The demand for new data centers isn’t showing any sign of slowing. With new projects announced each week, keeping track of the latest data center developments can be difficult.. To keep you informed about the latest data center news involving design, construction, and related developments, we are bringing you the highlights from the past month.. North America. Europe. Middle East & Africa. This curated selection will help you stay on top of the latest data center development news with ease.. CloudBurst Data Centers has broken ground on its 1.2 GW flagship data center campus in Texas. (Image: CloudBurst). North American Data Center Deals. In May, Texas was reported to have overtaken Northern Virginia as the world’s top primary data center market. Unsurprisingly, the Lone Star State continued to dominate headlines, with developments ranging from AI infrastructure growth to grid challenges and strategic partnerships reshaping the industry.. Nvidiahas partnered with IREN to deploy up to 5 GW of AI infrastructure globally, positioning Texas’s Sweetwater as a flagship site for its DSX AI factory architecture. We also reported on how Texas’ Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) are becoming critical to scaling AI infrastructure in regions with expandable transmission capacity.. Despite the AI-driven boom, ERCOT has cautioned that projected power demand in Texas may not fully materialize as anticipated. The regulator’s concerns about reliability assessments and forecast adjustments highlight the challenges of balancing rapid AI infrastructure growth with realistic grid planning.. This past month also saw significant regulatory developments as states grapple with the rapid growth of AI infrastructure. In Virginia, revised permitting guidance now challenges the assumption that hyperscale backup generators are rarely used, reflecting growing community concerns over emissions as AI-driven load growth strains the grid.. Meanwhile, Oklahoma enacted the “Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act,” requiring large-load AI projects to cover their own infrastructure costs, shielding residential customers from rising electricity rates.. Elsewhere, a North Carolina House committee has advanced a sweeping bill designed to prevent utilities and ratepayers from absorbing the financial risks of massive AI-related infrastructure expansion if projected data center demand fails to materialize.. In construction news, we took a closer look at Stratos, a proposed 9 GW AI and data center campus in Utah, backed by investors including Kevin O’Leary, which has emerged as one of the most ambitious (and controversial) infrastructure projects of the AI boom.. Prime Data Centers has broken ground on SMF02, the second data center on its Sacramento campus. The 150,000 sq.ft facility will deliver 18 MW of critical IT load capacity.. CloudBurst Data Centers has broken ground on its 1.2 GW flagship data center campus located in the San Marcos/New Braunfels area of Central Texas.. According to local reports, Applied Digital Corporation plans to develop a $3.6 billion, 300-acre artificial intelligence campus known as Delta Forge 1 in the town of Boyce, Louisiana.. In Canada, Hive Digital Technologies’ subsidiary, Buzz HPC, is advancing a major infrastructure investment in Ontario, anchored by a planned new industrial-scale AI infrastructure facility in the Greater Toronto Area with approximately 320 MW capacity.. More North American data center news:. Data Center Knowledgetoured the TeraWulf and Schneider Electric campus in Buffalo, N.Y., to see what it takes to power – and cool – the data centers of the future.. Powerhouse Data Centers is planning a roughly 500-acre data center development near the City of Uhland, Texas, according to reports.. Soluna Holdings has completed the acquisition of the remaining equity interest in the Project Dorothy 1B data center campus in Texas from Navitas Global, for approximately $8.8 million.. European Data Center Developments. In Europe, we spoke to the EU agency managing critical IT systems about its vision for AI in government data center operations.. AtlasEdge has announced the completion of the sale of nine selected sites to Templus. The facilities are located in Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Zurich, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Leeds, and Copenhagen.. In the UK, Kao Data has acquired a new site on the former Frogmore Industrial Estate in Park Royal, West London. The 4.7-acre brownfield site is intended to be transformed into a new data center.. In France, SoftBank has announced plans to invest up to €75 billion ($85 billion) to develop 5 GW of data center capacity across the country, starting with three sites in Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain, targeting 3.1 GW by 2031.. Meanwhile, Ardian and Verne revealed plans for a next-generation digital infrastructure campus in Île-de-France, designed to support European AI sovereignty with low-carbon, high-performance