Weekly Data Centre News – 12th September 2025

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Europe

OpenAI, Nvidia set to announce UK data center investments, Bloomberg News reports. Read here.

Nebius announces multi-billion dollar agreement with Microsoft for AI infrastructure. Read here.

EcoDataCenter raises an additional EUR 600 million. Read here.

Lift off for Anglesey’s £1bn Prosperity Parc. Read here.

Double Canning Town site sale completes for giant data centre and homes development. Read here.

Vantage Data Centers Announces Opening of Second London Campus with Landmark Public Art Installation. Read here.

TikTok Launches Latest Data Center Project in Europe (Finland). Read here.

Microsoft is expanding its data center footprint in Madrid, Spain. Read here.

Microsoft purchases 50 hectares for Dutch data center expansion. Read here.

L&G digital infrastructure fund closes at £520m. Read here.

Green expands into Europe – further data centers planned. Read here.


Middle East & Africa

Helios eyes Cairo data centre in deal with Telecom Egypt. Read here.

Airtel breaks ground on its East Africa data centre hub at Tatu City. Read here.

Adia partners in $1.6bn deal backing US data centre operator. Read here.


APAC

OpenAI in Talks with Reliance and Other Data Centres to Bring Stargate in India. Read here.

OpenAI mulls data center construction in Korea. Read here.

Bain to Sell China Data Centers to HEC-Group in $4 Billion Deal. Read here.

AI Boom Fuels $5.6 Billion Data Center Bain Capital, Vantage Deals Across China And Malaysia. Read here.

GreenSquareDC advances 110MW Sydney data centre project with key approvals. Read here.

Data centre demand is new driver for SunCable project. Read here.

ZDATA seeks US$ 500 million loan for Johor data center: Reports. Read here.

Alibaba is looking to raise $3.2 billion through the sale of zero-coupon convertible bonds. Read here.

Lodha Developers Partners with Maharashtra Government to Build 2 GW Green Data Centre Park in Palava. Read here.


North America

Babcock & Wilcox and Denham Capital Announce Strategic Partnership to Convert Existing Coal Plants to Power Data Centers in the U.S. and Europe. Read here.

Fermi America™ Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO). Read here.

Goodman tops out LAX01 Vernon data centre. Read here.

Alberta wants to become an AI data centre hub, but this rural county just rejected a big proposal. Read here.

Kershaw County considering 160-acre data center proposal from North Carolina developer. Read here.

Plans filed for data center site outside Columbia, South Carolina. Read here.

Indianapolis City-County Council to vote on Google data center project in Indiana. Read here.

New industrial hub planned near Phoenix as EdgeCore targets major data center project. Read here.

HydraVault announces plans for 20MW liquid-cooled data center in Chicago. Read here.

HHHunt eyes 10-building, 400-acre data center campus beside Wyndham. Read here.

600MW data center campus proposed in Texas. Read here.

Data center proposed by Tract for Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Read here.

Data center park developer Tract enters Iowa. Read here.

Titus secures 673MW generation capacity for Texas data centre projects. Read here.

DataBank Raising $1B By Securitizing 3 U.S. Data Center Assets. Read here.


South America

Indigenous group in Brazil takes TikTok to court over planned data center. Read here.

Argentine supermarket chain Coto inaugurates modular data center. Read here.


Other interesting articles

Public perception and data centre delays. Read here.

One year on: Critical national infrastructure for data centres in the UK. Read here.

Vive la révolution: The inside story of the big French AI data center build-out. Read here.

Heatmap Poll: Only 44% of Americans Would Welcome a Data Center Nearby. Read here.

US data center build hits record as AI demand surges, Bank of America Institute says. Read here.


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Retaining Great Data Centre Talent Is Not Just About Pay

One of the biggest mistakes an employer can make is to assume that if someone’s well paid, they’ll stay. But in the data centre world, that’s not quite how it works. 

Our 2025 Data Centre Salary Survey tells a different story: a third of people who received a pay rise in the last year are still planning to leave their company in the next twelve months. 

So, while salaries matter, they’re not the full picture. In fact, they might just be the starting point. The reality is that people don’t just want more money, they want more meaning, more growth, and to feel genuinely supported where they work. 

Let’s be clear: people aren’t turning down pay rises. But our data shows that even generous salary increases aren’t enough to keep people in-role if other core needs aren’t being met. 

Across the board: 

  • 1 in 3 professionals who got a raise last year still plan to move on 
  • Around 40% of all respondents in permanent roles are planning to leave their current company in the next 12 months 

The figures vary from region to region. In Europe: 

  • 37.6% of those who received a pay rise are planning to leave 
  • 66% got a pay increase – but half of those were modest (0–4%) 
  • A quarter saw an increase of between 4% and 6% 
  • 75% received a bonus 

In the USA: 

  • 30.8% of those who received a raise still expect to leave 
  • 59% got a salary increase, with 30% receiving an increase of 4–6% 
  • 87% received a bonus 

So yes, most people are receiving some sort of financial boost. But in many cases, it’s not enough to shift their mindset, or their long-term plans. 

What makes people leave? 

