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259 stories
- GlobeNewswire / ForesightEurope
Foresight plans 50.01% stake in Polish developer with up to 270MW Warsaw/Wrocław pipeline
Foresight plans to take control of a Polish developer with data centre projects in Warsaw and Wrocław.
- Fredon / NRW HoldingsAustralia
Fredon wins ~$115m stage-one mechanical package for Stack MEL03
Fredon won a stage-one mechanical package worth about $115m for Stack's MEL03 hyperscale campus in Melbourne.
- The GuardianAustralia
Goodman scraps $1.2bn Project Mars Lane Cove data centre amid backlash
Goodman withdrew its 90MW Project Mars plan in Lane Cove West, pointing to changing policy and community views.
- Data Centre IntelligenceAPAC
Hyundai Engineering wins ~$625m contract for 60MW Gunsan AI data centre
Hyundai Engineering won a contract to build a 60MW AI data centre in Gunsan, South Korea.
- Data Center DynamicsAustralia
Sharon AI leases GreenSquareDC SYD1 for ~8,200 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs
Sharon AI has signed up for capacity at GreenSquareDC's western Sydney campus to host thousands of Nvidia GPUs.
- Data Center DynamicsUK, Europe
Virtus secures £2.45bn financing for UK and Europe data centre build-out
VIRTUS completed a £2.45bn financing package for UK and European expansion.
Also covered by: Networking+
- BaxtelUS
Applied Digital picks Brookwood, Alabama for $3.2bn 210MW Delta Forge 2 campus
Applied Digital chose Brookwood, Alabama for its 210MW Delta Forge 2 campus.
- The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia
Galileo $1.1bn Clyde North data centre fuels Melbourne community conflict
Galileo's proposed 488MW Clyde North campus has become a focal point for wider Melbourne debate over planning gaps.
- The GuardianAustralia
Guardian: Officials say AU datacentre backlash is a faux import from the US
Some politicians and industry figures argue local opposition to data centres is being amplified by US social media narratives.
- ABC NewsAustralia
RBA: Australian data centre operators raise record $35bn in 2026
An RBA staff note finds Australian data centre operators raised a record amount of funding in 2026, mostly through debt.
- Australian Financial ReviewAustralia
AFR: Anthropic in advanced talks to anchor AirTrunk Kurri Kurri campus
Anthropic is reportedly in advanced talks to become the anchor tenant at AirTrunk's proposed Kurri Kurri campus.
- Latitude MediaUS
New Era Energy & Digital secures 20-year 207MW PPA with Vistra for Texas campus
New Era Energy & Digital signed a 20-year power deal with Vistra for its Texas campus.
- ReutersAustralia
Victoria proposes mandatory own renewables for new data centres
Victoria's draft plan would require new data centres to secure their own renewable supply, fund grid upgrades and stay away from homes.
- w.mediaAustralia
AirTrunk and CDC urge clearer national DC rules ahead of Senate hearings
AirTrunk and CDC backed a national framework for data centres ahead of Senate inquiry hearings.
- Oikonomikos TachydromosEurope, EMEA
PPC and Amazon plan 300MW (up to 1GW) data centre in Kozani, Greece
PPC and Amazon plan a 300MW data centre on a former lignite site in Kozani, Greece.
- Newcastle HeraldAustralia
AirTrunk Kurri proposal includes $37m community infrastructure fund
AirTrunk's Kurri Kurri proposal includes a $37m community fund and support for a local community battery.
- ABC NewsAustralia
Victoria grid under pressure as Melbourne data centre boom accelerates
Melbourne's data centre load is rising quickly, adding pressure to Victoria's grid and transmission plans.
- ABC NewsAustralia
ABC: Anthropic locks in $32bn Western Downs Digital Park deal
Anthropic will take space at the planned Western Downs Digital Park, billed as Australia's largest data centre.
Also covered by: Reuters, Dexus (EQS/ASX)
- Cardinal NewsUS
Appalachian Power details $264m grid upgrades for Google's 300MW Botetourt campus
Appalachian Power outlined grid upgrades to serve Google's 300MW Botetourt County campus.