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Read AirTrunk Secures $2.3bn Funding for Johor Bahru Data Centre Campus
APAC data centre firm AirTrunk has secured $2.3 billion in funding for its JHB2 campus in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Announced in 2025, JHB2 is expected to deliver more than 270MW of capacity across a ...

AirTrunk Secures $2.3bn Funding for Johor Bahru Data Centre Campus

July 29, 2026 AirTrunk

APAC data centre firm AirTrunk has secured $2.3 billion in funding for its JHB2 campus in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Announced in 2025, JHB2 is expected to deliver more than 270MW of capacity across a 520-hectare site, alongside the company’s expanding JHB1 facility. The loan was supported by 30...

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Read Microsoft Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland
Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW...

Microsoft Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland

July 14, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW of capacity with an estimated investment of $1.7 billion. Pure DC has been developing plans for the...

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Read Equinix to Reuse Data Center Heat to Warm Homes in Milan
Equinix has partnered with Italian energy company A2A to recover waste heat from its data center campus in Settimo Milanese and feed it into Milan’s district heating network. Under the agreement, E...

Equinix to Reuse Data Center Heat to Warm Homes in Milan

July 10, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has partnered with Italian energy company A2A to recover waste heat from its data center campus in Settimo Milanese and feed it into Milan’s district heating network. Under the agreement, Equinix will design and operate the heat recovery system, while A2A will use four large-scale heat...

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Read Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion
Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. T...

Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion

July 10, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. The company said the jump was largely due to its decision to stop using unbundled renewable energy...

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Read Digital Edge Plans 270MWV Data Center Campus Near Mumbai
APAC data center provider Digital Edge is reportedly planning a 270MW data center development near Mumbai, India.According to *The Economic Times*, citing a person familiar with the project, the co...

Digital Edge Plans 270MWV Data Center Campus Near Mumbai

July 06, 2026 Digital Edge DC

APAC data center provider Digital Edge is reportedly planning a 270MW data center development near Mumbai, India.According to The Economic Times, citing a person familiar with the project, the company acquired an approximately 30-acre parcel at the proposed Green Integrated Data Centre Park in...

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Read National Grid Ventures Invests $1.75bn in Gas Plant for Microsoft Texas Data Center
National Grid Ventures (NGV), the commercial arm of National Grid, has acquired a 35% stake in Joulent for $1.75 billion to support development of power infrastructure for large data centers. The i...

National Grid Ventures Invests $1.75bn in Gas Plant for Microsoft Texas Data Center

July 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure

National Grid Ventures (NGV), the commercial arm of National Grid, has acquired a 35% stake in Joulent for $1.75 billion to support development of power infrastructure for large data centers. The investment will help fund Project Kilby, a 2.67GW natural gas facility being developed with Chevron....

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Read Yondr and JK Land Holdings Secure $715m for Virginia Data Center Expansion
Yondr Group and JK Land Holdings have secured $715 million through a private offering of 6.875 percent senior secured notes due 2031 to finance the development of their Virginia data center campus....

Yondr and JK Land Holdings Secure $715m for Virginia Data Center Expansion

June 25, 2026 Yondr Group

Yondr Group and JK Land Holdings have secured $715 million through a private offering of 6.875 percent senior secured notes due 2031 to finance the development of their Virginia data center campus. The notes, issued by Yondr JK 1, LLC, will be sold to qualified institutional buyers. Proceeds will...

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Read DayOne to Acquire 65-Acre Johor Land Parcel from Malaysia’s Paragon Globe
Paragon Globe has agreed to sell a 65-acre site in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, to DayOne Data Centers for RM398 million ($96 million) under a conditional agreement disclosed to Bursa Malaysia. The parc...

DayOne to Acquire 65-Acre Johor Land Parcel from Malaysia’s Paragon Globe

June 24, 2026 DayOne

Paragon Globe has agreed to sell a 65-acre site in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, to DayOne Data Centers for RM398 million ($96 million) under a conditional agreement disclosed to Bursa Malaysia. The parcels are located in Gerbang Nusajaya, near Nusajaya Tech Park, part of Malaysia’s data center hub....

