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Read Flex Acquires Data Center Power Manufacturer EPC Power In $4.4B Deal
Flex has agreed to acquire EPC Power for $4.4 billion, expanding its data center power and thermal management portfolio. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in Q4 2026. E...

Flex Acquires Data Center Power Manufacturer EPC Power In $4.4B Deal

September 04, 2026 Singapore

Flex has agreed to acquire EPC Power for $4.4 billion, expanding its data center power and thermal management portfolio. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in Q4 2026. EPC will join Flex’s Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment, building on their existing partnership....

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Read Gateway Capital Files Plans For 81MW Data Center In Sydney, Australia
Gateway Capital has filed plans for an 81MW data center in Sydney, Australia. The Frederick Street Data Centre would be built on a 1.8-hectare site at 12 Frederick Street in St Leonards. The five-s...

Gateway Capital Files Plans For 81MW Data Center In Sydney, Australia

August 27, 2026 Australia

Gateway Capital has filed plans for an 81MW data center in Sydney, Australia. The Frederick Street Data Centre would be built on a 1.8-hectare site at 12 Frederick Street in St Leonards. The five-story facility would span 16,635 sqm (179,058 sq ft) and include an on-site substation. The project...

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Read Banglalink Deploys Rooftop Solar Array At Data Center In Cumilla, Bangladesh
Banglalink has installed a 50kW rooftop solar array at its Cumilla data center, covering 2,500 sq ft and expected to generate 85,000kWh annually. The system could cut grid electricity use by 6% and...

Banglalink Deploys Rooftop Solar Array At Data Center In Cumilla, Bangladesh

August 25, 2026 Bangladesh

Banglalink has installed a 50kW rooftop solar array at its Cumilla data center, covering 2,500 sq ft and expected to generate 85,000kWh annually. The system could cut grid electricity use by 6% and reduce carbon emissions by 52 tons per year. The company also operates an 80kW solar array at its...

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Read Zerra DC Files Plans For Large Data Center Campus In Queensland, Australia
A large data center campus is planned for Queensland, Australia, with Zerra DC proposing the Western Downs Digital Park, a digital, energy, and computing hub in regional Queensland. The project, fi...

Zerra DC Files Plans For Large Data Center Campus In Queensland, Australia

August 24, 2026 Australia

A large data center campus is planned for Queensland, Australia, with Zerra DC proposing the Western Downs Digital Park, a digital, energy, and computing hub in regional Queensland. The project, filed with the Western Downs Regional Council, could include up to four phases of AI-ready data...

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Read Australia’s DXN To Supply Prefabricated Data Center To Melbourne Airport
Australian data center firm DXN has secured a AU$4.1 million (US$2.9m) contract to supply a prefabricated Edge data center to Melbourne Airport. The facility will support critical ICT infrastructur...

Australia’s DXN To Supply Prefabricated Data Center To Melbourne Airport

August 19, 2026 Australia

Australian data center firm DXN has secured a AU$4.1 million (US$2.9m) contract to supply a prefabricated Edge data center to Melbourne Airport. The facility will support critical ICT infrastructure as part of the airport’s development plan. DXN is expected to deliver the data center by the end...

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Read STT GDC Secures $1.37bn Funding for 166MW Malaysia Data Center
APAC data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has secured up to $1.37 billion in green financing for its 166MW STT Johor campus in Malaysia. The funding will support the firs...

STT GDC Secures $1.37bn Funding for 166MW Malaysia Data Center

August 13, 2026 Malaysia

APAC data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has secured up to $1.37 billion in green financing for its 166MW STT Johor campus in Malaysia. The funding will support the first phase, which will provide 16MW of IT capacity and is expected to be completed by 2027. STT GDC...

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Read Centuria Eyes More Than 250MW of Data Center Capacity in Australia
Australian real estate firm Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) is targeting more than 250MW of data center capacity across Australia. The company currently owns three data center sites, with two offeri...

Centuria Eyes More Than 250MW of Data Center Capacity in Australia

August 13, 2026 Australia

Australian real estate firm Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) is targeting more than 250MW of data center capacity across Australia. The company currently owns three data center sites, with two offering expansion potential. It has also submitted power applications for three industrial properties...

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Read Authorities Arrest Illegal Migrant Workers in Raid on Rayong Data Center Site
Twenty-four migrant workers were arrested during a raid on a Chinese-run data center construction site in Rayong, Thailand. The group included 20 Myanmar nationals and four Chinese nationals who we...

Authorities Arrest Illegal Migrant Workers in Raid on Rayong Data Center Site

August 12, 2026 Thailand / Prathet Thai

Twenty-four migrant workers were arrested during a raid on a Chinese-run data center construction site in Rayong, Thailand. The group included 20 Myanmar nationals and four Chinese nationals who were reportedly working without proper permits. Several others fled the site, with some escaping...

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Read Australia’s CDC Considers New Data Center in New Zealand
Australian data center firm CDC has expressed interest in developing a potential data center in New Zealand in partnership with Contact Energy. The proposed site is in Stratford, Taranaki, on land ...

Australia’s CDC Considers New Data Center in New Zealand

August 11, 2026 Australia

Australian data center firm CDC has expressed interest in developing a potential data center in New Zealand in partnership with Contact Energy. The proposed site is in Stratford, Taranaki, on land near Contact Energy’s former Taranaki Combined Cycle power station. CDC said the site already has...

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Read Malaysian Property Giant Sells 36-Acre Cyberjaya Site for Data Center Development
A subsidiary of Malaysian property giant Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) is selling a 36-acre land parcel in Cyberjaya for potential data center development. MRCB said it signed a con...