When we look beyond the payslip, several recurring themes emerge. Many professionals report a lack of career progression, limited recognition for their work, and increasing levels of burnout linked to growing workloads. Others feel disconnected from leadership and company culture, or frustrated by the poor visibility of promotion pathways. In other words, while they may feel financially rewarded, they don’t always feel genuinely valued… and that distinction matters.

Mark Schofield, Founder and Managing Director at MindAlpha, said, “This finding that over 40% of data centre professionals are planning to change jobs in the next year mirrors what we uncovered in our own analysis.

In our own survey, around 55% of people were flagged as high or extremely high attrition risk, and we found that this group often feels stretched to their limits. While many enjoy the challenge, it comes with real stress, and a lack of confidence in whether they have the skills or support to keep up. Those most at risk did not feel that the organisations they work for give them enough support in terms of job and career training.

We also saw a red flag around psychological safety; the highest-risk individuals didn’t feel they could speak up about their concerns, so they’re quietly disengaging, and preparing to leave. When you see these patterns repeating across different datasets like this, it’s a clear warning sign for employers in the sector.”

What can employers do?

The key takeaway is simple: you can’t pay your way out of a retention problem.

Pay still matters, of course. But once it’s perceived as fair, other things can become much more important. People want purpose. Progress. Recognition. A sense that they’re moving forward, not standing still.

Here’s where to focus:

1. Look beyond pay

    Salary is only one part of the story. If nearly 2 in 5 people across the whole sector are planning to leave, it’s time to review culture, workload, and progression too. Ask: what’s it really like to work here day-to-day?

    2. Pair financial rewards with genuine recognition

      Bonuses and pay rises are helpful, but they go further when paired with development opportunities. Training, clear progression, and visible appreciation help people feel they’re not just being paid more, but growing more too.

      3. Ask what’s missing

        Internal surveys are a great place to start. What are people really thinking – and why? It could be anything from unclear promotion routes to burnout or lack of feedback. Knowing the ‘why’ helps you act in ways that really land.

        A third of professionals who received a pay rise in the last year are still planning to leave. That tells us everything we need to know. It’s not just about how much you pay someone, it’s about how you support them, how you recognise them, and how you help them grow. And in a sector where skilled people are in high demand and quick to move, the companies who get this right will be the ones that thrive. 

        Download the full 2025 Data Centre Salary Survey results to explore more insights on what’s driving retention, mobility, and satisfaction in the industry.  


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        2025 Data Centre Salaries

        Southampton, 12th September 2025 – DataX has today, on National Data Centre Day, released the results of its 2025 Data Centre Salary Survey, marking the company’s fifth birthday with its most comprehensive report to date. The study, which draws on insights from over 1,500 data centre professionals across Europe and the United States, reveals an industry that continues to offer strong pay and rapid progression, but also one facing challenges around retention, satisfaction, and pay fairness. 

        With demand for digital infrastructure only increasing, competition for skilled talent is fiercer than ever. The report shows that while salaries are rising, money alone is no longer enough to keep professionals engaged. 

        Key findings

        • Pay rises ≠ retention: One in five professionals who received a pay increase last year still plan to leave their role. Overall, around 40% of respondents intend to change jobs within the next 12 months. 
        • Women earn less on every rung of the career ladder: The gender pay gap persists across all levels of seniority, highlighting the need for fairer and more transparent pay practices and stronger leadership pipelines for women. 
        • Young professionals are progressing fast: One in five professionals with less than five years’ experience, and 30% of under 35s, already hold senior roles. Ambitious early-career talent is finding fast routes to progression in the sector. Those aged 18–24 are already earning an average salary of £64k, showing what’s possible for ambitious young talent in this space. 
        • Competitive pay, low satisfaction: While more than half of respondents believe data centre pay is more competitive than other industries, only one in five are truly satisfied with their compensation. The frustration often comes down to bonuses that feel out of reach, or benefits that just aren’t cutting it. 

        Looking ahead

        The findings highlight that, while the data centre sector is a lucrative industry, the next 12 months could contain a critical turning point. Businesses that invest in fairer pay structures, inclusive leadership pathways, and more transparent rewards will have the edge in attracting and retaining great talent. 

        “The takeaway from this year’s survey is clear: the industry’s doing well, but salary alone won’t solve the bigger challenges. If we’re serious about retention and satisfaction, we’ve got to do more than just pay competitively.” 

        Andy Davis – Director, DataX Connect and Data eXec 

        The full 2025 Data Centre Salary Survey results are available for download here: 2025 Data Centre Salary Survey – DataX Connect


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        Weekly Data Centre News – 5th September 2025

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        Europe

        Armenia, Firebird discuss $500 million AI data center project. Read here.

        Kao Data plans two new data centers at campus in Harlow, UK. Read here.

        Council stalls plans for €1bn data centre for Co Westmeath. Read here.

        The Hillingdon Planning Committee has approved the redevelopment of the Union Park site, known as UP4, by Ark UP4 Ltd. Read here.

        A major new data centre that will attract investment of £1.8 billion through to 2033 will be built in Gibraltar by Pelagos Data Centres. Read here.

        Skanska to Build Data Center in Finland for Approximately SEK 1.1 Billion. Read here.

