UPDATE | Maine’s Governor vetoes LD 307 bill that halts new data center development in the state
Janet T Mills, Governor, Maine, has officially vetoed the LD 307 bill that would temporarily halt new data center development across the state, while officials study the industry’s potential impacts. The bill would have block municipalities, state agencies and quasi-independent state entities from accepting or approving applications for data centers with an electric load of […]
BT and Nscale partner to build sovereign AI DCs with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure in the UK
British Telecom (BT), the UK’s primary mobile telecommunications service provider, and Nscale, a UK-based artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company and “neocloud” hyperscaler, plan to develop sovereign AI data centers in the United Kingdom (UK) using NVIDIA full-stack AI infrastructure. The goal is to expand domestic AI computing capacity using trusted national networks so organizations can […]
Viridis secures Sydney site for Zone 4 data centre
Viridis Green Data Centres has secured a site in Sydney for a new high-security edge data centre, marking its second confirmed Australian development as it builds out a network of Zone 4 facilities. The company said it has reached a heads of agreement for a site located within 15km of the Sydney CBD, with construction […]
Renewable-powered AI factory proposed for Australia’s Kimberley region
A consortium led by Gingerah Energy is advancing plans for a gigawatt-scale data centre and energy hub in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region, positioning the project as one of the largest AI infrastructure developments proposed in Australia. The project, known as Project Meridien, is planned for a site south of Broome and is designed to […]
Portugal’s new national data center plan
The Portuguese government has introduced its Nation Data Center Plan (PNDC) , a policy framework aimed at expanding the country’s data center sector and positioning it as a European hub for digital infrastructure. The plan responds to the growing importance of data centers for economic digitalisation, investment attraction, and digital sovereignty. It also seeks to […]
NEXTDC launches AUD 1.5bn raise as contracted capacity surges
NEXTDC has launched a AUD 1.5 billion equity raising alongside an expanded funding package, following a sharp increase in contracted data centre capacity driven by hyperscale and AI demand. The company said pro forma contracted utilisation rose by 250MW (60%) to 667MW since December 2025, while its forward order book increased by 83% to 544MW, […]
Amazon signs 430MW renewable deals in Australia as energy demand rises
Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy agreements in Australia, adding 430MW of capacity and bringing its total contracted renewable portfolio in the country to around 990MW. The portfolio includes a mix of wind, utility-scale solar, distributed solar, and battery storage projects across New South Wales and Victoria, marking the company’s largest renewable investment in […]
Millicom partners with TAFS to expand Central America network capacity
Millicom, a Latin American telecommunications company, has signed a long-term commercial agreement with digital infrastructure provider Trans Americas Fiber System (TAFS), to expand its international network capacity across Central America. The deal is tied to TAM-1, a submarine cable project spanning roughly 7,000 KMs across the Americas. The system is designed to connect the United […]
ESR raises US$ 850 million, data center expansion on the anvil across APAC
ESR, an Asia-Pacific real asset owner and manager, has secured an additional US$ 850 million in equity from existing shareholders with plans to direct much of the new capital toward expanding its data center business. The funding comes as ESR accelerates its shift away from non-core assets and increases its exposure to digital infrastructure, a […]
USSC backs data centres to drive Australia’s grid transition – but bottlenecks remain
A report from the University of Sydney-based United States Studies Centre (USSC) has positioned Australia’s growing data centre sector as a potential catalyst for energy system investment, arguing that increased demand from digital infrastructure could help accelerate the build-out of renewable generation. In its paper “Powering the cloud: data centres and the future of Australia’s […]