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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 9th May 2025

Posted on May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Reports

Cushman & Wakefield: Global Data Center Market Comparison. Read here.

Data Center Watch: $64 billion of US data center projects have been blocked or delayed amid local opposition. Read here.

Europe

Data centre the height of three double decker buses planned at Molins site advances. Read here.

Tritax Big Box REIT closes in on hyperscaler letting for data centre development (Heathrow, UK). Read here.

SIN01: Inside Portugal’s new Sustainable AI Data Centre. Read here.

Schneider Electric, Start Campus debut new AI-ready data centre at Sines, Portugal. Read here.

$3 billion data centre investment destined for Spain’s Aragon region. Read here.

Project Clover: €1 Billion Investment in Finland for New Data Center. Read here.

Bulk Infrastructure has added three data halls to its Oslo Internet Exchange (OS-IX) facility in Norway. Read here.

Colocation firm Telehouse has completed a new data center at its campus in Paris, France. Read here.

Beyond.pl, Pure Storage to offer Nvidia Blackwell-powered AI factory platform. Read here.

Pre-planning application submitted for 12MW data centre (Wales). Read here.

Data centre plan strengthens Malaga’s technology position with 279-million-euro investment. Read here.

Slovenia starts construction of 150 mln euro AI data centre. Read here.

Portus expands Munich data centre campus with AI-ready, 5.5MW facility. Read here.

Middle East & Africa

Nigeria is gearing up for a $1.6bn data centre surge, with capacity set to nearly quadruple in five year. Read here.

APAC

Bain Capital to sell China data centre business likely valued at over $4 billion, sources say. Read here.

NTT to take NTT Data private in $16.4bn deal. Read here.

STACK Infrastructure looking at $800 million loan for to invest into its Australian data centre presence. Read here.

India may need additional 50 mn sqft real estate for data centres by 2030. Read here.

Microsoft to Launch Data Centers in Malaysia in Q2 2025. Read here.

Google makes another major data centre investment in Malaysia. Read here.

Gamuda sells land for RM455m to Google affiliate, lands RM1b data centre project. Read here.

LG Uplus to invest $441.7m in Paju data center in South Korea. Read here.

South Korea’s own lofty AI data centre plan. Read here.

Equinix completes Phase 2 of KL1 IBX data center. Read here.

PDG switches on $1-B AI-ready data centre in Greater Tokyo. Read here.

RackBank launches AI Data Center Park in Chhattisgarh. Read here.

North America

OpenAI pitches Stargate beyond US, says it could work with 10 countries. Read here.

Black Chamber Partners raises $2bn for US data centre strategy. Read here.

Prince George’s County backs FifteenFortySeven’s data centre fund. Read here.

Prometheus Hyperscale to power Wyoming data center with natural gas, will offset through carbon capture. Read here.

Constellation Energy wipes out big losses to surge on AI data center deal hopes. Read here.

Google has signed a strategic agreement with advanced nuclear power developer, Elementl Power, to develop three nuclear energy projects in the US. Read here.

Aligned and Lambda Partner to Power Next-Generation AI Infrastructure. Read here.

Mystery developer plans $1bn data center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Read here.

Amazon acquires 100 acres in Leesburg, Virginia, for potential data center development. Read here.

Tract acquires 1,515 acres outside Austin, Texas, for 2GW data center park. Read here.

Planned Georgia Data Center Would Be Worth At Least $16B. Read here.

Atlas Development plans 2.4 million sq ft data center campus outside Rome, Georgia. Read here.

Edged breaks ground on 13MW data center in Des Moines, Iowa. Read here.

ValorC3 announces new 10MW AI-ready data centre in Boise. Read here.

Massive data center proposed along Route 1 in South Brunswick nearing fruition. Read here.

TC Energy approves $900m pipeline expansion in US Midwest to serve data center market. Read here.

Dominion sees no slow down in Northern Virginia data center demand. Read here.

