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AI-generated editorial illustration of a large European data-centre campus beside a metropolitan skyline, representing continued FLAP-D capacity growth.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

JLL puts FLAP-D live data-centre capacity at 3.8GW

FLAP-D remains tight as large AI training projects look to power-rich secondary markets for room to grow.

Aug 10, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a prefabricated data-centre power module containing electrical cabinets, transformers and integrated power equipment

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

Bridge Data Centres launches PowerCore 5.0 power module

Bridge Data Centres launched PowerCore 5.0, a prefabricated power module that moves assembly and testing off-site for high-density AI facilities.

Aug 10, 2026
Editorial illustration of a folded data-centre blueprint leaving an undeveloped Maryland site while capital paths branch elsewhere.

North America Datacenter Trends

Amazon has left the Calvert site, not explained where the capital goes

Amazon says it will not proceed with the Calvert Technology Center site in Maryland and, in its first on-record explanation, describes the move as a portfolio-allocation decision rather than a political one. The proposed three-campus, roughly 500 MW concept has left the local…

Aug 10, 2026
Editorial image of a closed planning gate before an active Oregon data-centre construction queue and battery storage units.

North America Datacenter Trends

Hillsboro has closed the data-centre intake, not the project pipeline

Hillsboro’s 120-day land-use moratorium stops new data-centre and battery-storage applications from entering the city system. It does not cancel projects already being built or assessed. A separate 180-day pause applies to Strategic Investment Program agreements with stand-alone…

Aug 10, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing an Oregon policy meeting, the state Capitol, data-centre infrastructure and a conceptual map of local approval conditions

North America Datacenter Trends

Oregon advisers reject statewide data-centre moratorium

Oregon advisers reject a statewide data-centre moratorium as Kotek backs local pauses while the state develops new rules.

Aug 10, 2026
Editorial image of sealed blank finance cases overlooking an unfinished US solar and data-centre construction site.

North America Datacenter Trends

SoftBank has paid ahead of its US infrastructure; conversion is now the test

SoftBank Group spent JPY968.929bn in one quarter acquiring US power-generation and data-centre assets, and JPY637.772bn—65.8%—was recorded as advance payments. The scale is substantial, but it does not describe a commissioned fleet or even a data-centre-only portfolio. A second…

Aug 9, 2026
Editorial image of an unfinished data-centre hall and electrical works on a snowy Canadian prairie beside two reflective channels.

North America Datacenter Trends

Bell’s AI build is taking cash before its megawatts become measurable

BCE generated more cash from operations in the second quarter, yet had less free cash left after investment. Operating cash flow rose 11% to C$2.162bn while free cash flow fell 9.5% to C$1.042bn, as capital expenditure climbed 41.5% to C$1.080bn. Bell AI Fabric construction is…

Aug 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of a West Texas data-centre campus supplied by separate gas generation, batteries and solar arrays.

North America Datacenter Trends

Amazon’s 7.65GW private-power bet moves the grid boundary, not the risk

Amazon has confirmed that its planned Pecos County data centre will rely on new on-site generation. The confirmation supplies the missing customer-side link to Pacifico Energy’s GW Ranch, a private-power campus whose Texas air permit covers 7.65GW of gross gas-fired generation.…

Aug 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of two data-centre buildings under construction beside farmland, utilities and planning documents in Gilroy.

North America Datacenter Trends

AWS’s Gilroy build exposes the gap between public record and public visibility

Amazon Web Services did not build in Gilroy without paperwork. The city ran a 45-day environmental review, received six comment letters and published the approval record. Yet the 56-acre, 438,500-square-foot campus reached construction without a Planning Commission or City…

Aug 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of an early-stage Texas semiconductor campus with construction, reservoir water, treatment systems and electrical substations.

North America Datacenter Trends

TeraFab’s $16.8bn first phase moves the bottleneck inside the factory gate

SpaceX has now put an address and an opening capital estimate on its TeraFab ambition: Grimes County, Texas, and approximately $16.8bn for an initial phase funded by SpaceX and Tesla. That is a material narrowing of a project that was already visible in prospectus and county…

Aug 8, 2026
Editorial illustration contrasting installed liquid-cooled GPU racks with a larger dark data-centre hall awaiting future deployment.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

Sharon AI has sold five years of demand before it has started the revenue clock

Sharon AI’s new contract creates a precise commercial promise and an imprecise operating obligation. An unnamed global AI platform has agreed to a five-year, $373m take-or-pay service, with an initial deployment expected to use 2,048 NVIDIA B300 GPUs. Revenue is expected only…

Aug 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration representing SKY47 and ZTE's Karakoram-01 data centre in Islamabad, highlighting 8.5MW total power and liquid cooling.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SKY47 and ZTE launch 8.5MW Islamabad data centre

Karakoram-01 has launched with 8.5MW of stated total power, but available IT capacity and customer deployments have not been disclosed.

Aug 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of powered development land, electricity pylons and a substation, representing Harworth's proposed second data-centre land sale.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Harworth in talks to sell second data-centre site

Harworth is negotiating a second data-centre land sale at a site with planning and power, while its wider 800MW connection portfolio remains at different stages.

Aug 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a large data-centre campus and electrical substation, representing CDC’s proposed 144MW KC1 project in Kemps Creek.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

CDC files for 144MW Kemps Creek data centre

CDC's 144MW KC1 proposal has entered New South Wales' planning process, but construction and power-delivery dates have not been disclosed.

Aug 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a large data-centre campus in Qatar, representing MEEZA’s planned M-VAULT expansion.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

MEEZA secures QAR1.6bn for 44MW expansion

MEEZA's new Dukhan Bank facility will fund three M-VAULT projects expected to add about 44MW of data-centre capacity in Qatar.

Aug 8, 2026
Capital pathways converge on one illuminated AI-factory module while successive Australian campus modules remain skeletal or wrapped beside power and cooling systems.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Firmus’s $2bn commitment buys an execution runway, not live AI capacity

Firmus has received full commitments for a USD2 billion equity round at a post-money valuation above USD10.5 billion. That is a powerful financing signal for an Australian AI-infrastructure platform, but its value lies in what happens after subscription: closing, cash receipt…

Aug 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a proposed Melbourne data-centre campus beside electricity infrastructure, representing GreenSquare’s planned 240MW MEL1 development.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

GreenSquare plans 240MW Melbourne data centre

GreenSquare plans a 240MW campus in Spotswood with a 220kV power design, while planning approval and grid capacity remain central to delivery.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a 71-acre data-centre development site in Culpeper, Virginia, showing nearby power and fibre infrastructure

North America Datacenter Trends

STACK buys $66.4m Culpeper data-centre site

STACK has acquired a zoned 71-acre site in Culpeper, but has not disclosed a site-specific power allocation or construction timetable.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial infographic representing Asturias’s proposed €1.23bn Digital Valley38 data-centre project in Salas, with ten modules and 120MW of planned capacity

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Asturias presents €1.23bn Salas data-centre plan

Asturias has presented Digital Valley38, a ten-module 120MW data-centre project in Salas, with construction planned from late 2027 to 2030.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial graphic showing an AI data centre and power infrastructure with SK Telecom AIDC revenue growth of 92.5% and SK Hyper’s 5GW target

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SK Telecom AIDC revenue nearly doubles in Q2

SK Telecom’s AIDC revenue reached KRW136.2bn in Q2, while SK Hyper must secure sites, build substations and acquire customers for 5GW from 2029.

Aug 7, 2026