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Read Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas
Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas

Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas

January 08, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is planning to invest $400 million in a data center project in Castroville, Texas. Dubbed SAT 82, the data center will be located at 2580 Farm to Market Road, 471 N in Castroville, a town to the west of San Antonio. The data center will span 195,670 sq ft (18,178 sqm) across one story,...

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Read Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power
Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power

Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power

January 05, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center developer Vantage Data Centers has signed a strategic partnership with US natural gas and oil services company Liberty Energy to deliver utility-scale power solutions for its North American data center portfolio. Under the terms of the agreement, Liberty Power Innovations (LPI), a...

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Read Microsoft Signs Two PPAs with Iberdrola in Spain
Microsoft Signs Two PPAs with Iberdrola in Spain

Microsoft Signs Two PPAs with Iberdrola in Spain

December 22, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Iberdrola in Spain representing 150MW of contracted capacity. The power is tied to two onshore wind power projects in the country, the 94MW Iglesias Wind Farm, in Burgos, Castilla y León and the 101MW El Escudo Wind Farm, in...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase CO2 Removal Credits from InPlanet
Microsoft to Purchase CO2 Removal Credits from InPlanet

Microsoft to Purchase CO2 Removal Credits from InPlanet

December 20, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a carbon removal deal with Brazilian enhanced rock weathering (ERW) firm InPlanet for more than 28,500 tons of carbon credits. The removals will be generated through InPlanet’s ERW program in Brazil, which is the largest in the country, spanning more than 12,000 hectares of...

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Read Empyrion Eyes 200MW Data Center Campus in Johor, Malaysia
Empyrion Eyes 200MW Data Center Campus in Johor, Malaysia

Empyrion Eyes 200MW Data Center Campus in Johor, Malaysia

December 13, 2025 Microsoft Azure

APAC data center firm Empyrion Digital is expanding into Malaysia, with the company this week announcing plans for a 200MW campus in Johor. Located in Nusajaya within the SiLC Industrial Cluster of Johor, the 34.9-acre MY1 campus is set to feature five 40MW buildings, with the first phase...

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Read Microsoft Signs 3.6 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal
Microsoft Signs 3.6 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal

Microsoft Signs 3.6 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal

December 10, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a carbon removal deal with low-carbon fuel firm Beaver Lake Renewable Energy for 3.6 million tons of carbon removal units (CRU) over a 12-year period. The carbon removal units will be delivered from the company’s Beaver Lake biomethanol plant near Pineville, Louisiana, which...

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Read Microsoft Plans $17.5bn AI Infrastructure Investment in India
Microsoft Plans $17.5bn AI Infrastructure Investment in India

Microsoft Plans $17.5bn AI Infrastructure Investment in India

December 09, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft revealed today that it would be spending $17.5 billion on AI infrastructure in India during the next four years starting in 2026, as well as a $5.42bn pledge to Canada in the next two years. A post on X by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: "Thank you, PM Narendra Modi, for an inspiring...

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Read Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus
Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus

Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus

December 01, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that its fourth facility (KUL14) on the company’s first Cyberjaya campus in Malaysia is now operational. The 16MW data center is fully leased to a single unnamed customer.“We are thrilled to welcome our customer to KUL14 and support their expanding...

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Read Vantage Finalizes $1.6bn Investment into APAC Platform
Vantage Finalizes $1.6bn Investment into APAC Platform

Vantage Finalizes $1.6bn Investment into APAC Platform

November 22, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has finalized a $1.6bn investment into its APAC platform using to acquire Yondr’s JHB1 campus in the southern peninsular Malaysian state of Johor. The facility sits on a 73-acre land parcel, and Vantage intends to expand the data center to deliver more than 300MW of capacity...

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Read Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain
Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain

Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain

November 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has received the initial approval for its planned data center campuses in the Aragón region in Spain, dubbed MSFT Region, that will see the development of three campuses in La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego, and Zaragoza, as well as their interconnection via fiber optics.The project is...

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Read Vantage Plans 192MW Data Center Campus in Virginia
Vantage Plans 192MW Data Center Campus in Virginia

Vantage Plans 192MW Data Center Campus in Virginia

November 10, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is expanding its footprint in Virginia with a $2 billion, 192MW campus near Fredericksburg in Stafford County. The campus will be Vantage’s fourth in Virginia and brings the company’s statewide capacity to 782MW with a combined investment of approximately $8bn.“The...

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Read Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia
Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

November 08, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has detailed its plans for a second cloud region in Johor, Malaysia, just months after Microsoft launched its Kuala Lumpur cloud region. The region will be known as Southeast Asia 3, and was first revealed by the company in October. YB Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia’s Minister of Digital,...

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Read Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE
Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

November 05, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and G42 are teaming up to expand their data center capacity in the UAE by 200MW, as part of the previously announced $15.2 billion investment in the country. The expanded data center capacity will be provided by G42's subsidiary, Khazna Data Centers, and is expected to go live before...

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Read Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren
Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

November 03, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a $9.7bn deal with Iren to access the neocloud's GPUs. The agreement will give Microsoft access to Iren's Nvidia GB300s. The total value of the contract is $9.7bn, with Microsoft providing 20 percent in prepayment.Daniel Roberts, co-founder & co-CEO of Iren, said: “We’re...

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Read OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster
OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster

OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster

October 23, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

OpenAI plans to deploy another Stargate data center cluster, this time in Port Washington, Wisconsin, to be developed alongside Oracle and Vantage Data Centers, on a site from powered land provider Cloverleaf Infrastructure.The Wisconsin site, codenamed Lighthouse, is planned to support 'close to...

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Read Vantage Plots Second Italian Data Center Campus
Vantage Plots Second Italian Data Center Campus

Vantage Plots Second Italian Data Center Campus

October 16, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Data center operator Vantage this week announced plans for MXP2, expanding its footprint in Lombardy. The €350 million ($407m) campus, located in Castelletto some 15 kilometers from central Milan, will feature two three-story data center buildings delivering a combined 32MW of critical IT...

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Read Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan
Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan

Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan

October 02, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Japanese energy firm Shizen Energy for 100MW of solar power in Japan.The power will be supplied from four solar projects in the Kyushu and Chugoku regions of Japan. According to Shizen, all four projects have reached financial close, and...

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Read Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra
Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra

Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra

September 25, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a deal with green steel company Stegra for the supply of low-carbon steel for use within its data centers. The agreement will see Stegra deliver green steel, which it claims is up to 95 percent less carbon-intensive than conventional steel, to Microsoft's data center...

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Read Vantage Enters Spain with €3.2 billion Investment
Vantage Enters Spain with €3.2 billion Investment

Vantage Enters Spain with €3.2 billion Investment

September 19, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

US operator Vantage Data Centers is entering the Spanish market and has announced plans to invest €3.2 billion ($3.78bn) in developing a data center campus in Villanueva de Gállego, the Zaragoza area of Aragon. The project will be developed in collaboration with the Aragonese company Desarrollos...

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Read Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale
Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale

Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale

September 18, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a deal to rent $6.2 billion of AI computing power in Norway. The capacity will be provided by Nscale and Norwegian investment company Aker. The compute capacity will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and it seems to be from the same data center as announced earlier...

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