Core Scientific has seen a drop in cryptomining revenue as it pivots to focus on AI colocation. Read here.

Power utility TransAlta expects Alberta data centre deal this year. Read here.

South America

Amazon to invest $4bn in Chile data center region. Read here.

Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers. Read here.

Roblox breaks ground on data center in Brazil for early 2026. Read here.

Elea Announces Rio AI City: A Landmark Brazilian Data Center Project With Capacity Up to 3.2 GW of Renewable Energy Supporting AI Growth. Read here.

Other interesting articles

AI is draining water from areas that need it most. Read here.

Data Centre Developers Waiting For Next Generation Of Buyers To Emerge. Read here.

AI Expansion Sparks Data Centre Overbuild Fears. Read here.

AI boom, GPU shortage: the complex equation of data centres. Read here.

Blackstone president sees ‘a ton’ of AI data center demand. Read here.

The World’s Largest Data Center Rises in Texas. Watch here.

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2025 Global Data Center Market Comparison – Key Takeaways

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Cushman & Wakefield’s latest Global Data Center Market Comparison report paints a clear picture of a fast-moving, high-demand landscape. With the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning accelerating infrastructure requirements, the global data centre industry is undergoing one of its most intense growth periods yet.

This article explores the report’s key takeaways—from the rise of emerging markets to the challenges of power availability and committed capacity—offering a snapshot of where the market stands today and where it’s heading next.

“If the global data center industry in 2024 could be summed up in two words, they would be “accelerated growth.” The industry experienced rapid expansion throughout the year, a trend expected to continue into 2025 and 2026. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), which gained prominence in 2022, are key drivers of this demand now and into the future.”

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Contents

Emerging markets gain steam
Established markets march on
The 1GW+ club
100% capacity claimed
Low vacancy across the board

1. ‘Emerging markets gain steam’

The first key takeaway from this report is that interest is growing in emerging markets as power becomes the number one priority: “The best place to build a data center is wherever the required power can be secured.”

Hyperscalers are setting the pace by being the first to act in emerging markets like Austin/San Antonio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Abu Dhabi.

“A key industry trend is growing interest in emerging markets, as power delivery timelines in established markets lengthen, redirecting some traffic toward areas where power is more plentiful, land availability is a lesser concern, and economics are more favorable.”

2. ‘Established markets march on’

Even though there is growing interest in emerging markets, established markets are still experiencing high demand. Globally, the top six established markets are all in the USA; Virginia holds the top spot with Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta, Oregon, and Columbus following suit. In fact, the only two non-US markets in this list are Beijing and Shanghai, at number seven and ten respectively.

“Despite the growing interest in emerging markets, established markets still capture the bulk of data center activity, often boasting significantly larger development pipelines.”

3. The 1GW+ club

Globally, 13 markets boast operational capacities exceeding 1GW:

Virginia
Beijing
Oregon
Columbus
Phoenix
Dallas
Shanghai

Chicago
London
Tokyo
Dublin
Iowa
Singapore

This ranking by operational capacity reflects past demand in these regions and gives us an idea of market maturity. These markets will typically have solid infrastructure and experienced construction and operations talent.

For context, 1GW could power approximately 3.3 million HD movie streams at once – enough for every person in Iowa to watch Netflix simultaneously.

“AI has essentially become a rock to the data center windshield—its initial impact is undeniable, with effects rippling across all facets of the industry”

4. 100% capacity claimed

There are nine markets where 100% of capacity currently under construction was already committed, including Berlin, Iowa, Milan, and Montreal, and two where planned markets showed the same, Dammam and Indianapolis.

Virginia and Atlanta are the only markets in the world with more than 1GW currently under construction.

“Across the Americas, the prelease rate for capacity under construction is 76% when excluding hyperscale self-builds and 83% when including them.”

5. Low vacancy across the board

Currently, only eight individual data centers offer 20MW or more of available capacity in a single data center – these are in NY-NNJ, Poland, Johannesburg, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guanzhou.