        Helsinki-based AI cloud company DataCrunch is looking to develop a data center in Akaa, Finland. Read here.

        Ireland’s Echelon breaks ground at 200MW County Wicklow data center campus outside Dublin. Read here.

        Green Mountain and KMW secure 36 MW anchor tenant for FRA-Mainz. Read here.

        Data4 signs 40MW nuclear supply deal with EDF to power French data center portfolio. Read here.

        Virtus Data Centres Buys Power from UK Offshore Wind Farms. Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        Khazna Data Centers Unlocks $2.62bn Facility in One of Region’s Largest-Ever Financing Deals. Read here.

        UAE AI Campus Looks To Diversify Away From Nvidia. Read here.

        iXAfrica obtains Rand Merchant Bank funding to expand Nairobi Data Centre by 20 MW of power. Read here.


        APAC

        OpenAI plans India data center with at least 1 gigawatt capacity. Read here.

        NextDC seeks partner for 850MW data center JV in Sydney, Australia. Read here.

        Launceston council approves major $2.1 billion AI data centre. Read here.

        Vantage Data Centers is considering acquiring Yondr Groups assets in Malaysia. Read here.

        How Korea is adapting its Data Center infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence. Read here.

        Digital Edge breaks ground on 100MW data center campus in Thailand. Read here.

        ‘Indonesia must simplify rules and offer tax incentives to woo data center investors’: Official. Read here.

        Telehouse connects Bangkok data centre to NT’s subsea network. Read here.

        MSFusion buys US$62.3 million Johor land for data center. Read here.


        North America

        Macquarie invests in Fermi America to support development of 11GW AI campus in Amarillo, Texas. Read here.

        ENGIE Collaborates with Prometheus Hyperscale to Co-Develop Next-Generation AI-Ready Data Centers in Texas. Read here.

        AVAIO Digital and Schneider Electric Partner to build new AI-optimized data centers in U.S. Read here.

        DPO Launches Greenlight Data Centers with New Investor Funding to Accelerate AI Data Center Development. Read here.

        T5 gets permission to convert building into data center in Nampa, Idaho. Read here.

        Flexential Acquires Prime Property in Hillsboro, Plans New Data Center as Next Phase of Expansion. Read here.

        Novva Data Centers buys 205 acres of land in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read here.

        A 300-acre data center campus could be coming to Ohio’s Miami Valley. Read here.

        HostDime seeks deadline extension for data center in Eatonville, Orlando. Read here.

        Data centre firms want clarity on Alberta’s ‘surprise’ AI infrastructure levy. Read here.

        $1.6B data center proposed in Menomonie draws strong response from concerned citizens. Read here.

        Tensions are rising in Wilsonville, where rumors about a massive data center has sparked public outcry. Read here.

        Twiggs County to consider rezoning for proposed data center. Read here.


        South America

        ODATA secures $1.02bn financing to power sustainable data centre growth. Read here.

        Elea Data Centers strengthens capital with R$790 million in debentures issue tied to ESG targets. Read here.

        Dataspots pledges new data centers, lines up investments and denies ‘speculation’. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        Addressing water consumption in data centres amid AI expansion. Read here.

        The World Faces a $2T Data Center Challenge in the Age of AI. Read here.

        Why speed to power will define data centres. Read here.

        AI boom, AI bust? Read here.


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        Europe

        Green light for QTS Data Centers £10bn data centre prep works in Northumberland. Read here.

        Blackstone plans $5 bln expansion of Spanish data centre project. Read here.

        Two solar parks and data center to be built near Oulu, Finland. Read here.

        Crusoe expands partnership with atNorth. Read here.

        Digital Realty Breaks Ground in Rome, Expanding Mediterranean Connectivity. Read here.

        City of Hanau, Germany, secures financing for data center. Read here.

        Redcentric confirms discussions over sale of data centre business. Read here.

        U.K. Data Center Developers Eye National Gas Pipelines to Power Projects Amid Grid Delays. Read here.

        Waning demand sees Edinburgh Park swap offices for a data centre. Read here.

        Outline planning approved for new data centre in Hemel Hempstead (UK). Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        MEEZA Secures QAR 800 Million Dukhan Bank Facility to Expand Qatar’s Data Centre and AI Infrastructure. Read here.

        Humain breaks ground two data centers, with first facilities expected to go live in Q2 2026. Read here.

        Saudi Arabia Plans Early 2026 Launch For AI Data Centres With US Chips. Read here.

        Why Visa plans to open its first African data centre. Read here.


        APAC

        AirTrunk closes A$16 billion (ex Japan) sustainable financing to accelerate APJ growth and impact. Read here.

        EdgeConneX acquires second data centre in Japan. Read here.

        GLP secures 2.5 billion yuan for China data centre business. Read here.

        Singapore’s GIC sizes up $69b Goodman Group’s data centre dreams. Read here.

        Techno Digital to invest $1 bn in hyperscale, edge data centres nationwide (India). Read here.

        Viettel invests US$1 billion in data center, R&D center. Read here.

        Chindata to build 1.2GW cluster in Ningxia, north-central China. Read here.

        Bain Capital weighs $4.2bn bids for Chindata data centres in China. Read here.

