residents. The Monterey Park City Council was set to consider whether to approve the construction of the facility on Wednesday, but significant public hostility towards the prop...

NTT Signs 130MW of Capacity Leases

NTT

NTT this week announced agreements between its Global Data Center business and unnamed “leading hyperscale cloud providers,” leasing space across its campuses in Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, and Virginia.“These agreements reflect the trust our clients place in NTT Global Data Centers to deliver t...

Actis Launches Latam-focused Data Center Business

United States

Investment firm Actis has launched a new data center unit focused on Latin America. The newly-launched Terranova aims to invest $1.5 billion over the next three years, developing a portfolio of campuses in Brazil, Mexico, and Chile, with additional markets under evaluation.The first site, loca...

WBS Power Forms JV with Prime Capital to Develop 500MW Data Center

Germany / Deutschland

European renewable energy developer WBS Power has established a joint venture with Prime Capital to construct a 500MW hyperscale data center at a former military airfield in Brandenburg, Germany.The project includes a 500MW/2,000MWh BESS and up to 150MW of solar, with construction slated to be...

AWS and Google Cloud Partner on Multicloud Networking

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud are teaming up on a multicloud networking solution. Rob Enns, and AWS' VP of network services, Robert Kennedy, the two aim to help create a "more open" cloud environment wherein Google and AWS can connect with one another in a "simplified manner."Acco...

Flow Launches Data Center in Manila, Philippines

Philippines

APAC data center firm Flow Digital Infrastructure has launched a data center outside Manila, the Philippines. Located in Laguna, some 35km (21.7 miles) south of Manila, the data center is the first of a three-building campus. The first phase offers 6MW, and the campus will offer 36MW at full b...

Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center

Finland

Data center and cryptomine firm Bitzero has broken ground on a data center campus in Finland. Iit has begun Phase I development at its nearly 100-hectare data center site in Kokemäki, Finland."This site provides the space and power capacity we need to achieve our aggressive growth plans and de...

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora has started work on a new data center project on the western coast of Norway. It has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore Knapskog, who successf...

Fermi Signs MoU with MVM EGI to Develop cooling systems

Fermi America

Fermi America has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with power-cooling firm MVM EGI Zrt. to develop cooling systems for its planned up to 11GW data center and energy campus in Amarillo, Texas.Under the terms of the MoU, the companies will partner on preliminary engineering...

NJFX Plans 10MW Liquid-cooled Data Hall in New Jersey

New Jersey

NJFX is expanding its cable landing station and data center site in New Jersey. The firm said the move is supported by the execution of an electric utility load letter supported by a $3 million deposit, targeting power delivery by end of 2026. Bala Consulting Engineers is working with the comp...

Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that its fourth facility (KUL14) on the company’s first Cyberjaya campus in Malaysia is now operational. The 16MW data center is fully leased to a single unnamed customer.“We are thrilled to welcome our customer to KUL14 and support their expanding busi...

Alberta Gov't Proposes Bill to Incentivize Self Powered Data Center

Canada

The Canadian province of Alberta has proposed a new bill to incentivize the development of self-powered data centers. If passed, Bill 8, also known as the Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, would create a new framework that would allow data center developers to power their installations t...

Digital Connexion to Build 1GW Campus in Andhra Pradesh, India

Digital Connexion

Indian data center joint venture Digital Connexion, jointly owned by Digital Realty, Brookfield, and Reliance Industries, this week announced plans to invest $11 billion in developing a 1GW data center campus in Andhra Pradesh. The company is developing a 400-acre site in Visakhapatnam (aka Vi...

MacWeb Launches US East Cloud Region in New Jersey

New Jersey

Mac-based cloud infrastructure provider MacWeb has launched a new cloud region in New Jersey. The region gives customers access to cloud Mac mini and Mac Studio cluster nodes located near Manhattan and major network exchanges."Many application and AI engineers already develop on the Mac and wa...

GTR Plans 24MW Data Center in Zurich, Switzerland

GTD

Data center developer Global Technical Realty (GTR) this week announced CH One, a 24MW facility located in Zurich. The three-story facility will span 11,315 sqm (121,793 sq ft) across three data halls. The facility will feature a rooftop solar system, and will make its waste heat available for...

DigitalBridge to Develop Data Centers with Korea Telecom

Korea Telecom (KT) this week announced that it has signed a business agreement with DigitalBridge regarding an “AI data center business to respond to the growing demand for AI services."“Through this collaboration, both companies plan to proactively prepare for the expected rapid growth in AI ...

Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris

France

Thésée Datacenter is adding 50MW of data center capacity to its campus in Aurbgenville, outside Paris, France. The firm will invest an initial €60 million ($69.6m) into the project as part of a total investment expected to reach €500m ($579.9m).It intends to expand the site with data center mo...

University of Bristol to Build Data Processing Facility

United Kingdom

The University of Bristol has announced plans to develop a National AI Data Facility to support large-scale data processing efforts. The multi-million-pound data repository will be housed at the National Composites Centre (NCC) at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, next to the UK’s Isambard-AI...

Digital Realty Breaks Ground on Latest Data Center in Frankfurt, Germany

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced the start of construction on FRA20, located at Digital Park Fechenheim. The facility is expected to deliver approximately 16MW of IT capacity across more than 8,100 sqm (87,188 sq ft). The first phase of FRA20 is expected to be operational in spring 2027.“Our...