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Read nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract
nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

May 07, 2026 nLighten

The canton of Geneva, Switzerland, has signed a new data center colocation agreement with nLighten. As detailed in a tender issued by the Geneva Cantonal Office for Information Systems and Digital Technology (OCSIN), the 10-year contract with the European operator’s Swiss subsidiary is worth CHF...

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Read Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

May 05, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has confirmed it is behind a planned data center project in Tyrone, Georgia. In a blog post, the company said it will host a community information session on May 19 to discuss key aspects of the development, including energy use, water and sustainability, construction timelines, design,...

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Read Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council
Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council

Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council

April 28, 2026 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.ai...

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Read Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026
Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

April 06, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft commits $1bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand Microsoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, to be used in expanding the company's data center footprint, upskill local talent, and invest in cybersecurity and...

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Read Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power
Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power

Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power

April 02, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, Chevron, and Engine No. 1 have signed an exclusivity agreement that could provide up to 2.5GW of natural gas power for a new data center, though commercial terms have yet to be finalized.Bloomberg first reported that the agreement is linked to a proposed $7 billion natural gas power...

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Read Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand
Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand

Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand

April 02, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, vice chair and president Brad Smith said after a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. The investment will be used to expand the company's data center footprint, upskill...

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Read Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers
Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers

Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers

April 01, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and Armada are partnering to integrate their edge offerings. Azure Local will be deployable in Armada’s Galleon modular edge data centers, alongside the company’s Edge Platform. The integration will allow customers to run workloads in intermittently connected, contested, or fully...

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Read Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects
Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

March 19, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has pledged to stop requiring local governments to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for its data center projects. In a blog post, the company said this commitment builds on its “Community-First AI Infrastructure Plan,” which promises to prevent data centers from raising electricity...

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Read Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter
Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

March 12, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and Meta have each committed around $50 billion to additional data center leases in the latest quarter. According to Bloomberg, citing an analysis of quarterly filings, the new deals push total future data center lease commitments by cloud companies and hyperscalers to more than $700...

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Read Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France
Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

February 25, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

The campus, to be built on land owned by Altarea, is expected to rank among the largest data center developments in France, according to the companies. Altarea has already secured a 400MW grid connection for the site. However, the exact location and construction timeline have not been disclosed....

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Read nLighten Will Feed Waste Heat From its Stuttgart Data Center Into the Local District Heating Network
nLighten Will Feed Waste Heat From its Stuttgart Data Center Into the Local District Heating Network

nLighten Will Feed Waste Heat From its Stuttgart Data Center Into the Local District Heating Network

February 13, 2026 nLighten

European Edge data center developer nLighten has signed a deal to connect one of its data centers in the German city of Stuttgart to the city’s district heating network.“The excess heat project with nLighten creates an added value for everyone involved: it delivers climate-friendly heat for our...

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Read Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.
Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

February 08, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center firm Vantage has been denied the chance to develop a new campus outside Frankfurt, Germany. The Groß-Gerau city council this month voted against entering into contract negotiations with the company Vantage Data Centers regarding the establishment of a data center.SPD parliamentary...

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Read Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft
Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

January 27, 2026 Microsoft Azure

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has signed a three year $750 million cloud computing agreement with Microsoft, reports Bloomberg. This is the first cloud agreement Perplexity has signed outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), of which it has a long-term partnership.“We are excited to partner...

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Read Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

January 16, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel this week said its Connectivity Division has secured the rights to lease a 123-hectare contiguous site near Morwell, Victoria, with a gross power capacity of up to 720MW, from Australian energy and infrastructure landowner Lightwood Group.Manjot Singh Mann, CEO of Connectivity, Keppel,...

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Read Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore
Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore

Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore

January 08, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel has secured a land lease extension for a data center campus in Singapore. The company last year announced that the relevant authorities had granted conditional approval for a 10-year land tenure lease extension for the Keppel Data Centre Campus at Genting Lane in Singapore.Keppel said the...

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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 Keppel Sells Stake in Two Singapore Data Centers to Keppel DC REIT
Keppel Sells Stake in Two Singapore Data Centers to Keppel DC REIT

Keppel Sells Stake in Two Singapore Data Centers to Keppel DC REIT

December 20, 2025 Keppel Data Center REIT

Singaporean asset manager Keppel has sold stakes in two data centers in Singapore to its data center real estate investment trust. Keppel Ltd.’s Connectivity Division has agreed to sell the remaining ten percent interest in Keppel DC Singapore 3 (KDC SGP 3) and one percent interest in Keppel DC...

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