Continental Market

South America

The AI infrastructure buildout across South America — countries, operators, capacity, and pipeline status. South America hosts 14 tracked facilities across 5 countries with 7.6 GW of combined capacity.

Facilities

14

Known Capacity

7.6 GW

Countries

5

Operators

7

Operational

8

Capacity Pipeline

7.6 GW of known capacity across 14 facilities.

Operational5.8 GW76%8
Under Construction1.6 GW21%2
Planned164 MW2%3
Announced40 MW1%1

Data Quality

100% cited
100% capacity known
100% geolocated
71% dated

Geographic footprint

14 facilities with published coordinates in this slice.

Operational Under construction Planned Announced

Peer Ranking

Where South America stands among 8 tracked continents.

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By facility count#6of 8
By known capacity#5of 8 · 7.6 GW
Share of top market
9% of the #1 continent's capacity

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Pre-built matchups involving South America — facility count, capacity, status mix, and energy breakdown side by side.

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Market Composition

How this slice breaks down

Status, operator concentration, and energy profile across 14 facilities.

Status distribution

Operational857%
Under construction214%
Planned321%
Announced17%

Energy mix

Renewable857%
Mixed429%
Other / Unknown214%

Frequently asked questions

How many AI data centers are tracked for South America?
The AI Data Center Index tracks 14 facilities for South America with 7.6 GW of known capacity.

Facilities

Facility Operator Location Capacity ↓ Status Energy Workload Readiness Sources
Scala Data CentersBrazil
Rio Grande do Sul
4,750 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
1
Elea Data CentersBrazil
Rio de Janeiro
1,500 MWunder constructionRenewableUnknown
1
MicrosoftBrazil
São Paulo
500 MWoperationalRenewableInference
1
Amazon Web ServicesBrazil
São Paulo
300 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
2
ODATA (Aligned Data Centers)Colombia
Cundinamarca
120 MWunder constructionOtherHPC / Supercomputing
1
Amazon Web ServicesChile
Santiago Metropolitan
100 MWplannedRenewableUnknown
1
MicrosoftColombia
Cundinamarca
80 MWoperationalMixedAzure AI services, Latin American enterprise AI workloads
1
GoogleChile
Santiago Metropolitan
50 MWoperationalRenewableInference
2
MicrosoftArgentina
Buenos Aires
50 MWplannedMixedMixed
1
MicrosoftChile
Santiago Metropolitan Region
50 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
1
Amazon Web ServicesPeru
Lima
40 MWannouncedMixedMixed
1
GoogleArgentina
Buenos Aires Province
40 MWoperationalOtherInference
2
GoogleColombia
Cundinamarca
40 MWoperationalMixedMixed
2
EquinixBrazil
São Paulo
14 MWplannedRenewableMixed
1