Malaysian Property Giant Sells 36-Acre Cyberjaya Site for Data Center Development

August 11, 2026 Malaysia

A subsidiary of Malaysian property giant Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) is selling a 36-acre land parcel in Cyberjaya for potential data center development. MRCB said it signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Digital Cosmos on August 7 to sell seven land parcels for...

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Read LG to Invest Additional $910m in 200MW Data Center Near Seoul
South Korean conglomerate LG will invest an additional 1.3 trillion won ($910 million) in its 200MW data center project in Paju, located about 19 miles (31km) north of Seoul, according to local rep...

LG to Invest Additional $910m in 200MW Data Center Near Seoul

August 01, 2026 Seoul

South Korean conglomerate LG will invest an additional 1.3 trillion won ($910 million) in its 200MW data center project in Paju, located about 19 miles (31km) north of Seoul, according to local reports. The new investment more than doubles LG’s previous commitment of 615.6 billion won ($441.7...

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Read DeepSeek Plans 1GW Data Center in Inner Mongolia, China
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek is reportedly planning to build a 1GW data center in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to a Bloomberg report. The facility is expected to be located ...

DeepSeek Plans 1GW Data Center in Inner Mongolia, China

July 31, 2026 China

Chinese AI developer DeepSeek is reportedly planning to build a 1GW data center in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to a Bloomberg report. The facility is expected to be located in the city of Ulanqab, in the south-central part of the region. People familiar with the project...

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Read New Zealand Green Party Calls for One-Year Pause on New AI Data Centre Projects
New Zealand’s Green Party has called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centre developments. The opposition party, which holds 15 seats in Parliament, said the pause would allow time to devel...

New Zealand Green Party Calls for One-Year Pause on New AI Data Centre Projects

July 27, 2026 New Zealand

New Zealand’s Green Party has called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centre developments. The opposition party, which holds 15 seats in Parliament, said the pause would allow time to develop regulations and ensure data centres benefit New Zealanders without placing pressure on natural...

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Read Eurus Energy and Toyota Break Ground on Wind-Powered Data Centre in Hokkaido
Japanese renewable energy company Eurus Energy has begun construction of the Soya Green Data Center 1 in Hokkaido, developed with Toyota Tsusho. The facility will be Japan’s first data centre direc...

Eurus Energy and Toyota Break Ground on Wind-Powered Data Centre in Hokkaido

July 24, 2026 Japan

Japanese renewable energy company Eurus Energy has begun construction of the Soya Green Data Center 1 in Hokkaido, developed with Toyota Tsusho. The facility will be Japan’s first data centre directly powered by wind energy, using electricity from the nearby Kobaoko Wind Farm via a private line....

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Read Tata Acquires Land in India for Planned OpenAI Data Centers
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reportedly acquired land in southern and western India for potential data center developments that could support OpenAI. The company received 200 acres in Andhra...

Tata Acquires Land in India for Planned OpenAI Data Centers

July 23, 2026 India / Bhārata

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reportedly acquired land in southern and western India for potential data center developments that could support OpenAI. The company received 200 acres in Andhra Pradesh and purchased an 88-acre site near Pune, Maharashtra. The reports did not confirm that the...

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Read IFC to Invest Up to $175m in AirTrunk Data Centers in Johor, Malaysia
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $175 million in AirTrunk’s planned data centers in Johor, Malaysia. AirTrunk’s JHB1 facility, which opened in July 2024, currently prov...

IFC to Invest Up to $175m in AirTrunk Data Centers in Johor, Malaysia

July 20, 2026 Malaysia

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $175 million in AirTrunk’s planned data centers in Johor, Malaysia. AirTrunk’s JHB1 facility, which opened in July 2024, currently provides more than 50MW of capacity and is expected to reach over 150MW at full build-out. JHB2,...

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Read Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus
Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus....

Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus

July 16, 2026 Australia

Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus. The AU$240 million (US$167.95 million) acquisition is expected to close in the coming weeks...

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Read PowerX and Highreso Partner on Data Center and BESS Collaboration
Japanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer PowerX and data center operator Highreso have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on deploying battery storage at Highr...

PowerX and Highreso Partner on Data Center and BESS Collaboration

July 16, 2026 Japan

Japanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer PowerX and data center operator Highreso have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on deploying battery storage at Highreso's data centers and expanding its GPU data center business. Highreso operates the GPUSOROBAN GPU...

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Read Vocus-Occupied Data Center Outside Perth Sold
A data center near Perth, leased to Australian telecommunications company Vocus, has been sold. CBRE recently announced the off-market sale of 5 Watts Place, a mixed-use data center and office faci...

Vocus-Occupied Data Center Outside Perth Sold

July 13, 2026 Australia

A data center near Perth, leased to Australian telecommunications company Vocus, has been sold. CBRE recently announced the off-market sale of 5 Watts Place, a mixed-use data center and office facility located within Bentley Technology Park, for AU$13.13 million (US$9.1 million). The property was...

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Read Kuok Group to Invest €5.3bn in Milan Data Campus
Malaysian conglomerate Kuok Group is considering investing up to €5.3 billion ($6bn) in a 300MW hyperscale data centre campus on the southern outskirts of Milan, according to Teleborsa. Italy's Ind...

Kuok Group to Invest €5.3bn in Milan Data Campus

July 02, 2026 Malaysia

Malaysian conglomerate Kuok Group is considering investing up to €5.3 billion ($6bn) in a 300MW hyperscale data centre campus on the southern outskirts of Milan, according to Teleborsa. Italy's Industry Minister, Adolfo Urso, met with K2 Strategic CEO Meng Wei Kuok on 26 June to discuss the...

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