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STATUS
03 SEP 2026
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Acquisition of EPC Power – 800V power conversion for AI data centres & grid applications
EPC Power Corp
$4.4B
M&A
POWER / DATA CENTRES
PENDING
02 SEP 2026
Vertiv
Acquisition of Utility Innovation Group – microgrid controls & behind-the-meter power ($1.45B cash + up to $1.15B earnout)
Utility Innovation Holdings
$1.45B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
26 AUG 2026
Anthropic
Six-year AI compute capacity lease, 460MW, Nvidia Vera Rubin chips – “Monarch” campus, West Virginia
Nscale
$45.0B
INFRA
AI / DATA CENTRES
SIGNED
19 AUG 2026
Etched
Funding round – AI inference chip startup, valuation doubled in under a month to $21B
Jane Street, Sequoia, a16z, Tiger Global
$700M
FUNDING
AI / SEMICONDUCTORS
CLOSED
07 AUG 2026
Energy Vault
1.25GW AI data centre power infrastructure agreement – BESS + Caterpillar generators, Texas
Undisclosed Data Centre Customer
$550M
INFRA
ENERGY
SIGNED
07 AUG 2026
Amazon
“Project Eagle” campus expansion – 6 additional buildings (10 total), Wharton County, Texas
Internal CapEx Programme
$3.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
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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
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$8B
NEO CLOUD VC Q1
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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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The next phase of data infrastructure will not be defined by how fast we build, but by how intelligently we
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The electricity system faces a problem that new generation alone cannot solve: demand does not arrive when the grid finds
Governments Tighten Environmental Rules for AI Data Centers
Governments are stepping up scrutiny of data center development as artificial intelligence increases demand for electricity, water and grid infrastructure.
PM Courts Marubeni for AI Data Center, KAFCO Expansion
Bangladesh’s pursuit of Japanese investment is bringing an important strategic question into focus: can the country turn its growing technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are surging, environmental regulations are changing, and the continued use of traditional diesel backup generators is
Will Your Workloads Be Forced to Use Recycled Water for Cooling in Johor?
A data center can meet strict workload requirements and still face a difficult question about the water that keeps its
Solar-Powered Data Centers Could Make Wasted Energy Valuable
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