2026 AI Data Center Feed

OpenAI and the United Arab Emirates-based G42 have unveiled plans for a 5 gigawatt AI megacluster in Abu Dhabi that would dwarf existing hyperscale campuses. The partners expect to sequence construction, bringing roughly 200 megawatts onlin

Meta announced a massive agreement with Vistra Corp in January 2026 to secure 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of incremental nuclear power by extending the lifespan and increasing the output (uprating) of existing nuclear plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania

In November 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a massive $50 billion investment to expand its AI and supercomputing infrastructure specifically for the U.S. federal government. This initiative is designed to add nearly 1.3 gigawatts

In February 2026, Meta announced a massive $10 billion investment to build a new AI data center campus in the LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) District of Lebanon, Indiana. This 1 gigawatt-scale facility is designed to support the

Google announced a new hyperscale AI facility in Wilbarger County, Texas, in February 2026. The site is a pioneer in sustainable data center design, employing advanced air-cooling technologies that eliminate the need for operational water w

In February 2026, Google announced a major AI-optimized data center campus in Pine Island, Minnesota — a 600 MW facility representing one of the largest single AI compute investments in the US Midwest. The announcement is part of Google's b

In December 2025, Microsoft announced its largest-ever investment in Asia, committing $17.5 billion USD (approx. ₹1.5 lakh crore) to build a multi-region AI infrastructure hub in India. A major pillar of this project is the new "India South

Aramco Digital is partnering with Groq to establish a hyperscale inference complex in Saudi Arabia that will deploy Groq's Langua ge Processing Units at unprecedented scale. Marketed as the "world's largest inferencing data center," the pro

Digital Realty is significantly expanding its UK footprint with a $2 billion "Mega-Campus" project designed to meet the high-density power demands of AI and hyperscale workloads. The campus is projected to reach a total capacity exceeding 3

SoftBank is developing what is slated to be Japan’s largest AI data center in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. Announced in partnership with NVIDIA in November 2024, the facility will be the first in the world to receive NVIDIA DGX B200 systems (Blackw

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) created Humain in 2025 as the kingdom's national AI infrastructure company, tasked with building sovereign AI compute at a scale that positions Saudi Arabia as a global AI leader. Construction bro

Microsoft is set to launch the "Taiwan North" Azure region for general availability in 2026, representing its largest investment in Taiwan in over 30 years. The region is designed to comprise multiple data center facilities and is specifica

Vantage Data Centers has significantly expanded its Canadian footprint in early 2026, reaching a projected total capacity of 178 megawatts (MW) across its Quebec portfolio. This expansion is centered in Montreal and Quebec City, with the co

Amazon Web Services has announced major expansion of its India cloud footprint as part of the company's commitment to invest over $12.7 billion in India by 2030. This includes expansion beyond the existing Mumbai (ap-south-1) and Hyderabad

Equinix SV18, known as the Great Oaks South Data Center (GOSDC), is a significant addition to the Silicon Valley data center market, scheduled to open in Q2 2026. The 117-megawatt (MW) campus consists of three two-story buildings and is des

AWS has announced plans to establish a new cloud region in Egypt, marking the company's entry into the North African market with dedicated in-country infrastructure. Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world (110 million people)

Firebird, an AI cloud startup backed by Armenia's government, unveiled a $500 million plan in mid-2025 to build a 100 MW data center campus near Yerevan. The public–private venture is slated to launch operations in 2026 with thousands of NV

Microsoft announced a major investment in Czech Republic (Czechia) cloud infrastructure in May 2024, committing CZK 40 billion (approximately $1.7 billion) to establish an Azure region in Prague. The announcement was made during Czech Prime

Microsoft announced plans to establish an Azure datacenter region in Hungary as part of its sweeping €4.3 billion European AI and cloud infrastructure investment wave disclosed in June 2024. The Hungarian region — expected to reach general

Microsoft announced a commitment to establish cloud data center infrastructure in Nigeria as part of its Africa expansion strategy. As Africa's most populous country and largest economy, Nigeria represents a significant market for cloud and

Microsoft has committed to establishing cloud and AI infrastructure in Vietnam as part of its $1.5 billion investment in Southeast Asian AI capacity announced in 2024. Vietnam is one of the most strategically important emerging digital mark

Amazon Web Services announced a new AWS region in Lima, Peru in 2024, slated for launch in 2025-2026. The Peru region would be AWS's second in South America after São Paulo and would serve the Andean market of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and no

Equinix DA12 is a new International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data center in Dallas, Texas, representing a total investment of $835 million. The 372,517-square-foot facility is specifically designed for the high-density cooling requirements

Digital Realty entered the Malaysian market in early 2026 through the acquisition and expansion of a data center facility in Cyberjaya. The campus currently operates an initial phase (TelcoHub 1) and includes adjacent land for an additional

Equinix PA12x is a new xScale™ (hyperscale) data center located in Argenteuil, Paris North, France. Scheduled to open in Q2 2026, the 14.4-megawatt (MW) facility is purpose-built to house large-scale cloud and AI workloads for the world's l

Equinix SP7 is a new xScale™ (hyperscale) data center scheduled to open in São Paulo, Brazil, in Q4 2026. Part of a global joint venture with GIC, the facility is designed to provide 14.4 megawatts (MW) of dedicated IT load to hyperscale cl

Equinix IL3 is a new International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data center in Istanbul, Turkey, scheduled for completion in Q3 2026. Located in the Ümraniye district, the 9-megawatt (MW) facility is built to LEED Platinum standards and aims to

Equinix MD5 is a new International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data center located in the Alcobendas district of Madrid, Spain. Scheduled for completion in Q2 2026, the facility is designed with a total IT capacity of 6.4 megawatts (MW), speci

Equinix is expanding its African footprint with the construction of LG3, its first purpose-built International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data center in Lagos, Nigeria. Representing a $22 million initial investment, the facility is scheduled

Cassava Technologies and NVIDIA intend to expand their AI "factory" blueprint into Morocco, introducing high-density GPU clusters that will serve startups and public-sector programs across the Maghreb. Following the South African launch and