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Top Data Center News from 12th-17th May 2025

May 19, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Blue Owl Closes $7 billion Digital Infrastructure Fund 

Blue Owl Capital Inc. has successfully closed its latest digital infrastructure fund focused on data center development and acquisition with $7 billion of total capital commitments, exceeding the original target of $4 billion.

FivePoint Launches PowerBridge LLC

Five Point Infrastructure LLC has formed and fully funded PowerBridge LLC, with an equity commitment of up to $1 billion to focus on developing, building, and managing gigawatt-scale data center campuses throughout North America.

 Angela Rayner Overturns Decision to Block Data Center Planned for Hertfordshire

UK deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has overruled local councillors and given the green light to a £1 billion data center in Abbots Langley on the premise that the development would provide around three percent of the forecasted growth in data center capacity.

ThunderHead to Deliver Up to 1.5 GW of Offgrid Natural Gas Power

Thunderhead Energy Solutions, a US-based behind-the-meter natural gas power developer, has secured funding from Harbert Management Corporation (HMC) to develop up to 1.5GW of power generation capacity for the data center market.

Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta

Equinix this week inaugurated its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data center an eight-story facility offering 550 cabinets, capable of providing comprehensive solutions to meet the needs of businesses in Indonesia both locally and internationally.


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