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Read Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational
The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the proje...

Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational

June 23, 2026 Microsoft Azure

The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the project was first announced. The site is part of Microsoft’s “Fairwater” data center design and will form...

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Read Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland
Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deploy...

Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland

June 19, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deployed two hydrogen-powered generators at its DB3 Data Center facility. The 12-week trial will support...

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Read Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus
Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took plac...

Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus

June 18, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 17. Smith wrote: "Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermody,...

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Read Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose
Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is e...

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

June 12, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and...

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Read STT GDC Opens New Jakarta Data Center and Breaks Ground on Two More Facilities
Asia-Pacific data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding its Jakarta campus with a series of new developments in Indonesia. The company has launched STT Jakarta 2, ...

STT GDC Opens New Jakarta Data Center and Breaks Ground on Two More Facilities

June 11, 2026 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Asia-Pacific data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding its Jakarta campus with a series of new developments in Indonesia. The company has launched STT Jakarta 2, completed the topping-out of STT Jakarta 3, and broken ground on STT Jakarta 5 and STT Jakarta 6....

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Read Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center
Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on th...

Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center

June 09, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on the country's west coast and was selected for its existing industrial infrastructure. “We are pleased...

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Read Keppel Plans 60MW Data Center in Seoul as It Expands Into South Korea
Singapore-based real estate investor Keppel will develop a 60MW greenfield data center in Ansan, near Seoul, marking its entry into South Korea’s data center market. The project will be developed t...

Keppel Plans 60MW Data Center in Seoul as It Expands Into South Korea

June 09, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Singapore-based real estate investor Keppel will develop a 60MW greenfield data center in Ansan, near Seoul, marking its entry into South Korea’s data center market. The project will be developed through Keppel Data Centre Fund III (KDCF III), which has acquired a majority stake in the vehicle...

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Read Digital Edge Secures Land in Seoul for New 60MW Data Center
Digital Edge is expanding in South Korea with the acquisition of a powered land parcel in Ansan, near Seoul. Backed by a 90MVA power agreement, the site will host SEL5, a planned 60MW data center. ...

Digital Edge Secures Land in Seoul for New 60MW Data Center

June 08, 2026 Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge is expanding in South Korea with the acquisition of a powered land parcel in Ansan, near Seoul. Backed by a 90MVA power agreement, the site will host SEL5, a planned 60MW data center. The facility will feature dual-feed power from two independent 154kV substations and support...

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Read Second Building at Edged’s Chicago Data Center Campus Topped Out
Edged Energy has topped out its latest facility at its Chicago, Illinois campus. The company said it has completed structural work on its second building at the site at 2835 Bilter Road in Aurora. ...

Second Building at Edged’s Chicago Data Center Campus Topped Out

June 05, 2026 Edge Centres

Edged Energy has topped out its latest facility at its Chicago, Illinois campus. The company said it has completed structural work on its second building at the site at 2835 Bilter Road in Aurora. The ORD01-2 data center is fully pre-leased, will deliver 72MW of capacity, and is scheduled to go...

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Read Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus
Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three d...

Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus

June 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three data center buildings, an electrical substation, and supporting infrastructure to help meet growing...

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Read Damac Digital Unveils 6GW Data Center Expansion Across Four Continents
The data center arm of UAE property conglomerate Damac has said it plans to achieve an IT capacity landbank of 6GW across 13 countries and more than 35 sites. The Dubai-based firm said it is expand...

Damac Digital Unveils 6GW Data Center Expansion Across Four Continents

June 04, 2026 DAMAC Digital

The data center arm of UAE property conglomerate Damac has said it plans to achieve an IT capacity landbank of 6GW across 13 countries and more than 35 sites. The Dubai-based firm said it is expanding in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East driven by an increasing demand for AI, cloud...

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Read EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County
EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County

EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County

June 03, 2026 EdgeConneX

US operator EdgeConneX has filed plans to construct two 730,000-square-foot (67,820 sqm) data centers in Bastrop County, Texas. Named EDCAUS11 and EDCAUS12, the projects are planned for a 180-acre site at 6682 FM 535 in Cedar Creek, which the company acquired in November 2025. The parcel is...

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