Weekly Data Centre News – 10th April 2026
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Reports
Data dive: Government 2030 datacentre capacity targets look shaky. Read here.
Synergy Research: Hyperscale Operators to Account for 67% of all Data Center Capacity by 2031. Read here.
Synergy Research: Neocloud Market Forecast to Approach $400B by 2031, Driven by Surging AI Infrastructure Demand. Read here.
Bloomberg: America’s AI Build-Out Hinges on Chinese Electrical Parts. Read here.
LandGate: Behind-the-Meter Report: 2026 Outlook. Read here.
Opposition to data centres grows in the US. Read here.
AI Data Center Investment: The $3 Trillion Infrastructure Boom Reshaping Global Markets. Read here.
Europe
Exclusive-TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in Finland. Read here.
Stellanor expands to 11 facilities with acquisition of AI-ready data center from Imagination Technologies. Read here.
OpenAI’s flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer’s AI ambitions. Read here.
OpenAI Pauses Stargate UK Data Center Effort Citing Energy Costs. Read here.
Driving Economic Growth: The Financial Benefits of the East Havering Data Centre Campus. Read here.
Plans for large AI data centre approved (UK). Read here.
Calls to reject Edinburgh AI data centre plan amid backlash. Read here.
How Irish engineers are cashing in on AI boom. Read here.
Hydrogen execs form data center company, target 50MW project in Vestland, Norway. Read here.
Merlin Properties’ data centres, with valuation potential of over €14 billion, set to drive 24% annual increase in profits between 2025 and 2030. Read here.
Data4 launches second Polish data center outside Warsaw. Read here.
Finnish energy firm Winda plans 100MW data center in Janakkala. Read here.
Bitdeer to develop 180 MW AI data center in Norway. Read here.
Middle East & Africa
US tech giant’s $54.1mln land buy signals South Africa’s data centre expansion boom. Read here.
APAC
Digital Realty Targets Nearly S$7 Billion Investment to Strengthen Singapore as Asia Pacific AI Hub. Read here.
Firmus Raises USD$505 Million in Strategic Equity Investment Led by Coatue. Read here.
ESR clinches US$850 million in equity for logistics real estate, data centre growth. Read here.
NEXTDC announced the launch of a A$1.0 billion wholesale offer of subordinated hybrid securities o support the Company’s growth strategy. Read here.
AI startup Nava raises $22 million in round led by Greenoaks Capital. Read here.
Alibaba launches data center with 10,000 of its own chips as China ramps up AI push. Read here.
Stockland and Fife Capital plan $4bn data centre in Sydney. Read here.
La Caisse makes A$1bn commitment to Australian data centre operator NEXTDC. Read here.
Digital Realty opens new data center in Japan. Read here.
Google acquires land for $15bn India data center project. Read here.
Chindata and HEC break ground on 7.5MW data center in Hubei Province, China. Read here.
NTT DC REIT mulls buying data centers in Frankfurt and Tokyo. Read here.
North America
Amazon plans to invest $25 billion in Mississippi data centers, create 2,000 jobs. Read here.
CoreWeave and Meta Announce $21 Billion Expanded AI Infrastructure Agreement. Read here.
Rowan Digital Infrastructure Announces Strategic Recapitalization. Read here.
Blackstone acquires 49 percent of data center firm Rowan – report. Read here.
OpenAI Stargate Leaders Depart in Latest Shakeup to Data Center Strategy. Read here.
Fluidstack raises $750m for US expansion. Read here.
CloudHQ Seeks to Raise $1.4 Billion From Data-Center ABS Deal. Read here.
DataBank and Goodman Group Partner to Open New Landmark Data Center in Los Angeles. Read here.
Pimco Seeks to Sell Parts of $14 Billion Oracle Data Center Debt. Read here.
Blackstone-backed QTS launches $4.6bn green bond to fund AI data centre build-out. Read here.
Grain Management has taken a stake in the owner of data center firm Prime DC. Read here.
‘Common Sense’ to Keep $10B Data Centre, 1.4-GW Gas Plant Far from Town, Alberta Minister Says. Read here.
CyrusOne gets go-ahead for data center in Sangamon, Illinois. Read here.
640-acre data center could be built in Iron County, Utah. Read here.
Soluna acquires 150MW onshore wind farm in West Texas to power planned 300MW data center. Read here.
DC Blox to expand into Indiana, targets data center campus in Indianapolis. Read here.
South America
Delay in ReData pressures data center investments in Brazil – Fitch. Read here.
Other interesting articles
Recalibrating the social license for AI infrastructure in the United States. Read here.
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google under investor pressure to disclose site-specific data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen shareholders ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings. Read here.
The UK data centre boom: Why economic modelling is crucial to planning approvals. Read here.
Renewable developers pivot as artificial intelligence data centres reshape power markets. Read here.
AI is shaping our environment – where do architects step in? Read here.
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