computing resources. The €5 billion project will include a 500 MW capacity, with an initial phase of 200+ MW by 2030.. Additionally, TotalEnergies, in partnership with Dell Technologies and Nvidia, is set to deploy Pangea 5, a high-performance supercomputer that will multiply its computing power by six. This €100 million investment will enhance seismic imaging, accelerate exploration, and support AI-driven R&D to optimize energy production and modeling.. In the Nordics, energy and data center developments are evolving amid challenges. Denmark’s Energinet has paused new grid connection agreements for large electricity consumers, citing strain from overwhelming requests from data centers, batteries, and Power-to-X projects.. In Finland, Arcemsecured a campus-scale data center site in Joroinen with over 500 MW of future power potential. The site will deliver 60 MW by 2027, scaling to 100 MW by 2029, with further expansion planned. Finland’s efficient and collaborative approach to industrial development has been key to enabling large-scale digital infrastructure.. Elsewhere, EdgeConneXreportedly plans to invest around €3 billion ($3.5 billion) to build three data centers in Italy, and Equinixhas opened its MD5 data center in Alcobendas, Spain.. A rendering of Equinix KL2. (Image: Equinix). Asia-Pacific Data Centers Builds. In Asia-Pacific data center news, significant advancements are reshaping the region’s digital infrastructure landscape.. In Malaysia, NextDC celebrated the topping out of KL1, its first international Tier IV data center in Kuala Lumpur. The 65 MW facility, designed to support AI and hyperscale growth, has already achieved Uptime Institute Tier IV design certification and a Platinum rating from the Green Building Index.. Equinix announced a $190 million investment in its KL2 data center in Cyberjaya powered by renewable energy from day one. Located less than 1 km from Equinix’s existing data center in the metropolitan area, KL2 will deliver over 2,200 cabinets upon full build-out.. In Thailand, TikTok’s $29 billion investment plans were approved by the Board of Investment (BOI), aimed at strengthening the country’s role as a regional hub for data centers, cloud services, and AI infrastructure.. Additionally, Gorilla Technology Groupannounced plans for a 200 MW AI data center campus in Korat, Thailand, with six data halls supporting 150 MW of IT load and approximately 76,000 GPUs at full deployment.. Meanwhile, in Australia, CDC Data Centressecured the largest data center contract in the country’s history – a 555 MW deal with an as-yet-unnamed US investment customer. The capacity, equivalent to 40% of Australia’s total operating data center capacity in 2025, will be delivered across CDC campuses under development, with operations commencing in FY28 and FY29.. Kasi Cloud Datacenters’ Lekki campus in Lagos, Nigeria (Image: Kasi). Middle East and Africa Data Center Investments. In May, Data Center Knowledge reported on how escalating conflict involving Iran is raising fresh concerns about manufacturing and logistics networks already stretched by demand for AI servers, networking hardware, and power infrastructure. The pressure extends well beyond GPUs, encompassing printed circuit boards, optical interconnects, voltage regulation systems, and control electronics spanning AI servers, racks, and cooling systems. Read the full article to find out how these challenges are impacting global supply chains and the future of AI infrastructure development.. DPI, a global provider of integrated data center delivery solutions, has officially incorporated a new entity in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant milestone in its strategic growth across the Middle East.. According to the company, the new Saudi entity strengthens DPI’s ability to deliver end-to-end data center design, build, and fit-out services in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital infrastructure markets.. Kasi Cloud Datacenters has cut the ribbon on its Lekki campus in Lagos, Nigeria, marking the opening of what it calls West Africa’s “first hyperscale-ready, AI-capable, carrier-neutral data center platform.”. “The event signals the transition of Kasi LOS1 from construction into operational readiness, opening for the first time a world-class, sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure option for Nigerian enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies,” the company said.. Kenya has reportedly suspended plans for a $1 billion Microsoft data center temporarily due to insufficient national power capacity.. In South Africa, a formal objection has been lodged with city planners in Cape Town that two Equinix data centers should not be approved for full disclosure of their water, power, and environmental impact. According to Reuters, the Housing Assembly (HA), a social movement representing more than 20 communities in the region, says the application cannot be approved without the key information needed for officials to assess the project.
