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259 stories
- The StarSE Asia
Privasia unit wins MITI approval for off-grid Bagan Datuk data centre in Malaysia
A Privasia unit received Malaysian approval for an off-grid data centre in Bagan Datuk, Perak.
- Farm OnlineAustralia
Regional Australia AI data centre boom triggers policy revamp
With more than 200 proposals nationally, states are speeding up approvals and adding conditions such as renewables, recycled water and buffers from homes.
- KalkineAustralia
SKS Technologies wins extra $38m MEL2 data centre works, total $66m
SKS Technologies won another $38m of work on the MEL2 data centre in Melbourne's northwest, taking its total on the project to $66m.
- ABC NewsAustralia
Sydney Water confirms $1.2bn Kemps Creek recycling plant could supply data centres
Sydney Water says recycled water from its new Kemps Creek plant could be supplied to data centres, prompting questions about drought resilience.
- Data Centre ReviewUK
72MW Thames Valley Park data centre in Reading plans gas fuel cells while it waits for grid
A proposed 72MW data centre in Reading would run on gas fuel cells while it waits for a grid connection.
- The Economic TimesIndia, SE Asia
AM Intelligence plans US$20bn+ for 300MW more AI capacity, orders 20,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs
AM Intelligence ordered 20,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs and plans 300MW more AI capacity.
- ESG TodayUS, Global
Amazon launches Data Center Commitment with $1bn+ for host communities
Amazon pledged its data centres won't raise local power bills and committed over $1bn to host communities.
- GlobeNewswireUS
Ares expands investment in Sabey Data Center Properties to more than US$500m
Ares has lifted its investment in Sabey Data Center Properties to more than US$500m.
- atNorthEurope
atNorth plans €2bn FIN05 data centre in Salo, Finland
atNorth plans a €2bn data centre at Salo in Finland.
- W.MediaJapan
DayOne plans 200MW data centre campus in Imari City, Japan
DayOne plans a 200MW data centre campus in Imari City, Japan.
- AFR Street TalkAustralia
Dexus hires Citi to raise equity for Australian Data Centres platform
Dexus has appointed Citi to bring new investors into its Australian Data Centres platform, which is part of the Western Downs consortium.
- Outlook IndiaIndia
Energy Capital Global commits ₹41,750 crore to 100MW AI-ready campus in Chhattisgarh
Energy Capital Global has committed to a 100MW AI-ready campus with clean power in Chhattisgarh.
- Crypto BriefingEurope
Finland investigates Google over 300ha forest clearing for Muhos data centre
Finland is investigating forest clearing for Google's Muhos data centre site.
- RampartAustralia
Firmus and CDC dissolve $73bn Project Southgate AI factory partnership
CDC and Firmus have ended their Project Southgate AI partnership, with only a fraction of the targeted capacity deployed.
- AFR Street TalkAustralia
Firmus to allocate half of A$7.9bn IPO to existing backers as bookbuild opens
Firmus told fund managers demand exceeded its float size, with about half earmarked for existing backers.
- Middle East AI NewsMiddle East
MIS lands $500m HUMAIN work order for 50MW of Saudi AI data centre capacity
Al Moammar Information Systems won a HUMAIN work order for 50MW of Saudi AI data centre capacity.
- Power EngineeringUS
Nearly 40% of US data centre projects due this year could slip on grid and supply bottlenecks
Nearly 40% of US data centre projects due this year may slip because of grid and supply bottlenecks.
- Newcastle HeraldAustralia
Newcastle Herald: why Anthropic's Claude wants a home at AirTrunk Kurri Kurri
An opinion piece explains why AirTrunk's planned Kurri Kurri campus appeals to Anthropic, citing cable security, grid upgrades and local jobs.
- Reuters (via Euronext)Europe, US, Global
Schneider Electric to buy PTC for $22.6bn to build out data centre business
Schneider Electric will buy software company PTC to strengthen its data centre business.
- The ScotsmanUK
Scottish Greens urge public consultation on hyperscale AI data centre planning guidance
Scottish Greens want a public consultation on planning guidance for hyperscale AI data centres.