        SK AI Data Center Ulsan held a ground breaking ceremony. Read here.


        North America

        BorderPlex Digital Assets says it plans to spend $165 billion on New Mexico data center campus near El Paso. Read here.

        Meta’s planned Louisiana AI data center to cost $50 billion, Trump says. Read here.

        Google planning Chesterfield data center as part of $9B expansion in Virginia. Read here.

        Kansas City’s largest data center project gets $100B green light. Read here.

        Soluna to develop two new data centers in Texas with a combined capacity of 350MW. Read here.

        Zenith Volts gets nod for gigawatt-scale data centre in New Mexico. Read here.

        Blue Owl to fund build-out of Pennsylvania data center campus set to host CoreWeave. Read here.

        The city council of De Soto, Kansas. has approved a $700 million data center. Read here.

        Oasis Digital Properties gets greenlight for 1.2GW data center in King George County, Virginia. Read here.

        Could the Indianapolis City-County Council vote to stop Google’s $1 billion data center? Read here.

        AI data center company holds heated meeting in small-town Harwood. Read here.

        Dauphin County golf course will turn into data center after $45.6M sale. Read here.

        Data center park developer Diode Ventures has dropped plans to develop a campus outside Richmond, Virginia. Read here.

        DartPoints Puts New Capital to Work: Launches Multi-Market Expansion to Power HPC, AI and Large Enterprise Growth. Read here.

        Alberta introduces levy framework for large-scale AI data centres. Read here.

        Fermi, Westinghouse to finalize licensing application for nuclear reactors at 11GW AI campus in Amarillo, Texas. Read here.


        South America

        Brazil’s Dataspots secures grid approval for US$2.8bn trio of data center projects. Read here.

        ARSAT plans multi-million-dollar expansion of Buenos Aires data center. Read here.

        Thirsty data centres boom in drought-hit Mexico. Read here.

        Mexico’s Querétaro State Becomes Data Centre Hub Amid US Power Grid Constraints. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        A plea from a data centre owner: Stop vilifying us! Read here.

        Water scarcity set to be a growing challenge for European data centres. Read here.

        From Cloud to Concrete: How Explosive Data Center Demand is Redefining Commercial Real Estate. Read here.

        Microsoft plan to turn wind farms into mini AI data centres: ‘massive power opportunity’. Read here.

        Modelling suggests waste heat from AI data centres could power carbon capture and water purification. Read here.


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        Weekly Data Centre News – 22nd August 2025

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        Europe

        Plans in for phase one of 6m sq ft Cambois data centre (UK). Read here.

        500MW solar park and AI campus planned in Weida-Land, Germany. Read here.

        €3 billion Kildare data centre plan faces fresh objections. Read here.

        Kildare County Council gives green light for €3 billion ‘next generation’ data campus. Read here.

        Billion dollar data center project proposed in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Read here.

        E-Werk and Leitwerk plans data center in Lahr, Germany. Read here.

        Google finally ramps up plans for Austrian data center – 17 years after buying land. Read here.

        QTS plans data center in Forssa, Finland. Read here.

        Goodman Group launches European data centre partnership. Read here.

        Rayner faces legal challenge over AI data centre on green belt (UK). Read here.

        Foxglove launches UK’s first legal challenge against the construction of a hyperscale data centre and to defend our power, water and environment. Read here.

        Consultation launched on £2bn AI data centre plans for Plean. Read here.

        Construction of Green Mountain’s Hamar Data Center Generates Significant Economic Impact. Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        Ooredoo has announced the launch of the Salalah Data center and Submarine Cable Landing Station (Oman). Read here.

        Oman Data Park taps local developer for 1.4MW onsite solar project at data center. Read here.

        Digital Realty launches third data centre in Lagos. Read here.

        Madari Space to launch first orbital data centre in 2026. Read here.


        APAC

        Data centres drive Goodman’s $15b global pipeline. Read here.

        Equinix issues US$ 505 million Singapore green bonds for global total of US$ 9.5 billion. Read here.

        STACK Infrastructure to invest US$ 1.66 billion in data center in Johor: Zafrul. Read here.

        Prestige Group to develop data center in Navi Mumbai. Read here.


        North America

        Sam Altman: OpenAI Will Spend ‘Trillions’ On Data Centres Despite AI Bubble. Read here.

        OpenAI Weighs Letting Other Companies Tap Its Data Centers. Read here.

        Meta signs $10bn+ cloud deal with Google – report. Read here.

        Vantage Data Centers Unveils Plans for “Frontier,” a $25B Mega-campus in Texas to Meet Unprecedented AI Demand. Read here.

        JPMorgan, MUFG Lead $23 Billion Loan for Data-Center Campus. Read here.

        Mint plans 600-MW Bitcoin mining, AI data centre powered by renewables. Read here.

        Yondr Group accelerates US growth with 550MW Dallas campus. Read here.

        Avaio targets $6bn Mississippi data center campus outside Jackson. Read here.

        EdgeConneX and Lambda To Build AI Factory In Chicago With Industry-Leading High-Density Data Center Infrastructure. Read here.

        Controversial $14 billion data center proposal delayed again by Bessemer council. Read here.

