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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read AVK Launches Modular Power System for Data Center Market
AVK Launches Modular Power System for Data Center Market
April 30, 2026

AVK Launches Modular Power System for Data Center Market

United Kingdom

UK-based power solutions provider AVK has launched a modular power system aimed at the hyperscale and AI data center market. The AVK PowerPod is a fully integrated, pre-engineered solution delivered as a transportable modular unit. It combines an engine for power generation with switchgear, UP...

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Read ValorC3 Lands Financing for 10MW Boise Data Center
ValorC3 Lands Financing for 10MW Boise Data Center
April 30, 2026

ValorC3 Lands Financing for 10MW Boise Data Center

ValorC3 Data Centers

Data center firm ValorC3 has secured new financing to support its expansion in Idaho. The company this week announced it has closed a credit facility with Apterra Infrastructure Capital, though the size of the financing was not disclosed. The funds will be used to continue construction of Valo...

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Read New Gas Plant Construction Costs Jump 66% Amid Data Center Demand
New Gas Plant Construction Costs Jump 66% Amid Data Center Demand
April 29, 2026

New Gas Plant Construction Costs Jump 66% Amid Data Center Demand

United States

Rising demand from data centers for natural gas power is driving up the cost of new combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants, according to a report from BloombergNEF. The report found that costs have climbed from less than $1,500 per kilowatt of capacity in 2023 to $2,157 in 2025—a 66% increas...

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Read Hut 8 Raises $3.25bn to Fund AI Campus
Hut 8 Raises $3.25bn to Fund AI Campus
April 29, 2026

Hut 8 Raises $3.25bn to Fund AI Campus

Hut 8 Canada

Data center firm Hut 8 has announced plans to sell $3.25 billion in investment-grade bonds to fund the development of its 245MW River Bend campus in Louisiana. Located in West Feliciana Parish, the River Bend project is an AI-focused data center campus that Hut 8 says could scale beyond 1GW of...

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Read Bell Canada Plans AI Data Center at Former Winnipeg Food Plant
Bell Canada Plans AI Data Center at Former Winnipeg Food Plant
April 29, 2026

Bell Canada Plans AI Data Center at Former Winnipeg Food Plant

Canada

Work is underway to convert a former protein-processing plant in Winnipeg, Canada, into an AI data center for Bell Canada. According to CBC, the facility will form part of Bell’s “AI Fabric” network, under which the company is developing multiple data centers across the country.The data center...

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Read The Rise of Data Centers in West Africa: Why Nigeria Is Leading the Digital Infrastructure Boom
The Rise of Data Centers in West Africa: Why Nigeria Is Leading the Digital Infrastructure Boom
April 29, 2026

The Rise of Data Centers in West Africa: Why Nigeria Is Leading the Digital Infrastructure Boom

Nigeria

In recent years, West Africa has been seen to emerge as a promising frontier for digital infrastructural investments. This has spotlighted West Africa to global technology firms, investors, and policymakers alike. At the center of this transformation is Nigeria, where a surge in data center de...

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Read Blockchain Unveils $9.9bn Data Center Investment Plan
Blockchain Unveils $9.9bn Data Center Investment Plan
April 29, 2026

Blockchain Unveils $9.9bn Data Center Investment Plan

DMG Blockchain Solutions

BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure has outlined plans for a US data center development pipeline totaling around 715MW. The New York-listed company detailed the strategy in an April 2026 investor presentation, highlighting current and proposed sites across South Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas, a...

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Read Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India
Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India
April 28, 2026

Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

Google

Google has broken ground on its $15 billion data center project in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 to mark the start of construction. The event was jointly hosted by Google, AdaniConneX, and Nxtra by Airtel, and was attended ...

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Read Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council
Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council
April 28, 2026

Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council

Wales

A proposal to convert a former chemical plant into an AI data center in North Wales, UK, has been rejected by the local council. Anglesey County Council turned down the planning application for the site of the former Octel factory at Amlwch Port, according to the North Wales Chronicle. Carbon3...

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Read Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas
Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas
April 28, 2026

Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas

Core Scientific

Core Scientific has secured additional capacity for its AI and HPC data center development in West Texas. The company is transitioning its Pecos campus from Bitcoin mining to AI and high-performance computing hosting. Currently operating with 300MW of mining capacity, Core Scientific said this...