While vacancy rates don’t paint the full picture of a market’s performance, they do indicate a market with development potential. The report states that there are seven markets globally with extremely tight vacancy – below 1%, including Oregon, Frankfurt, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Abu Dhabi.

The message from the Global Data Center Market Comparison is clear: whether it’s hyperscalers pushing into emerging territories or established markets racing to meet demand, the global data centre industry is operating at full tilt. Power, scale, and speed are defining success in 2024 and beyond. As the industry continues to evolve under the pressure of AI and digital transformation, those who can secure power and move fast will lead the charge.

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Dublin Data Centre Market Report

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Texas Data Center Market Report

Posted on May 7, 2025May 20, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

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– Current market size of key Texas markets: Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston

– Emerging opportunities and challenges

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Amsterdam Data Centre Market Report

Posted on May 6, 2025May 7, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

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– Challenges in the Amsterdam data centre market including power availabiity

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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 2nd May 2025

Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Reports

DC Byte: 2025 Global Data Center Index. Read here.

The 1st data center industry survey on the post-AI energy crunch is here. Read here.

KAO Data: The North West. The UK’s next AI Growth Zone. Read here.

iMasons State of the Digital Infrastructure Industry Report – 2025 Edition. Read here.

Europe

Microsoft announces new European digital commitments. Read here.

At its London Summit, AWS unveiled an ambitious plan to create 14,000 jobs annually and contribute $19 billion to the economy by 2028. Read here.

TikTok plans to build 1 bln euro data centre in Finland. Read here.

Nscale looks to raise $2.7bn for AI infrastructure – report. Read here.

EcoDataCenter strengthens focus on large-scale data center campuses through strategic sale to CapMan Infra. Read here.

Data storage centre of ‘regional importance’ to be built in south Wales. Read here.

Global Switch House data centre in Poplar set to expand. Read here.

Stack Infrastructure is selling its European colocation data centers to investment fund Apollo. Read here.

Three arrests in Microsoft data centre build bribery investigation. Read here.

UK data center firms could build gas power plants to expedite projects – report. Read here.

Middle East & Africa

Khazna targets 25% of Saudi data centre market in ambitious expansion: report. Read here.

Khazna eyes US expansion. Read here.

APAC

Khazna to build data center near Ankara, Turkey. Read here.

Spark seeking co-investors for its data centre portfolio. Read here.

GuocoLand mulling data centers in Malaysia. Read here.

Negeri Sembilan’s first two data centers (Malaysia) construction on track. Read here.

CtrlS Datacenters to invest Rs 500 crores into DC in central India. Read here.

ESR and STACK break ground on 72MW DC campus in Japan. Read here.

North America

Meta lifts CapEx to $72bn as AI ambitions fuel data centre push. Read here.

Microsoft rejects data centre pullback talk as AI demand outpaces supply. Read here.

Equinix raises annual revenue, FFO forecasts on robust demand. Read here.

Google is still undersupplied with capacity to meet cloud demand. Read here.

IBM to spend $30bn on quantum & mainframes, as part of $150bn US investment pledge. Read here.

Solaris Energy Infrastructure Q1 2025 slides: Fleet expansion targets data center growth. Read here.

Digital Realty files to develop 400MW data center campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read here.

Mystery developer plans $1bn data center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Read here.

Jet.AI has signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture with Consensus Core Technologies to pursue development of two hyperscale data-center campuses. Read here.

Dominion to build new high voltage lines to supply proposed 900MW data center in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Read here.

Decommissioned Kansas City, Kansas, power plant eyed for data center redevelopment. Read here.

Residents voice concerns over Amazon’s plan to fill wetlands for New Carlisle data center. Read here.

NOVA completes a majority investment in DartPoints. Read here.

South America

Hive Digital completes 100MW Bitcoin data center in Paraguay. Read here.

Brazil to offer tax breaks to lure data center investments, sources say. Read here.