        Plans for Meta data center at Lebanon Leap District advance. Read here.

        Microsoft breaks ground on data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Read here.

        Metropolitan Development Commission approves Google Data Center in Franklin Township. Read here.

        Thor Equities acquires Ohio site for 500MW data centre development. Read here.

        530-plus acres of new data centers planned in Lancaster. Read here.

        Crusoe Aims for $10 Billion Valuation in New Round, Buys GPU Startup. Read here.

        Blackstone Credit & Insurance and Aligned Data Centers Expand Financing Partnership, Surpassing $1 Billion in Commitments. Read here.

        Atmosphere Data Centers Secures Strategic Growth Investment from AGC Equity Partners. Read here.

        Galaxy Digital closes $1.4bn debt facility for Helios data center campus in Texas. Read here.

        GI Partners Closes Continuation Vehicle and Strategic Investment from GI Data Infrastructure in Flexential. Read here.

        Data center owners urge US Treasury to keep renewable energy subsidy rules. Read here.

        Aalo Atomics raises $100M to build a microreactor and data center together. Read here.


        South America

        Elea Signs MoU With Oracle and Rio de Janeiro City Hall to Advance Data Center Project. Read here.

        Brazil’s communications ministry launches consultation on major data center plan. Read here.

        PEC Energia eyes data center project at Serra das Vacas wind farm. Read here.

        Elea Data Centers wins major Petrobras tender with US$420mn bid. Read here.

        LATAM data centre market could triple in size in 12 months. Read here.

        Data Center Growth (Mexico) Needs More Generation Capacity. Read here.

        MTP launches second phase of Edge data center in Merida, Mexico. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        Gearing Up for the Gigawatt Data Center Age. Read here.

        From inside the house: Data centres tackle public perception and sustainability progress. Read here.

        Could Water-Free Data Centers Move from Concept to Reality? Read here.

        Building for energy independence: Accelerating data center construction with alternatives to utility power. Read here.

        The economic pros and cons of building more and more data centres in the UK. Read here.


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        Weekly Data Centre News – 15th August 2025

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        Europe

        AVAIO Digital Achieves Major Development Milestone at the Fully Powered, AI-Ready Algete Data Hub in Madrid, Spain. Read here.

        Redcar and Cleveland Council (UK) granted outline permission for a 500,000-square-metre campus at the Teesworks site, a former steelworks billed as Europe’s largest brownfield redevelopment. Read here.

        Edgemode and Vertical Data Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deliver 20 MW AI-Optimized Data Center in Sweden. Read here.

        Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount. Read here.

        Google plans for sprawling data centre campus on designated wildlife site (Thurrock, UK). Read here.

        Data center campus planned for former oil rig factory in Dunoon, Scotland. Read here.

        Scotland’s AI-Ready Zones: Three Locations with Grid and Land to Spare. Read here.

        New DayOne data centre in Finland to drive hyperscale development. Read here.

        Belgium to invest €1 billion in military data centres. Read here.

        Algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets has signed an agreement with YIT Corporation for the construction of a second data center at XTX’s campus in Kajaani, Finland. Read here.

        Irish government reveals date new state-of-the-art data centre set to open. Read here.

        Will Finland’s move to cut data centre tax breaks damage investment? Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        Gabon breaks ground for data center near capital. Read here.

        Teraco finalizes JB4 hyperscale data center expansion. Read here.

        Abu Dhabi’s Zero Two invests in APAC data center firm Evolution. Read here.

        Saudi’s center3 targets 1GW of data center capacity by 2030. Read here.


        APAC

        CDC Data Centres plans WA’s largest AI and advanced technology campus. Read here.

        Macquarie Data Centres partners Dell to introduce AI Factories. Read here.

        Goodman secures data center financing from Aareal Bank. Read here.

        South Korea’s LG CNS to develop hyperscale AI data centre in Vietnam. Read here.

        Sime Darby Seeks Loan to Build Malaysian Data Center for Google. Read here.

        Australia will help to fund the development of two datacenters in the Pacific island nation Vanuatu. Read here.

        ST Telemedia is mulling sale of its stake in GDS data center operator: Reports. Read here.

        NEXTDC Secures A$6.4 Billion in Debt Facilities to Expand Data Center Operations. Read here.

        New Zealand’s Spark has this week confirmed that it is spinning off its data centre arm and selling a majority stake to Sydney-based private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners. Read here.

        CapitaLand to invest $2.2 billion in India across business parks, data centres, and more. Read here.


        North America

        DCBLOX Secures $1.15 Billion Green Loan for Atlanta Data Center Campus Development. Read here.

        Blackstone’s QTS Raises $1.65 Billion of Debt for Data Centers. Read here.

        Rumble plans $1.2 billion takeover of Northern Data. Read here.

        Google announces new investments in Oklahoma data centers. Read here.

        Cryptominer TeraWulf secures 200MW lease with Fluidstack, Google to take stake in company. Read here.

        Barrio Energy announces two data center developments in Texas. Read here.

        Related pitches 575-acre data center campus outside Detroit, Michigan. Read here.

        Data center developer backs off $30 billion plans for Dale Earnhardt widow’s property. Read here.