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Read I Squared Capital Buys Brazil-Based Elea
I Squared Capital Buys Brazil-Based Elea
April 28, 2026

I Squared Capital Buys Brazil-Based Elea

Brazil / Brasil

Investment firm I Squared Capital has acquired a majority stake in Brazilian data center operator Elea. Announced this week, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Elea operates nine data center campuses across Brazil, including in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília. The company ...

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Read Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers
Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers
April 27, 2026

Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

Amazon AWS

Amazon has partnered with French utility company Veolia to reduce water use and expand water-reuse technology across its data center operations in Mississippi. The collaboration will focus on using reclaimed water for cooling, with the first facility expected to come online in 2027. As part of...

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Read Oracle Lands Financing for Michigan Data Center Project
Oracle Lands Financing for Michigan Data Center Project
April 27, 2026

Oracle Lands Financing for Michigan Data Center Project

Oracle

Oracle has secured financing for its planned $16 billion data center project in Michigan, bringing months of negotiations to a close. To fund the development, Bank of America sold $14 billion in bonds tied to the project, with Pimco acquiring $10 billion, according to Bloomberg. The remaining ...

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Read Top Data Center News for 20th-25th April, 2026
Top Data Center News for 20th-25th April, 2026
April 27, 2026

Top Data Center News for 20th-25th April, 2026

United States

Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data CenterMeta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, beginning construction on a 340 acre campus in Tulsa dubbed Project Anthem, expected to involve around $1 billion in investment.Google Starts Work on New Data Center in AustriaGoogle has b...

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Read Pace to Develop 100MW Data Center in Glasscock County, Texas
Pace to Develop 100MW Data Center in Glasscock County, Texas
April 27, 2026

Pace to Develop 100MW Data Center in Glasscock County, Texas

Texas

A “Texas-first” data center with an initial 100MW of capacity is being planned in the Lone Star State. New developer Pace is proposing the facility at a site in Glasscock County. The scheme, dubbed the Lone Star Project, is described as “reflecting a Texas-first development philosophy from sta...

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Read Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill
Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill
April 27, 2026

Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill

Maine

capacity, which would have remained in place until November 1, 2027. Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have introduced the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the US. LD307 had passed both legislative chambers, gaining approval from the House of Representatives ...

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Read Naver Raises $270m for AI Data Center Project in Sejong
Naver Raises $270m for AI Data Center Project in Sejong
April 24, 2026

Naver Raises $270m for AI Data Center Project in Sejong

Naver Corp.

South Korean AI cloud company Naver has secured a 400 billion won ($270 million) loan from the country’s Public Growth Fund to support the development of its AI data center in Sejong. Approved by the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the financing will fund the expansion of Naver’s Sejong f...

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Read Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal
Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal
April 24, 2026

Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal

Minnesota

A $4 billion data center project has been rejected by local officials in Nobles County, Minnesota. Renewable energy developer Geronimo Power had been considering a 959-acre site between 200th Street and 190th Street for the development of eight data center buildings totaling 2.5 million sq ft ...

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Read Pure DC Plans 7MW Expansion of Abu Dhabi Data Center
Pure DC Plans 7MW Expansion of Abu Dhabi Data Center
April 24, 2026

Pure DC Plans 7MW Expansion of Abu Dhabi Data Center

Pure Data Centres Group

Pure Data Centres is set to expand its Abu Dhabi campus by 7MW. The company this week announced it has received final approvals from TAQA to increase IT capacity at its AUH01 site from 41MW to 48MW, alongside plans to fully decarbonize its operational energy use in Abu Dhabi. Located on a 16-a...

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Read Thor Equities Plans 460,000 Sq ft Data Center Near Urbana
Thor Equities Plans 460,000 Sq ft Data Center Near Urbana
April 23, 2026

Thor Equities Plans 460,000 Sq ft Data Center Near Urbana

Thor Equities Group

Real estate firm Thor Equities is looking to build a 460,000 sq ft (42,735 sqm) data center campus near the city of Urbana in western Ohio. Urbana residents began speculating about a potential data center proposal after a local newspaper reported that Thor Equities had bought a 47.6-acre land ...

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