Rio de Janeiro set to host Latin America’s largest data center campus. Read here.

ODATA launches Mexico’s largest data centre with $3bn investment in Querétaro. Read here.

Other interesting articles

Yondr and CBRE launch global data centre apprenticeship scheme. Read here.

AI data center boom isn’t going bust but the ‘pause’ is trending at big tech companies. Read here.

Bursting The AI Data Center Bubble Buildout. Watch here.

Tech firms to prioritise soft skills in 2025 hiring drive. Read here.

What businesses can learn from 15 years of data growth. Read here.

AI Factories, Hyperscalers, and the Path to $1 Trillion. Read here.

Global Data Centre Services Market Surges Amid AI and Cloud Boom. Read here.

Hyperscalers prepare for 1MW racks at OCP EMEA; Google announces new CDU. Read here.

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What is a data centre?

Posted on April 30, 2025May 7, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Imagine a giant warehouse, but instead of physical products, it stores everything digital: your photos, videos, games, music, and files.

This warehouse is called a data centre. In this article, we’ll answer the big question, “What is a data centre?”. We’ll find out what data centres look like inside, and why they’re so important in our everyday lives.

Contents

What is a data centre?
What do data centres do?

What is a data centre?

A data centre is a large building that holds thousands of servers storing ‘the internet’. Servers are essentially powerful computers that store, manage, and deliver data to other computers.

In a data centre, servers get stacked on top of each other in big cupboards called racks. Every data centre has thousands of these racks, all lined up in rows. Servers in racks get very hot and need to be cooled down, so data centres always have complex cooling systems to make sure that nothing over heats.

Read more: What is a server?

What do data centres do?

Without data centres, you wouldn’t be able to video call, play online games, send emails, or search on Google. Everything from watching the weather forecast to buying a gift online involves data centres in one way or another.

Servers in a rack

Data centre jobs

There are many different jobs involved in building and running a data centre, spanning every stage of its lifecycle.

In the early phases, construction professionals including quantity surveyors, construction managers, planners, architects, and project managers design and build the facility.

Once it’s up and running, operations teams -including data centre engineers, technicians, supervisors, and security staff – keep everything working safely and efficiently.

There are also IT specialists who manage the servers and systems, as well as sustainability and HSE experts who help reduce environmental impact and keep everyone safe on site.

From start to finish, data centres rely on a wide range of skilled people to keep the digital world connected.

If you’re looking for a new opportunity in data centres, whether in construction or operations, drop us an email ([email protected]) or submit your CV and we’ll get in touch.

Looking for other roles in critical infrastructure? Visit our sister site, Highfield Professional Solutions.

Data centres are the essential infrastructure powering our digital world, operating behind the scenes to support everything from online communication and entertainment to education and healthcare.

They store, manage, and protect the vast amounts of information we depend on daily. Whether it’s sending a message, purchasing an item online, or supporting emergency services, data centres play a vital role in making it all possible. With their advanced technology and powerful servers, they ensure our digital systems continue to run efficiently and reliably.

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May 7, 2025
Amsterdam Data Centre Market Report

Download the Amsterdam data centre market report for more information on power availability, market value and emerging trends in The Netherlands.
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May 6, 2025
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April 30, 2025
Dublin Data Centre Market Report

Download the Dublin data centre market report for more information on power availability, market value and emerging trends in the Republic of Ireland.
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April 30, 2025

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Dublin Data Centre Market Report

Posted on April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 25th April 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Europe

A second significant data centre is on the cards for North Lincolnshire. Read here.

Plans to build another new data centre have been put forward on the edge of Bucks near the M25 and Slough. Read here.

Frontier and Ethos Partner on 5GW UK Data Centre Plan. Read here.

Data centres: Scotland is poised to slash the environmental cost of the AI boom. Read here.

Operator Of Planned Ennis Data Centre (Ireland) Claims Project At Risk Due To “Bureaucratic Intertia”. Read here.

