Weekly Data Centre News – 12nd January 2026
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Europe
Amazon secures permission to build three data centres in North Dublin. Read here.
EdgeMode secures power supply for 1.5GW Spanish data center platform. Read here.
Azrieli to invest €1 billion in Norwegian data center campus. Read here.
Historic factory site in Wales could become major data centre. Read here.
Plans unveiled to build new data centre on Cardiff East Park and Ride. Read here.
Plans submitted to erect data centre at North Yorkshire power station. Read here.
Data centre plan for Mercure Hotel Watford submitted. Read here.
Huge data centre plan ‘misrepresents’ truth of Wiltshire land. Read here.
Asterion seeks clearance for acquisition of Altice’s Portugal hyperscale data centre. Read here.
Middle East & Africa
SDAIA starts work on world’s largest government data centre in Riyadh. Read here.
Can Saudi Arabia Disrupt Global Data Centre Markets with Ultra-Low Energy Costs? Read here.
Kenya’s tech evolution: Construction of colossal data centre underway at Tatu City. Read here.
APAC
SoftBank Group to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4 Billion to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure. Read here.
CapitaLand India Trust Sells 20.2% Stakes in Three Data Centre Assets. Read here.
Eight data centre parks to come up in Uttar Pradesh. Read here.
Global alliance develops $1 billion AI data centre network in Vietnam. Read here.
Blackstone’s AirTrunk weighs Singapore REIT option: report. Read here.
North America
Applied Digital to Spin Out Cloud Business, Proposes Business Combination with EKSO to Launch ChronoScale. Read here.
Nvidia Strikes a Deal With Groq, an A.I. Chip Start-Up. Read here.
Musk-backed xAI moves ahead with third large-scale data centre in US South. Read here.
Elon Musk Is Turning ‘Colossus’ Data Center Into a 2-Gigawatt AI Behemoth. Read here.
Cipher Mining Announces Acquisition of 200 MW Site in Ohio. Read here.
Brookfield to start cloud business amid AI frenzy: The Information. Read here.
Swiss-Backed Data Center Plan Targets €8 Billion in Gas-Rich Alberta. Read here.
South America
Cirion accelerates corporate business with data center in Peru. Read here.
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