        World’s largest data center campus could be coming to central Utah. Read here.

        The long-proposed Digital Gateway data center project in Virginia’s Prince William County has seen its zoning authorization revoked after a lawsuit by local residents. Read here.

        Equinix partners with leading alternative energy providers, including nuclear providers Oklo, Radiant, ULC-Energy, Stellaria and fuel cell provider Bloom Energy, to power AI-ready data centre growth. Read here.

        US-based New Era Helium will rebrand to New Era Energy & Digital, reflecting a shift from being a pure helium and natural gas company to a vertically integrated energy and digital infrastructure platform. Read here.

        CoreWeave expects capex in Q4 2025 to exceed previous three quarters combined. Read here.

        CoreWeave shares slide after bigger than expected losses. Read here.

        DigitalBridge has 5.4GW of data center capacity in operation or under construction. Read here.

        Vantage investor Silver Lake launches new powered land firm targeting data centers. Read here.

        Rogers to Sell Nine Business Data Centres to InfraRed Capital Partners. Read here.


        South America

        Scala Data Centers secures funds for three data centers and a power substation in Chile. Read here.

        Odata expands in Mexico with fourth hyperscale data center launch. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        Nuclear power or windmills? The data centre industry is looking for a plan B to power AI. Read here.

        Data centre construction failing to keep up with demand. Read here.

        The data center balance: How US states can navigate the opportunities and challenges. Read here.

        AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over. Read here.


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        Reports

        Data Center Capex to Grow at 21 Percent CAGR Through 2029, According to Dell’Oro Group. Read here.

        CBRE: 2025 Global Data Center Investor Intentions Survey. Read here.


        Europe

        Permission Granted for Massive Teesworks Data Centre Despite Objection From BP Hydrogen Scheme. Read here.

        Vantage Data Centers has secured approval for another major data centre project in Wales. Read here.

        Deutsche Telekom partnering with Nvida, Brookfield on AI data centre -CEO. Read here.

        maincubes to Begin Development of ‘mainHub Berlin’ Data Centre Campus in Nauen. Read here.

        Vesper Infrastructure agrees to invest in Terakraft, building one of the most cost competitive and fully-sustainable Data Centres in Europe. Read here.

        OpCore to develop data center on EDF-owned land outside Paris. Read here.

        CRA announces major data centre project in Czech capital. Read here.

        Planned data center could overlap with golf course in Rauma, Finland. Read here.

        Ireland’s National Trust appeals against data center project in County Louth, Ireland. Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        Alpha Dhabi ‘exploring’ building UAE data centres amid AI boom. Read here.

        Saudi’s center3 unveils plans for 1 Gigawatt of data centre capacity by 2030. Read here.

        Airtel Nigeria to Build 38MW Hyperscale Data Centre in Eko Atlantic. Read here.


        APAC

        Singapore’s Keppel raises $4.9 billion in private funds for education and data centre assets. Read here.

        Thailand data center investments hit US$16.1 billion from 28 projects in 1H 2025. Read here.

        Southeast Asia data center market projected to double to USD 30.47 billion by 2030: Report. Read here.

        Sify data center unit planning to IPO in India. Read here.

        Bridge DC to use wastewater for data center cooling in Johor, Malaysia. Read here.

        DCI & Koramco to develop 40MW data centre in South Korea. Read here.

        Galaxy Data Center Announces Thailand Expansion in Landmark Meeting with Acting Prime Minister, Paving Way for Green Digital Hub. Read here.


        North America

        Quantica Infrastructure unveiled its flagship development platform, Big Sky Digital Infrastructure, a 5,000-acre energy and digital infrastructure campus outside Billings, Montana. Read here.

        Apollo Funds to Acquire Majority Stake in Stream Data Centers, Forming a Scaled Digital Infrastructure Leader. Read here.

        Meta taps PIMCO, Blue Owl for $29 billion data center expansion project, source says. Read here.

        Tallvine Partners Acquires TRG Datacenters and Launches Digital Infrastructure Platform. Read here.

        Bitfarms Announces Partnership with T5 Data Centers to Advance HPC/AI Development at Panther Creek Campus. Read here.

        CoreWeave buys New Jersey data centre site in $322 million deal. Read here.

        Amazon acquires 1,000 acres of land outside Atlanta, Georgia. Read here.

        Tucson says no to Project Blue, but Amazon’s controversial data center isn’t going away. Read here.

        Riot Platforms acquires additional 238 acres at Corsicana, Texas, campus. Read here.

        New York-based real estate developer Mag Partners may build data centers on a 235-acre development in Baltimore. Read here.

        US data center firm Centra has broken ground on a new facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read here.

        Google to develop new cable landing stations in Azores and Hawaii for upcoming subsea cable systems. Read here.

        Hyundai to deliver nuclear power to Fermi America’s 11GW AI campus in Amarillo, Texas. Read here.

        We Energies strives to meet 2027 deadline for Port Washington data center project. Read here.

        Michigan utility Consumers Energy is set to provide 1GW of new power load to a planned hyperscale data center. Read here.

        PPL Electric’s data center pipeline soars to 14GW. Read here.