Digital boom makes Marseille a global data hub – but at what cost? Read here.

German investment bank Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank has launched a new data center firm. Read here.

Middle East & Africa

Khazna Breaks Ground on Two New AI-Ready Data Centers in Abu Dhabi. Read here.

Dubai’s du signs $544.5mln hyperscale data center deal with Microsoft. Read here.

Saudi Arabia offers data sovereignty to foreign countries with ‘AI hub’ law. Read here.

Israel’s NED DC breaks ground on data center in Tel Aviv. Read here.

Firms submit Jeddah 15MW data centre bids. Read here.

APAC

Keppel Data Center Fund (III) achieves first closing at US$580 million. Read here.

Adani’s $10B AI Power Play: India’s Data Center Race Leaves the West Behind. Read here.

PLDT opens first hyperscale data centre, second one in the works. Read here.

PDG launches billion-dollar AI-ready data center in Japan. Read here.

Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first hyperscale data centre in Ho Chi Minh City. Read here.

SoftBank breaks ground on data center campus in Hokkaido, Japan. Read here.

NEXTDC to start developing SC2 at Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast. Read here.

NTT Data to invest ₹10,500 crore for AI data centre cluster in Hyderabad. Read here.

Data Center Operator Princeton Seeks $400 Million Private Loan. Read here.

Oracle in talks to establish Batam cloud region: Reports. Read here.

North America

Amazon and Nvidia say AI data center demand is not slowing down. Read here.

Amazon joins Microsoft in pausing global data centre projects. Read here.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding its data center footprint into Maryland, and is set to take space in TPG’s Quantum Frederick park. Read here.

Digital Realty Rises With Increased Demand For Data Centers. Read here.

Stonepeak announced the launch of Montera Infrastructure, a new, North American hyperscale-focused data center company, with a $1.5 billion equity commitment. Read here.

Sabey Data Centers Announces 30-Megawatt Capacity Expansion in the Pacific Northwest. Read here.

Designs come in for data centre project in Nanaimo. Read here.

80,000-acre data center campus proposed in West Texas. Read here.

Soluna plans 145MW wind-powered data center campus in Texas. Read here.

Bit Digital’s Enovum buys textile manufacturing site for data center in North Carolina. Read here.

Minnesota firm expands data center footprint with new Albuquerque project. Read here.

775-acre data center campus proposed outside Indianapolis, Indiana. Read here.

CoreWeave leases another 260MW capacity from Galaxy in Texas. Read here.

QTS files to expand upcoming data center campus in Dallas, Texas. Read here.

Other interesting articles

How AI data centers can support grid reliability in Texas and across the US. Read here.

Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B. Read here.

US tariffs: Impact on data centre construction. Read here.

This is the state of play in the global data centre gold rush. Read here.

Deep Data Center: Neoclouds as the ‘Picks and Shovels’ of the AI Gold Rush. Read here.

Five datacenter concepts to know for Malaysia’s cloud-first transformation. Read here.

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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 18th April 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Reports

Deloitte: Nuclear energy’s role in powering data center growth. Read here.

Project Finance International: Unlocking Global Data Center Growth. Read here.

Seagate: The Decarbonizing Data Report. Read here.

Europe

NorthC acquires six data centers from Colt Technology Services in Germany and the Netherlands. Read here.

Germany’s DCP buys land in Mainz for 40MW data center. Read here.

OpenAI’s $500 billion Stargate venture weighs future UK investment. Report. Read here.

Two data centers proposed for Val-de-Marne, France. Read here.

North East (UK) suppliers sought for landmark £10bn data centre project. Read here.

Ofgem approves reforms to speed up UK grid connections and unlock £40bn annual investment. Read here.

Kao Data, which is behind the new £350m data centre in Reddish, will be distributing a total of £30,000 amongst charities, not-for-profit organisations and other beneficial projects. Read here.

Approval granted for construction of data centre in Mayo (Ireland). Read here.

