May 12, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
1. Amazon to Invest $4billion in the Chile Region
Amazon Web Services has committed to investing over $4 billion in developing a cloud region in Chile to support the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of data centers in the country
2. Prometheus Hyperscale to Power Wyoming Data Center with Natural Gas
US data center developer, Prometheus Hyperscale, has signed a partnership agreement to power its Wyoming data center with a natural gas power solution tied to carbon removal credits at its 1.2GW hyperscale data center campus in Evanston, Wyoming.
3. Virginia Governor Vetoes Data Center Oversight Bill
The Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have installed new oversight measures for planned data centers in the state, in a rejection of calls for increased environmental and community protections.
4. Portus to Build 5.5MW Data Center in Munich, Germany
European operator Portus Data Centers this week announced an expansion of its Munich colocation campus with the construction of an additional 5.5MW facility, setting not only technological but also ecological standards.
5. Edged Breaks Ground on Dada Center in Des Moines, Iowa
Edged this week broke ground in Iowa with the development of its newest data center in Ankeny, built for high-density artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
