UAE
Pure Data Centres Expands Abu Dhabi Campus to 48MW
Pure Data Centres has received final approval from TAQA to expand its AUH01 campus in Abu Dhabi from 41MW to 48MW, adding a further 7MW of IT capacity as demand for hyperscale infrastructure in the UAE continues to grow. Located on a 16-acre site, AUH01 already has its first 20MW building operational, with initial data halls delivered ahead of schedule to a hyperscale customer in 2025. The campus uses a combination of hybrid air and liquid cooling, reflecting the increasing importance of flexible technical design as AI and cloud workloads become more power and cooling intensive. Pure DC also confirmed that 100% of AUH01’s 2025 electricity consumption has been matched with International Renewable Energy Certificates, supporting the full decarbonisation of its Abu Dhabi operational energy use. More broadly, the expansion underlines the continued resilience of digital infrastructure demand in the region, even against a more cautious macro-political backdrop, and reinforces Abu Dhabi’s position as one of the GCC’s most active hubs for hyperscale and AI-ready data centre development…Read more
Ento Capital Launches Energy-Backed Digital Infrastructure Platform via Entocore Fund
Ento Capital has advanced its digital energy infrastructure strategy through the launch of the Entocore Infrastructure Fund, a DFSA-regulated Qualified Investor Fund designed to scale energy-backed data infrastructure assets across multiple markets. The platform targets a growing structural opportunity at the intersection of power and compute, as global data centre investment is projected to reach ~$1.1 trillion by 2029 and energy availability increasingly defines deployment timelines. Backed by strategic partners including Masirah Energy Gateway and PermianChain, the platform integrates energy origination, infrastructure development, and long-term offtake to support scalable asset delivery. With data centres already accounting for ~4% of global electricity consumption and demand set to rise materially, the initiative reflects a broader shift towards vertically integrated models that combine power generation with digital infrastructure. From a regional perspective, the platform reinforces the UAE’s positioning as a hub for capital deployment into next-generation infrastructure, while highlighting a growing trend across global markets: investors are moving beyond standalone data centre assets towards integrated energy and compute platforms to address both supply constraints and long-term demand growth…Read more
India
AirTrunk Enters India with 600MW Lumina Acquisition
AirTrunk has agreed to acquire Lumina CloudInfra, marking its planned entry into the Indian data centre market and adding a 600MW development pipeline across Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Backed by Blackstone and CPP Investments, the deal increases AirTrunk’s total operating and planned capacity to over 3GW across 20 campuses in six APAC markets, further reinforcing its position as one of the region’s leading hyperscale developers. The move comes as India’s data centre capacity is projected to grow from ~1.5GW in 2025 to ~10GW by 2030, driven by rapid cloud adoption, 5G rollout, data sovereignty requirements, and a large and expanding digital user base. More broadly, the acquisition highlights both the scale of opportunity and the complexity of the APAC market, where regulatory fragmentation and delivery challenges are increasingly favouring experienced platform operators. It also reflects a wider trend of hyperscale demand being met through partnerships with established developers, particularly in high-growth markets where speed-to-market and execution capability remain critical…Read more
Scotland
Blackdog AI Campus Plans Highlight Scotland’s Renewable-Led Data Centre Opportunity
Developers are progressing plans for a multi-billion-pound AI and data centre campus at Blackdog, north of Aberdeen, with ambitions to scale the site into a multi-gigawatt digital infrastructure hub powered by offshore wind. Backed by Ashfield Land and TechRE, the 200-acre development would begin with ~600MW of renewable and grid-connected capacity, with access to up to 3GW of offshore wind generation via ScotWind and INTOG projects. The scheme reflects growing demand for sites that can combine large-scale power, land, and connectivity, with private-wire renewable supply emerging as a key differentiator for hyperscale and AI deployments.
At full build-out, the project could support ~1,000 construction jobs, ~100 permanent roles, and up to 2,000 indirect positions, alongside billions in private investment – with industry benchmarks suggesting each gigawatt of capacity could require >£10 billion of capital. More broadly, the proposal highlights a structural shift in site selection: as AI demand accelerates, regions such as Scotland’s north-east are gaining traction by leveraging abundant renewable energy, existing grid infrastructure, and engineering expertise. In this context, Blackdog represents a wider trend of energy-rich locations positioning themselves as next-generation hubs for AI infrastructure, particularly as power availability becomes the primary constraint in more established markets…Read more
Europe
Pantheon Atlas Announces €50bn AI Data Centre Campus in Croatia
Pantheon Atlas has announced plans for Pantheon AI, a hyperscale AI data centre and innovation campus in Topusko, Croatia, marking what is being positioned as the largest investment in Croatian history and one of the largest private US investments in Europe. The campus is planned for 1GW of total capacity, including 800MW of usable IT load, and will be designed to accommodate NVIDIA GW-scale AI factory standards. Construction of the initial €12bn campus is expected to begin in early 2027, with full operation targeted for Q1 2029, while total investment could exceed €50bn as hyperscale tenants deploy equipment and technology at scale. The project also aims to enable the integration of up to 5.2GW of renewable energy onto Croatia’s grid, underlining the growing link between AI infrastructure, energy system expansion, and national investment strategy. More broadly, the announcement reflects how AI demand is reshaping European site selection, with emerging markets seeking to leverage land, grid relationships, renewable energy potential, and regulatory support to capture large-scale digital infrastructure investment…Read more