        Jacobs cashes in on data center, AI boom despite tariff uncertainty. Read here.

        Brookfield Asset Management to launch dedicated strategy for AI data centers. Read here.

        CPP Investments to provide $225 million in funding for Ontario data centre. Read here.


        South America

        Inside RT-One’s plans for its LatAm data center rollout. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        Google: How we’re making data centers more flexible to benefit power grids. Read here.

        How tech giants are transforming old European power plants into data centers. Read here.

        AI Supercharges Hyperscale: Capacity, Geography, and Design Are Being Redrawn. Read here.

        How more efficient data centres could unlock the AI boom. Read here.

        Spending on AI data centers is so massive that it’s taken a bigger chunk of GDP growth than shopping—and it could crash the American economy. Read here.

        Why utilities should bring water into the data center energy conversation. Read here.


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        Weekly Data Centre News – 1st August 2025

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        Reports

        Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results 2025. Read here.

        LeanResearch: Data Center Market Outlook 2030: AI Capex, Power Constraints, and Regional Growth Leaders. Read here.

        Turner & Townsend: Q2 2025 UK market intelligence. Read here.


        Europe

        Nscale, Aker and OpenAI to establish Stargate Norway: a 100,000 NVIDIA GPU AI Gigafactory powered by renewable energy in Northern Norway. Read here.

        Introducing Stargate Norway. Read here.

        Iberdrola and Echelon create a joint venture to develop data centres in Spain. Read here.

        Switch Datacenters Secures Land and Permits for New 100MW Data Center in Warsaw, Poland, Expanding European Footprint. Read here.

        Microsoft will open datacenter region in Austria. Read here.

        UK data centre development accelerates amid ongoing confidence and regional growth. Read here.

        Eclipse and Carlton Power agree joint development agreement for data centre (Manchester, UK). Read here.

        Energy giant plots UK wood-fuelled data centre. Read here.

        Europe sets its sights on multi-billion-euro gigawatt factories as it plays catch-up on AI. Read here.

        Water company Anglian Water has called on North Lincolnshire Council to oppose the planning application for the country’s largest data centre, Elsham Tech Park. Read here.

        Data centre planned for site on outskirts of Bradford city centre. Read here.

        NTT and Mistral AI Target Sovereign European AI Data Centres. Read here.

        Germany’s Max Planck Society eyes new data center in Munich. Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        Madari Space contemplates building data centers in space. Read here.

        Northern Data nears deal to provide data center capacity to Abu Dhabi’s G42 – Bloomberg. Read here.


        APAC

        Google to invest $6 billion in southern India data centre. Read here.

        iPhone maker Foxconn joins $1 trillion AI data center market with new alliance. Read here.

        YTL inks $2.36 billion deal with Nvidia; Malaysia to create own LLM. Read here.

        Yondr Group to exit EverYondr joint venture; sells stake back to Everstone Group. Read here.

        FLOW Digital Infrastructure announces new data center in Central Tokyo. Read here.

        A 300MW data center will be built in Uzbekistan with China’s Linkwise. Read here.

        Princeton Digital Group secures $160 million Green Loan for Mumbai DC campus. Read here.

        DayOne and Gaw Capital break ground on phase one of their new hyperscale data centre campus in Tokyo. Read here.

        KKR considers acquiring ST Telemedia Global Data Centres at $5bn valuation. Read here.

        DayOne breaks ground on 20MW data center in Singapore. Read here.

        Submer to deploy ‘up to’ 1GW of liquid cooled data centers in Madhya Pradesh, India. Read here.

        China Plans to Build a Mega Data Center with 115,000 NVIDIA GPUs. Read here.


        North America

        $33 billion data center development planned for Pinal County. Read here.

        Blueprint Projects gets greenlight for data center in Taylor, Texas. Read here.

        New Era Helium’s JV Closes on 235-Acre AI Data Center Site in Permian Basin. Read here.

        Sabey Data Centers Announces Launch of Austin Building B, Expanding Presence in Key Technology Hub. Read here.

        Texas Critical Data Centers closes 235-acre land acquisition for AI data center in Ector County, Texas. Read here.

        QScale wants to build a multi-billion-dollar AI data centre near Toronto. Read here.

        Energy Capital Partners (ECP) and global investment firm KKR have announced the development of a 190MW hyperscale data centre campus in Bosque County, Texas. Read here.

        Data center powered land provider Cloverleaf is developing a campus in Georgia. Read here.

        Proposal for data center in Leesburg, Virginia, approved. Read here.

        A $1.4 billion data center campus in Cedar Creek could soon start construction. Read here.

        Microsoft Adds 2GW Data Centre Capacity as Azure Use Soars. Read here.

        EnCap Investments launches US data centre business. Read here.

        Snowhawk and Nuveen Make Strategic Investment in Prime Data Centers. Read here.

        eStruxture Data Centers, a Fengate portfolio company, announces C$1.35 billion financing and first Canadian data center sector asset-backed securities. Read here.

        Hyperscale Data Enters into an Agreement for a Financing of up to $100 Million. Read here.

        CyrusOne signs 190MW deal with Calpine Energy to power data center in Bosque County, Texas. Read here.

