Digital Realty buys land in Los Angeles for 32MW data center
US data center operator Digital Realty has purchased a 5-acre site in Vernon, Los Angeles, for $49 million to develop a new 32MW facility. The land, located at 4400 Pacific Blvd, currently hosts a 253,200 sq ft industrial building dating back to 1925. Frank Schulz from the Klabin Company, who represented Digital in the deal, said: “This acquisition underscores both their commitment to the Southern California market and the rise of Vernon as a pivotal hub for digital infrastructure.”
At the same time, Digital sold several older US data centers in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, and Dallas, totaling more than $120m in sales. The company also acquired land near its Franklin Park campus in Chicago to support over 40MW of additional IT capacity. Timelines for development in Los Angeles were not disclosed.
Patria’s Omnia joins construction of TikTok linked data centre in Brazil
Omnia, backed by Patria Investments, will build its first large-scale sustainable data center in Ceará, Brazil, in partnership with Casa dos Ventos. The facility will start with 200MW of capacity and has been strongly linked to TikTok owner ByteDance. Construction is set to begin later this year, with operations slated for the second half of 2027. Omnia will invest up to US$2 billion, while total project investment could reach 50 billion reais (US$8.7bn). The site will run fully on renewable wind energy and use a closed-loop cooling system to minimize water consumption.
Located in the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex near major subsea cables in Fortaleza, the data center is positioned to support both domestic and international AI and cloud workloads. Rodrigo Abreu, CEO of Omnia, said the project will help drive sustainable digital growth in Brazil, while Lucas Araripe of Casa dos Ventos called it a pioneering step in the rise of megadatacenters in the country.
India’s Tata launches business entity for 1GW data center build-out
Tata has formally launched HyperVault AI Data Center Limited, a new business entity dedicated to building out 1GW of sovereign AI data center capacity across India. The wholly owned TCS subsidiary begins with INR 75 million ($845,000) in capital and will focus on facilities for hyperscalers, AI providers, deep-tech companies, government, and Indian enterprises.
TCS estimates each 150MW phase will require roughly $1 billion in capex, with the full 1GW build expected over five to seven years, potentially faster if demand rises. India’s data center market is expanding rapidly, with hyperscalers accelerating investment and AI adoption surging nationwide.
Colt DCS will add three data centers to its Hayes Digital Park campus
Colt Data Centre Services will expand its Hayes Digital Park campus with three new data centers totaling 97MW, after receiving approval from Hillingdon Council. Construction is set to begin in mid-2026, with the first facility expected to go live in early 2029.
These additions will bring the campus’ total planned capacity to 160MW and include an Innovation Hub for Brunel University and the local community. Hayes Digital Park is already developing its London 4 and London 5 phases, with more sites planned as Colt continues scaling across the UK, Europe, and APAC.
Ark plans 200MW data center campus in Watford, UK
Ark Data Centres is planning a £2 billion ($2.6bn) redevelopment of the former Mercure Hotel site in Watford, aiming to build a 200MW campus that could include up to six data centers. Construction could begin in 2026, with the first facility expected in 2029, and Ark says the project will support government, enterprise, cloud, and AI workloads.
The site, previously tied to DC01UK and a planned logistics development, was sold to Ark along with a 120MW power reservation. Ark, which operates 27 data centers across the UK and Belgium, describes the Elstree campus as a best-in-class project that could become Europe’s largest data center campus.
Naver expands data center in Sejong, South Korea
Naver is expanding its Gak Sejong data center in South Korea by developing phases two and three at the same time to meet rising AI demand. The first phase launched in 2023, and the full campus is expected to reach 270MW and host up to 600,000 servers. Construction on the new phases is set to begin by January, with phase two completing in 2028 and phase three in 2029.
The expansions will introduce direct liquid cooling to support high-density racks of 30–50kW, and Naver is also testing immersion cooling. Executives said efficient operation of GPUs is essential as AI workloads grow. Naver continues to scale globally, with new regions planned in the US, Asia, and Europe, and a 500MW campus announced in Morocco.
Telkom Indonesia’s NeutraDC and Singtel’s Nxera tops out data center in Batam, Indonesia
Naver is expanding its Gak Sejong data center in South Korea by developing phases two and three at the same time to meet rising AI demand. The first phase launched in 2023, and the full campus is expected to reach 270MW and host up to 600,000 servers. Construction on the new phases is set to begin by January, with phase two completing in 2028 and phase three in 2029.
The expansions will introduce direct liquid cooling to support high-density racks of 30–50kW, and Naver is also testing immersion cooling. Executives said efficient operation of GPUs is essential as AI workloads grow. Naver continues to scale globally, with new regions planned in the US, Asia, and Europe, and a 500MW campus announced in Morocco.
Amazon breaks ground on $10bn data center complex in Richmond County, North Carolina
Amazon has broken ground on a $10 billion data center campus in Richmond County, North Carolina, located in the Energy Way Industrial Park. The company expects to build up to 20 buildings, each over 200,000 sq ft, though it hasn’t disclosed capacity, power plans, or timelines. The project sits near Duke Energy’s Sherwood H. Smith Jr. power complex and is expected to create 500 permanent jobs.
“This marks the beginning of a new chapter for Richmond County as we build the infrastructure that will power tomorrow’s economy,” said North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt. Amazon may receive local tax breaks but no state incentives. The investment is one of the largest in the state’s history and part of Amazon’s broader $12 billion spent in North Carolina since 2010.
Tract files for another data center park outside Richmond, Virginia
Tract has filed plans for a new 430-acre, 900MW data center park in Hanover County, Virginia. The company is seeking to rezone the land from agricultural to light industrial to develop the Mountain Road Technology Park along Route 33. The project aligns with the county’s Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan and would be a master-planned campus prepared with zoning and power for future data center builders.
This would be Tract’s second large development in Hanover County, alongside its previously announced 2.4GW Hanover Technology Park. The company is expanding aggressively across the US with multiple large-scale campus proposals, though some—such as its Chesterfield County plans—have faced local opposition.
