Following the formation of Aker Nscale, a strategic joint venture between Aker ASA and the AI hyperscaler Nscale, the company is expanding its Norwegian footprint with a major new data center project in Korgen, Hemnes municipality. Positioned as a sister site to the multi-billion dollar Stargate Norway "AI Gigafactory" in Narvik, the Korgen facility is planned to utilize a grid capacity of 250 MW, drawing directly from the nearby Nedre Røssåga hydropower station.
While Aker Nscale has already secured the land rights and integrated the site into local commercial zoning plans, the project is currently awaiting final power allocation from Statnett to begin large-scale construction. Managed by an operational team in Narvik and headquartered at Fornebu, this expansion solidifies Aker Nscale’s role in delivering sovereign, renewable-powered infrastructure for partners like OpenAI and Microsoft.
Nscale is a European-based hyperscaler built specifically for AI. It delivers exceptional performance for demanding workloads like training and fine-tuning, through a vertically integrated infrastructure spanning its data centers and software stack.
May 25, 2026 Nscale
European neocloud Nscale has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall in Norway. The agreement will support the first phase of Nscale’s data center development in Kvandal. While the exact capacity has not been disclosed, the companies say it will...
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April 06, 2026 Nscale
Neocloud provider Nscale is partnering with Finnish energy company Fortum on another Nordic data center project, this time in Finland. Planned for the Sievari industrial area on land owned by the Town of Harjavalta, the development is one of several Nscale is advancing in the country. Fortum will...
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March 20, 2026 Norway
Battery and solar panel maker T1 Energy has obtained 50MW of capacity for a Norwegian site originally intended for battery cell production, now planned as a data center. The company announced this week that Norway’s national grid operator, Statnett, has allocated 50MW of power to T1 Energy’s...
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March 14, 2026 Norway
Investment firm 3i Infrastructure has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD). Announced this week, 3i plans to invest €300 million ($347.3 million) in the deal, which is expected to close in summer 2026.The data center company is being acquired from a fund...
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March 07, 2026 Norway
Plans for a proposed ammonia plant in Norway have been scrapped, with the developer now exploring the site for potential data center use. The shift comes after delays caused the project to lose its grid capacity allocation with the local grid operator Iverson eFuels has decided to terminate plans...
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