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INDUSTRY DEALS & CAPEX TRACKER
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COMPANY / DEAL
COUNTERPARTY
VALUE
TYPE
SECTOR
STATUS
13 JUL 2026
Meta Platforms
Hyperion campus expansion to 5GW – Richland Parish, Louisiana
Internal CapEx Programme
$40.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
06 JUL 2026
Anthropic
20-year AI infrastructure lease – Justified Data campus, Hawesville, Kentucky
TeraWulf Inc.
$19.0B
INFRA
AI / DATA CENTRES
SIGNED
03 JUL 2026
Pure DC
Debt financing secured against Dublin & Amsterdam data centre campuses
Undisclosed Lenders
$2.7B
FUNDING
DATA CENTRES
CLOSED
29 JUN 2026
Digital Realty
Purchase of Blackstone’s 64% interest in three Northern Virginia data centres
Blackstone
$3.5B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
25 JUN 2026
Constellation Energy
1.2GW nuclear PPA – dedicated capacity for hyperscale AI demand (per SEC 8-K)
Undisclosed Hyperscaler
1.2GW
PPA
ENERGY
SIGNED
03 JUL 2026
Switch
Seeking new funding round to expand AI data centre capacity
Undisclosed Investors
$2.0B
FUNDING
DATA CENTRES
PENDING
26 MAY 2026
200MW AC solar PPA – “Solstice” project, Oklahoma (SPP market)
Enlight / Clēnera
200MW
PPA
ENERGY
SIGNED
23 FEB 2026
Amazon
Data centre campuses – Caddo & Bossier Parishes, Northwest Louisiana
Internal CapEx Programme
$12.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
APR 2026
Bridge Data Centres
Bain Capital divesting controlling stake – Southeast Asia & India platform
Bain Capital
$5.0B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
PENDING
Top Stories
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AWS Begins Telangana Data Center Campus Construction in Hyderabad
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially begun construction of its flagship data center campus in Telangana, marking another major milestone […]
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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) has agreed to sell one of its long-held
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Gujarat has launched a new policy aimed at accelerating investments in hyperscale digital infrastructure
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Ecolab Deepens Cooling Strategy With $4.75B CoolIT Acquisition
Ecolab is making one of its biggest moves yet into AI infrastructure after completing its $4.75 billion acquisition of liquid cooling specialist CoolIT Systems
Pure DC and AVK Deploy Europe’s First 110 MW Data Center Microgrid in Dublin
The Pure DC Dublin microgrid has made history as Europe’s first large-scale on-site data center microgrid, launched in partnership with power solutions provider AVK at Pure DC’s campus in Ireland.
Pace Digitek Partners With MEGMEET to Expand AI Data Center Power Business
India’s AI infrastructure ecosystem continues to mature as domestic technology manufacturers move beyond traditional telecommunications and industrial markets toward high-growth digital infrastructure opportunities
CapitaLand Sells Singapore Data Center to Unlock Capital for Growth
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) has agreed to sell one of its long-held Singapore data center assets in a transaction that highlights how infrastructure owners are increasingly recycling mature digital assets to fund the next phase of expansion
Supermicro Expands End-to-End DCBBS Liquid Cooling Portfolio for High-Density AI Infrastructure
Supermicro is responding to that shift by expanding its Rear Door Heat Exchanger (RDHx) portfolio, giving operators additional pathways to deploy liquid cooling across both greenfield and existing facilities.
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$8B
NEO CLOUD VC Q1
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The Substation Is No Longer Someone Else’s Problem
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According to research from Goldman Sachs, current global data center capacity demand sits around 62GW.
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AI infrastructure has fundamentally altered the thermal equation inside data centers.
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AI INFRASTRUCTURE
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Future-Proof AI Data Centers With Hybrid Cooling That Adapts and Protects
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SoftBank’s Battery Strategy Could Reshape AI Data Center Infrastructure in Japan
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SUSTAINABILITY
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India’s digital infrastructure ambitions have entered a phase where scale matters more than symbolism. The
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- 14 MIN
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The Rise of the Hectare-Watt: Land-Use Economics in Compute-Greenhouse Colocation
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When Your PUE Looks Perfect But Your Carbon Story Fails
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The 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Lie: How Hourly Matching Rules Are Rewriting Sustainability Claims
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How Water Discharge Permits Are Quietly Capping Data Center Growth
- 6 MIN
POWER & ENERGY GRID
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PowerX and Highreso Partner to Strengthen Japan’s AI Infrastructure Strategy
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Japan’s artificial intelligence infrastructure market is entering a new phase where power resilience is becoming
- 3 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
ECL and PowerCell Target 300 MW Hydrogen Buildout for AI Data Centers
- 3 MIN
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Leeward Renewable Energy Invests $1.5 Billion To Expand Oklahoma Solar Fleet
- 3 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
Proxima Fusion Secures €411 Million with Backing from Google
- 4 MIN
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CyrusOne Expands Texas Footprint With Sixth San Antonio Campus
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BlackRock and ACS Launch Coravel to Accelerate Global Hyperscale Data Center Development
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AWS Begins Telangana Data Center Campus Construction in Hyderabad
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The AI Boom Needs Stronger Indigenous Land Safeguards
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Britain’s Grid Is Holding Renewable Energy Hostage Today
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New York Data Centers Ban Won’t Make AI Infrastructure More Affordable
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“We are not building AI. We are building the electricity grid of the 21st century — and like all infrastructure, the nations that own it will define what is possible for everyone else.”
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Analysis
Why the Chip War Is Actually a Data Centre War in Disguise
The geopolitics of semiconductors gets all the attention, but the real battleground is where those chips are deployed — and who controls the power to run them.
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Governments rushing to adopt open-weight models as a sovereignty strategy are missing the infrastructure problem entirely.
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From Misconception to Momentum: 2026 Trends for the UK’s Data Centre Sector
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Telefónica is once again exploring a sale of its Telxius subsea cable business, reopening a strategic process that reflects the
FERC Mandates Grid Reliability for Rising AI Power Loads, Data Centers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has expanded the federal reliability framework by directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Hydrogen fuel cells for data center power
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Infrastructure Underneath Cloud Software: A New Layer in AI Stack
Cloud computing has always appeared as a software-driven business from the outside, yet every service still depends on physical assets
Latin America Tops Global Data Center Capacity Growth Rankings
Latin America has moved ahead of every other major region in data center capacity growth, signaling a broader shift in
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Top 10 Impactful Players in Data Infrastructure Series: Part 3
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The Substation Is No Longer Someone Else’s Problem
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AI Impact Summit 2026: Leader Shaping Infrastructure’s Next Era – Part 2
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AI Impact Summit 2026: Leader Shaping Infrastructure’s Next Era
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Investment Alone Will Not Win Data Center Expansion
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