Vantage loses appeal to overturn data center planning permission denial in Dublin. Read here.

nLighten partners with Shell Spain to power Madrid data centre with renewables. Read here.

Dutch data center firm Data Facilities Data Centers has completed the first expansion of its facility in the Hague. Read here.

Middle East & Africa

Emirates Group launches world’s largest solar-powered data center. Read here.

APAC

Google: Our first geothermal energy deal in Asia. Read here.

Railtel partners with NBCC to build data centers. Read here.

Sify inaugurates its largest AI-ready data centre campus in Chennai. Read here.

Billionaire Robert Kuok, Malaysian Tycoons Seek Profit From Data Center Boom. Read here.

Korea’s Kakao Bank plans fifth data center. Read here.

Sime Darby Property aims to build more data centers in Malaysia. Read here.

MOU inked for USD 20 billion project to promote 2 industrial parks in Malaysia; data centers proposed. Read here.

Vietnam’s digital future takes shape with national data centre push. Read here.

North America

Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending. Read here.

Northampton Capital Partners invests in Blueprint Data Centers. Read here.

Townsend Group Invests in CleanArc Data Centers. Read here.

Applied Digital outlines $5B data center expansion plans amid strategic shifts. Read here.

Atlas files for 428-acre technology and data park outside Atlanta, Georgia. Read here.

Chesterfield EDA gets Planning Commission support for two new data center projects. Read here.

Oldham County residents balk at proposed $6B data center as developer touts tax benefits. Read here.

Deuel County Commission hears proposal for multi-billion-dollar data center. Read here.

Microsoft Data Center Approved by San Jose Planning Commission. Read here.

Data center proposed for Vancouver Island, Canada. Read here.

Data center drives development for Minnesota city. Read here.

Microsoft delays construction on $1B data center project outside Charlotte. Read here.

Bit Digital has secured the rights to a new data center site in Saint-Jérôme, Québec. Read here.

New Era Helium Initiates Phase 1 of 250MW Data Center Project. Read here.

The on again, off again, on again, off again plan to build a massive data center in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, with a 3,500-megawatt gas-fired power plant is now off again, permanently. Read here.

Nautilus Data Technologies has canceled its planned 60MW data center in Millinocket, Maine. Read here.

Aligned broke ground on data center in Phoenix, Arizona. Read here.

Data center firm Edged has topped out its latest facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Read here.

Colorado offers 30-year tax breaks to lure hyperscale data centres. Read here.

AI cloud provider Hypertec Cloud has acquired colocation and data center provider 5C Data Centers. Read here.

Mainspring Energy Inc secured $258M to Help Power Data Centers. Read here.

ERCOT: Electricity demand in Texas set to soar to 218GW by 2031 fueled by data center growth. Read here.

South America

Brazil ministry approves 3 new datacenter projects for São Paulo state. Read here.

Other interesting articles

Data centre M&A in 2025. Read here.

Next generation of digital talent discover career paths at Data Centre World. Read here.

What’s the future for Ireland’s data centres? Read here.

Private investors are bullish about data center growth. Here’s why. Read here.

How AI is Revolutionizing Data Center Power and Cooling. Read here.

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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 11th April 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Zoe Towlson

Reports

Knight Frank: Data Centres Global Report – 2025. Read here.

IEA: Energy & AI. Read here.

AWS: Letter to shareholders. Read here.

Europe

EU sets out plans to ‘at least’ triple its AI datacentre capacity over the next seven years. Read here.

European Commission plans network of AI clusters across continent. Read here.

Colt DCS Expands German Data Centre Capacity by 117MW. Read here.

Spanish construction firm ACS is planning to develop a data center in Aragon, Spain. Read here.

Start Campus lights up one of the largest private digital infrastructure investments in Europe. Read here.

SG investment firm reportedly eyes UK data center operator deal. Read here.

Yondr Group Brings Second Data Centre Online at 100mw London Campus. Read here.

