Sep 22, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
AI Pathfinder, a new data center developer has revealed plans to invest up to £18.4 billion ($24.86bn) in UK digital infrastructure, with new facilities in England and Scotland. It has also committed to investing up to £15bn ($20.2bn) in a data center at the i3 industrial park in Ayrshire, Scotland.
“This 1GW site is expected to scale into one of the largest AI infrastructure hubs in Europe, with the future potential to expand to 1.5GW,” a company statement added.
Martin Bellamy, chairman of AI Pathfinder, said: “We’ve been tracking the inflection point where slow or non-adoption of AI becomes an existential risk for government, the private sector, and public services – and that point is now in sight. Sovereign capability is becoming not just strategic, but essential.
“Our UK-based AI-as-a-Service platform will allow government, businesses, and public services to innovate at the speed of hyperscalers, with the security and data privacy of a sovereign solution. AI Pathfinder’s mission to provide the infrastructure to deliver sovereign AI-as-a-Service is a critical part of ensuring the UK is at the forefront of the AI-powered global economy.”
