Weekly Data Centre Digest – 4th July 2025
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Reports
Google: Environmental Report 2025. Read here.
Digital Realty: 2024 impact report. Read here.
DCD>London Market Review 2025: Read here.
Europe
Pinewood Studios submits £1bn expansion plans. Read here.
Data centre proposed for stalled film studio in Bedfordshire, UK. Read here.
SWI Group have proposed a 330MW data center campus in Cambridgeshire, UK. Read here.
Data centre near Houghton Regis (UK) approved – despite concerns over water use. Read here.
Datum Datacentres has officially launched MCR2, its newest state-of-the-art data centre in Manchester. Read here.
QTS datacentre officials meet with Northumberland businesses to explore potential partnerships. Read here.
Microsoft shifting data center focus away from Ireland due to lack of power availability – report. Read here.
Kildare data centre will not take power from grid. Read here.
Kevlinx Data Centers and Colt expand strategic partnership to launch future-proof AI-ready infrastructure in Brussels. Read here.
European Commission receives 176 expressions of interest to erect ‘gigafactories’ across 16 member states, with 3 million GPUs needed. Read here.
Adriatic DC to lead one of Europe’s largest data centre developments in Puglia. Read here.
EdgeMode acquires infrastructure investor Blackberry AIF, targets gigawatt-scale data center pipeline in Spain. Read here.
46MW data center planned south of Wrocław, Poland. Read here.
Italian minister urges regulation to handle data centre boom. Read here.
Middle East & Africa
MTN launches $240 million data centre to challenge AWS, Azure. Read here.
APAC
Singapore’s Firmus plans AU$2.1 billion AI hub in Tasmania. Read here.
Alibaba Cloud adds more data centres in SEA to chase AI dollar. Read here.
Princeton Digital Group is securing a $400m loan set to include contributions from private credit firms Allianz GI and Keppel. Read here.
Anant Raj to invest US$ 2.1 billion for DC expansion in India. Read here.
NTT has lodged IPO prospectus to list US$1 billion REIT on Singapore Exchange. Read here.
Malaysia risks investment in data centers fleeing after power hike shock. Read here.
India’s NES Data launches Edge and modular data centers. Read here.
China is about to see its first data centre REITs listed on mainland exchanges with local giant GDS Holdings set to raise RMB 2.4 billion ($335 million) from an IPO this month. Read here.
North America
Meta seeks $29bn from private credit giants to fund AI data centres. Read here.
xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity. Read here.
OpenAI signs $30bn data centre deal with Oracle. Read here.
DigitalBridge and La Caisse complete acquisition of Yondr Group. Read here.
Blackstone’s QTS Lands $1.5B Loan To Refinance Data Center Properties. Read here.
Google to upgrade its original data center in Oregon. Read here.
New Era Helium, Sharon AI JV Enter Deal for Data Center in Permian. Read here.
Tract withdraws, plans to refile 700-acre Chesterfield data center proposal. Read here.
Hut 8 launches cryptomine data center in Texas. Read here.
Hut 8 awarded five-year capacity contract for 310MW of natural gas power in Ontario, Canada. Read here.
Cipher Mining launches 150MW Black Pearl Bitcoin mining site in Texas. Read here.
T5 and Corscale top out data centers in Georgia and Virginia. Read here.
xAI granted permits for 15 gas turbines at Memphis data center. Read here.
Land rezoning for Georgia data center recommended for approval. Read here.
Emerald AI launches with $24.5M seed round to transform AI data centers into grid allies. Read here.
South America
Brazil’s BNDES considers creating AI and data center investment fund. Read here.
Ascenty celebrates 15 years with construction of new data center in São Paulo. Read here.
This week, the federal government, City of Rio, BNDES, and Eletrobras signed an agreement to accelerate the buildout of Rio AI City, Elea’s 3.2 GW, $65B hyperscale project. Read here.
Other interesting articles
How AI Factories Can Help Relieve Grid Stress. Read here.
Granite Demos Show Green Excavation Power For AI Data Centers. Read here.
Wall Street Proposes ‘Off Ramp’ for Data Center Investors. Read here.
Dash for data centers creates revenue risks for power developers. Read here.
Data centres: the beating heart of modern healthcare. Read here.
Tariffs and talent shortages threaten AI-ready data centre progress, research says. Read here.
Tariffs and trade turmoil driving up cost and build times for datacenters. Read here.
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