Bucks plans for another new data centre in green belt. Read here.

Digital Realty launches first data center in Crete, Greece. Read here.

Yorizon and Hochtief break ground on timber Edge data center in Bad Lippspringe, Germany. Read here.

TikTok now using all three data center buildings by Green Mountain in Norway. Read here.

Infrastructure works set to boost Newport (Wales) tech growth. Read here.

Heat from computer data centres will be used to keep 9,000 homes and business – as well as Central Middlesex Hospital – warm. Read here.

UK forms AI Energy Council to balance data centre growth with sustainability. Read here.

Middle East & Africa

Awqaf Abu Dhabi considers data centre investment amid push into defensive sectors. Read here.

Lagos State is making major strides in digital infrastructure, with four data centres currently under construction. Read here.

APAC

Goodman files to develop 90MW data center campus in Sydney, Australia. Read here.

GreenSquareDC files to upgrade and expand Sydney data center site. Read here.

EPG breaks ground on US$ 80.23 million data center solutions facility (Johor). Read here.

Pakistan turns to bitcoin miners, AI data centers to use surplus power. Read here.

India’s NBCC and RailTel plan to develop data centre projects. Read here.

CapitaLand building AI-ready DC in Chennai. Read here.

GLP sets up RMB 2.6 billion AUM maiden data center fund. Read here.

UAE company considers investing in data centres and AI infrastructure in Việt Nam. Read here.

North America

Meta’s secret Wisconsin data centre project to cost nearly $1bn: report. Read here.

Bloomberg: Meta is the developer behind planned Beaver Dam data center. Read here.

Alphabet committed to spend $75bn on data centre capacity in 2025. Read here.

Judge Dismisses Challenge to Meta’s $10bn Louisiana Data Center. Read here.

Spanish construction firm ACS is looking to develop a five-building data center campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Read here.

Plans filed for 8 million sq ft data center and technology park outside Augusta, Georgia. Read here.

Diode Ventures has been given the green light by local officials for a data center campus outside Boise, Idaho. Read here.

Data center firm CyrusOne has broken ground on a new data center campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Read here.

600MW data center campus proposed outside Kansas City, Kansas. Read here.

900MW data center campus proposed outside Macon, Georgia. Read here.

LS Power eyes 300-MW colocated data center at Virginia power plant. Read here.

DOE looks at Savannah River Site as potential data center location. Read here.

Plans for 300,000 sq ft data center put forward in Conway, Arkansas. Read here.

Firm to transform Bitcoin mining facility in Dickens Co. into AI data center. Read here.

Galaxy Digital pivots from crypto to AI – signs 200MW deal with CoreWeave. Read here.

IREN pausing Bitcoin expansion to focus on AI data center build-out. Read here.

TierPoint raises $500 million for data center growth. Read here.

Bitfarms gets $300m debt facility from Macquarie for Bitcoin and AI expansion. Read here.

US Power Utilities Receive Massive AI Data Centre Requests. Read here.

South America

Equinix launches ST2 facility expansion in Pudahuel, Chile. Read here.

Sparkle picks KIO’s datacenter in Querétaro for Mexico launch. Read here.

GIC has formed a joint venture with Brazilian asset manager Alianza to invest $328.8 million in data centres in the South American nation. Read here.

Chilean electric power sector player Generadora Metropolitana sees opportunities in the local datacenter segment. Read here.

Other interesting articles

The plans to put data centres in orbit and on the Moon. Read here.

Could data centres ever be built in orbit? Read here.

Data centre delays will cost developers a lot. Read here.

Inside Brussels’ blueprint to triple AI infrastructure across the EU. Read here.

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas. Read here.

The geographies of data are changing – here’s how the industry can adapt. Read here.

Goldman Sachs: Data center demand is peaking in 2025. Read here.

Digital Garden Tokyo: Challenges and opportunities for Japan’s digital infrastructure. Read here.

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