        Helion Energy starts construction on nuclear fusion plant to power Microsoft data centers. Read here.

        Detroit-based utility DTE Energy is in talks with data centers representing up to 7GW of potential new capacity around Michigan. Read here.

        Exelon says potential data center demand is more than 30 gigawatts. Read here.

        PG&E Data Center Demand Pipeline Swells to 10 Gigawatts with Potential to Unlock Billions in Benefits for California. Read here.


        South America

        Scala Data Centers taps Chile for sustainable infrastructure push. Read here.

        Argentina free trade zone plans to attract data center investments. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        Industry reaction to US AI Action Plan. Read here.

        The UK’s growing ‘compute gap’ threatens AI ambitions. Read here.

        How big tech plans to feed AI’s voracious appetite for power. Read here.

        Inside the relentless race for AI capacity. Read here.

        The Gulf bets big on AI as it seeks the ‘new oil’. Read here.


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        Reports

        McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025. Read here.

        Anthropic: Build AI in America. Read here.

        The economic impact of data centres to the Malaysian economy. Read here.


        Europe

        Major 500,000 sqm AI data centre planned at Teesworks sparks governance, sustainability tension. Read here.

        UK government eyes Teesside as second AI data center hub – report. Read here.

        New UK compute roadmap says country needs 6GW of AI-capable data center capacity by 2030. Read here.

        UK grid operator: “High uncertainty” on data center growth makes forecasting hard, could range from 30-71TWh by 2050. Read here.

        AtlasEdge expands German footprint with state-of-the-art data centre. Read here.

        Macquarie Asset Management raises $2.7 billion for European infrastructure debt strategy. Read here.

        EDP to supply Portuguese data centre campus with clean energy. Read here.

        Wortmann AG expands Terra Cloud data center in Hüllhorst, Germany. Read here.

        Nostrum seeks investment partner for 400MW+ Spanish data center portfolio. Read here.


        Middle East & Africa

        Morocco Partners with France’s Onepoint to Build AI and Data Center of Excellence. Read here.

        Visa opens first Africa data centre in Johannesburg. Read here.


        APAC

        Stack secures AU$1.3bn green financing in Australia to fund Melbourne campus. Read here.

        China plans national network to sell excess data centre capacity: report. Read here.

        TECO scores 2 major hyperscale data center MEP projects in Malaysia. Read here.

        Madhya Pradesh plans to build 1GW AI-ready data center. Read here.

        Indonesia to unveil national AI strategy as investment race heats up. Read here.

        Digital Core REIT grows in Japan as occupancy hits 98%. Read here.

        China tests submerged AI data centres powered by offshore wind. Read here.


        North America

        Google increases Capex forecast to $85bn. Read here.

        Stargate advances with 4.5 GW partnership with Oracle. Read here.

        Musk Allies to Raise Up to $12 Billion for xAI Chips as Startup Burns Through Cash. Read here.

        US corporations unleash $92 billion AI and energy blitz to outpace China in tech race. Read here.

        US AI Action Plan promises grid reform, streamlined permitting for data centres. Read here.

        DOE Announces Site Selection for AI Data Center and Energy Infrastructure Development on Federal Lands. Read here.

        Trump’s AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here’s how it may affect energy in the U.S. Read here.

        Aligned Data Centers Expands in Ohio with New Mega-Scale AI Campus. Read here.

        Enbridge to invest $900M US on solar project supporting Meta’s data centres. Read here.

        Menlo Equities Furthers its Commitment to Data Centers with the Formation of Menlo Digital, a Dedicated Operating Platform Focused on Digital Infrastructure. Read here.

        Cologix Closes $525 Million USD Asset-Backed Securitization to Support AI Infrastructure, Interconnection and Growth. Read here.

        ACS, through its US subsidiary Turner, wins contract for data centres in US worth over €5 billion. Read here.

        Hypertech’s 5C secures $835m from Brookfield and Deutsche Bank to fuel data center build-out. Read here.

        EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure Completes $235 Million ABS Financing. Read here.

        Partnership pays $44M to lock down land for data center in Cumberland County. Read here.

        Vantage tops out fifth building of 206MW data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Read here.

        Virginia’s Loudoun County Planning Commission recommends approval for Prologis data center. Read here.

        Amazon named as company behind 290-acre data center campus in Tuscson, Arizona. Read here.

        BlackRock Raises £1B For Fund Targeting Living, Logistics And Data Centres. Read here.

        Oracle to deploy Bloom Energy fuel cells at “select” US data centers. Read here.

        Soluna Holdings Secures £16m Funding for Texas Data Centre. Read here.


        South America

        Elea submits data center connection request for Rio AI City project. Read here.

        Scala closes $328 million deal to expand in Chile. Read here.


        Other interesting articles

        UK plays catch-up in data centre race. Read here.

        What opportunities are there for young people in the data centre sector? Read here.

        The Pharaohs Built Pyramids—We Build Data Centers. Read here.

        Powering tomorrow: key considerations in data centre financing. Read here.

        AI geopolitics and data centres in the age of technological rivalry. Read here.

        30 years shaping the Data Center industry: Guy Willner’s journey. Watch here.

        What happens inside a Data Center? Watch here.


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