Jan 05, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Data4 Chosen for €5bn Data Center Project in Northern France
Data4 is leading a €5 billion ($5.86 billion) project to develop a data center campus at a former steelworks in northern France. The company has been selected to deliver the campus at the Soufflantes industrial park in Escaudain, near Denain, which is just outside the city of Valenciennes.
TNE Partners with Data District to Support 1GW Data Center Pipeline in Alberta, Canada
Technologies New Energy (TNE) has partnered with Data District to support the development of AI-ready data centers in Alberta, Canada. According to the partners, the data centers will be designed to support advanced computing workloads, including high-density AI applications and sustainability in data centers.
Blue Owl Backs Out of Funding Oracle's $10bn Michigan Facility
Blue Owl Capital is not planning to provide financial backing for Oracle's planned $10 billion data center in Saline Township, Michigan, expected to have an IT capacity of 1 GW, consisting of three 550,000-square-foot (51,097 sqm) single-story buildings.
AWS Gets Greenlight for Three Data Centers in Dublin
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has received planning permission for three data centers on a 65-acre site at Cruiserath Road in north Dublin, Ireland, spanning over 40,000 square meters and each on two levels.
OADC Acquires NTT Data Centers in South Africa
Pan-African data center firm Open Access Data Centres (OADC) is acquiring a portfolio of NTT data centers in South Africa. According to CCSA, the deal is set to see OADC affiliates, OADC Propco and OADC Opco, acquire seven data centers currently owned and operated by NTT Data SA.
