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Read Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE
Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE

Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE

January 15, 2026 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Indian cloud and managed IT service provider Zoho Corp has opened two data center locations in the UAE. The data centers are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and are part of a AED 100 million ($27.23m) investment plan for the region Zoho announced in 2023."The opening of our data centers is part...

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Read Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center
Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center

Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center

January 14, 2026 United Kingdom

A data center could be built as part of a housing development on a former colliery site in Nottinghamshire, UK. Property developer Harworth Group wants to build the data center on the land that used to house the Rufford Colliery, located near the village of Rainworth.Drawings included as part of...

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Read Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development
Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

January 10, 2026 Turkey

Turkish Airlines has laid the foundation stone at a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned development at Istanbul Airport in Turkey (Turkiye), including a data center. In total, the company is building eight new facilities at the airport and investing more than TRY 100 billion ($2.32bn)....

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Read Chad Invests €175m in National Data Center and Networks
Chad Invests €175m in National Data Center and Networks

Chad Invests €175m in National Data Center and Networks

January 07, 2026 Bucharest

The government of Chad is investing €175.1 million ($204.7m) in developing a National Data Center and in expanding its fiber optic networks. The investment represents Phase I of the State Connectivity Infrastructure Modernization Project (PMICE), seeking to improve digital infrastructure in the...

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Read VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway
VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

January 04, 2026 Norway

VivoPower International has signed an exclusive heads-of-agreement to acquire the facility from an undisclosed firm. According to Vivo, the data center has a further 40MW of capacity earmarked for potential approval in 2026 and is powered exclusively by hydroelectric energy.Vivo intends to...

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Read AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out
AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out

AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out

January 03, 2026 Romania

Data center investment company Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) is partnering with Romanian operator ClusterPower for a new campus.The companies this week announced an equity partnership agreement to co-develop a new 800MW AI data center region in southwestern Romania.“ClusterPower brings...

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Read Cisco Signs 15-year vPPA with R.Power in Poland
Cisco Signs 15-year vPPA with R.Power in Poland

Cisco Signs 15-year vPPA with R.Power in Poland

January 03, 2026 Poland

Polish renewable energy firm R.Power has signed a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with Cisco Systems, a US networking firm. Over the term of the 15-year agreement, R.Power will supply approximately 486MWh of power to Cisco for its Polish operations.According to the companies, the...

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Read FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland
FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

December 31, 2025 Finland

Finnish data center FCDC is planning a new campus in western-central Finland. FDFC Corp Oy aims to develop a 66,000 sqm (710,420 sq ft) campus in GigaVaasa, located in the Laajametsä business area near the airport. Two data center buildings are planned."The data center project supports Vaasa's...

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Read Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations
Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations

Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations

December 30, 2025 Finland

Finnish telco Elisa has confirmed it will cut 357 jobs. The announcement comes after the company launched its transformation program in October, when the carrier hinted up to 450 jobs could be lost."As part of the transformation program, Elisa is streamlining its organization and optimizing its...

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Read Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers
Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers

Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers

December 27, 2025 Sweden

Swedish small modular reactor (SMR) start-up Blykalla has closed a $50 million (€42m) financing round to accelerate development of its lead-cooled SMR, with a focus on meeting growing demand from the data center sector.Blykalla said that it will use the capital to scale testing and validation...

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Read WIOCC Secures Additional $65m in Sustainability-Linked Loans
WIOCC Secures Additional $65m in Sustainability-Linked Loans

WIOCC Secures Additional $65m in Sustainability-Linked Loans

December 23, 2025 Africa

African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group has raised $65 million in debt financing to fund the expansion of digital infrastructure across Africa. The funding is secured through sustainability-linked debt financing, arranged by International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, Emerging...

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Read AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out
AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out

AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out

December 19, 2025 Romania

Data center investment company Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) is partnering with Romanian operator ClusterPower for a new campus, announcing an equity partnership agreement to co-develop a new 800MW AI data center region in southwestern Romania.“ClusterPower brings the secured land and...

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Read Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway
Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

December 16, 2025 Norway

Cryptomine and HPC data center firm Bitzero announced it had secured a new 10MW power purchase agreement (PPA) at its data center site in Namsskogan, Norway. The company said the deal locks in power at approximately $0.02 per kWh. The new total blended cost of $0.03–0.035 per kWh for the 40MW...

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Read Nu Quantum Secures $60 million Series A Investment
Nu Quantum Secures $60 million Series A Investment

Nu Quantum Secures $60 million Series A Investment

December 12, 2025 United Kingdom

UK quantum computing firm Nu Quantum this week closed its oversubscribed Series A funding round led by National Grid Partners, including participation from Gresham House Ventures and Morpheus Ventures.The company claimed it is the largest financing round ever raised by a pure-play quantum...

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Read Helios and Fipar Merge Maroc Datacenter, Munisys, and Medasys into New Company
Helios and Fipar Merge Maroc Datacenter, Munisys, and Medasys into New Company

Helios and Fipar Merge Maroc Datacenter, Munisys, and Medasys into New Company

December 09, 2025 Morocco

Helios Investment Partners and Fipar-Holding, a subsidiary of CDG Invest, this week announced the creation of 3MDC, a new digital infrastructure platform, as they have merged three Moroccan companies into a new IT services player.The new unit brings together three existing Moroccan players with...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

December 08, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora this week announced it has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund. Timelines to develop the 120,000 sqm (1.29 million sq ft) site haven’t been shared.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore...

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Read A2A Announces Plans for First Data Center in Lombardy, Italy
A2A Announces Plans for First Data Center in Lombardy, Italy

A2A Announces Plans for First Data Center in Lombardy, Italy

December 06, 2025 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 ($1.86bn)...

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Read Aventos Sells Planned Data Center Site in Berlin to Tristan Capital Partners
Aventos Sells Planned Data Center Site in Berlin to Tristan Capital Partners

Aventos Sells Planned Data Center Site in Berlin to Tristan Capital Partners

December 06, 2025 Germany / Deutschland

German real estate firm Aventos this week announced the sale of a property in the immediate vicinity of its Luxwerk business park to Tristan Capital Partners’ EPISO 6 fund. Terms of the deal were not shared.The 28,400 sqm (305,695 sq ft) site can reportedly support up to three three-story data...

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

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

December 05, 2025 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 begin...

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Read ABB Invests in OctaiPipe
ABB Invests in OctaiPipe

ABB Invests in OctaiPipe

December 04, 2025 United Kingdom

Power equipment manufacturer ABB has invested in OctaiPipe, a UK-based AI firm focused on optimizing data center cooling systems. The partnership will see the companies supply data center operators with tools to achieve substantial energy savings, strengthen operational resilience, and meet the...

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