Bitdeer Technologies Group, a technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, through its subsidiary, Tydal Data Center (TDC) AS, is planning to develop what is being touted as Norway’s largest operational AI data center, and one of the largest in Europe by installed capacity.
It has entered into an agreement with Data Center Installations AS (DCI), a Norwegian data center and critical infrastructure specialized contractor and a Sparc Group AB subsidiary, to develop and convert the TDC facility into an artificial intelligence (AI) data center primarily for co-location of the latest Nvidia Vera Rubin AI technology. In a press release, the company revealed that the project will deliver 180 MW of gross installed capacity, and will be built primarily for co-location use according to the Nvidia reference design.
Headquartered in Singapore, Bitdeer has deployed Bitcoin mining and HPC datacenters globally, with major operations in the United States, Bhutan, Norway, Canada, Malaysia, and Ethiopia. Meanwhile, TDC was founded by Norwegian entrepreneurs Lars Naas and Haakon Bryhni, and operates one of Norway’s largest data centers, located in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag. TDC is a subsidiary of Bitdeer Technologies Group.
“The transformation of our Tydal facility is a cornerstone of Bitdeer’s global strategy to meet the explosive demand for AI data centers,” said Haakon Bryhni, Chairman and co-founder of TDC. “By transforming our existing footprint to large AI deployments, TDC will be at the forefront of the AI revolution while maintaining sustainable, capital-efficient growth and substantial local value creation. DCI’s track record shows its ability to deliver according to our high execution standards.”
“The size of the project and the execution model provide strong predictability and close control over both costs and progress,” said Bjørn Arve Olsen, Co-Founder at DCI. “At the same time, this represents a significant milestone for DCI, both financially and operationally.”
The project has an anticipated completion date of December 2026. Other than this, the only other data center project of such large scale is the upcoming Stargate Norway project. Announced in August 2025, Stargate Norway is planned to deliver 230MW of capacity, with ambitions to expand by an additional 290MW. The facility will target to deliver 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by the end of 2026.