Data Center Investment News — 09/05/2025
Tract acquires 1,515 acres outside Austin, Texas, for 2GW data center park
Tract, a developer of master-planned data center parks, has acquired a large plot of land outside Austin, Texas.The company this week announced the acquisition of a 1,515-acre land parcel in Caldwell County, located south of Austin and northeast of San Antonio.
The property, located near the city of Uhland, will reportedly support more than 2GW at full build-out, with “provisions for supplemental on-site generation.” The initial 360MW grid connection will be energized in 2028 in partnership with Blue Bonnet Electric Cooperative.
“Tract appreciates the business-friendly environment that makes Texas-scale projects attractive and the new relationships we have built in the community,” said Grant van Rooyen, CEO and managing partner of Tract Capital Management and executive chairman of Tract. “This megasite in Caldwell County is unique for public cloud, inferencing, and AI training applications because it sits at the intersection of transmission infrastructure, robust natural gas infrastructure, and long-haul fiber. Perhaps most importantly, there is a workforce in place that can support the thousands of skilled construction and operations jobs that will be employed at this campus.”
Colorado-based Tract was founded by former Cologix CEO Grant van Rooyen and describes itself as a company that acquires, zones, entitles, and develops ‘master-planned’ data center parks. The company aims to get sites zoned, powered, and shovel-ready for other companies to develop data centers on.
Google buys 389 acres outside Kuala Lumpur for data center development
Malaysian infrastructure firm Gamuda has sold a plot of land outside Kuala Lumpur to Google for a data center development.
In January, Gamuda acquired 389 acres of land in Port Dickson for a planned data center development. Gamuda DC Infrastructure Sdn Bhd this week entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement & External Infrastructure Contract with Google-affiliate Pearl Computing Malaysia Sdn Bhd for the site.
The deal will see Gamuda sell 389 acres of land in Port Dickson to Pearl for RM455.2 million ($107.3m), and will undertake enabling works, including earthwork and external infrastructure work for data center development for RM1 billion ($235.9m).
The earthworks are set to include a new water treatment plant with a total production capacity of 65 million liters per day; pipelines connecting the water treatment plant to the data centers’ service reservoir; and off-river storage to ensure sufficient water yield during the low season and mitigate against any pollution. The works are set to be completed in 2025, 2027, and 2028, respectively.
Details on the number and scale, as well as timelines for the development of the actual planned data center(s), were not shared.
Edged breaks ground on data center in Des Moines, Iowa
Edged has broken ground on a data center in Des Moines, Iowa. The company this week announced the groundbreaking of its newest data center in Ankeny, located just north of Des Moines.
The 13.2MW, 105,000-square-foot (9,755 sqm) facility, built for high-density artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, will be equipped with a closed-loop waterless cooling system.
“Every decision we make at Edged is rooted in sustainability and performance,” said Bryant Farland, Edged CEO. “This groundbreaking in Ankeny not only advances our mission to deliver ultra-efficient data centers that protect vital water resources, but also underscores our commitment to local partnerships, economic growth, and positive environmental impact. We’re proud to work alongside the Ankeny community as we deliver infrastructure that is ready to support the next wave of heavy compute.”
Edged Des Moines is expected to be complete in 24 months. The site’s waterless cooling system – from Edged’s sister company ThermalWorks – will support rack densities of up to 70kW with air cooling and 200kW with liquid cooling.
Amazon to invest $4bn in Chile data center region
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to investing more than $4 billion in developing a cloud region in Chile by the end of 2026.
The investment will support the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of data centers in the country. At launch, the region will have three availability zones, adding to the company’s existing 114 AZs across 36 global regions.
The company said the data centers in Chile will largely be air-cooled, with water only to be used in the cooling systems for around four percent of the year.
“The AWS South America (Chile) Region will help serve the fast-growing demand for cloud services across Latin America and in Chile with secure, reliable, and efficient cloud infrastructure,” said Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of Infrastructure Services at AWS.
“With the new AWS Region, organizations will have the ability to build with advanced AWS technologies, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help accelerate growth, productivity, and innovation. By investing in local talent, educational opportunities, and digital skills training, we’re proud to contribute to Chile’s economic growth and digital transformation for years to come.”
Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Chile’s Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation added: “AWS’s infrastructure expansion in Chile is a clear example of the country’s commitment to advanced technology and innovation, and to the work we’ve done to create an environment where technology companies can thrive, with the National Data Center Plan leading the way.”
RackBank breaks ground on data center campus in central India
Indian data center firm RackBank has broken ground on a campus in Nava Raipur. The city is located east of Raipur, the capital city of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Spanning 13.5 acres, the development will be Chhattisgarh’s first data center campus.
RackBank stated that the facility will be built in four phases. The first will offer 80MW of capacity, and will be capable of running 100,000 GPUs. It will offer 160MW of capacity at full build-out. The facility will use liquid immersion cooling solutions provided by RackBank itself.
A development timeline was not provided.
According to the Times of India, the facility will be located in a newly built, 2.7 hectare Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for AI-based services. SEZs provide incentives and exemptions to encourage investment.
The company stated that the facility was built on an initial investment of Rs 1000 crore ($12m), scalable to Rs 3000 crore ($36m) within five years.
Roblox breaks ground on data center in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The company behind video game platform Roblox has broken ground on a data center in São Paulo, Brazil.
The eponymous company announced the new infrastructure development on its DevForum site, writing: “You asked. We listened. Brazil servers are coming to São Paulo in early 2026
The post added that the new data center will “enhance the Roblox experience for millions of users in Brazil, providing improved performance and reduced latency nationwide.”
Jerret West, chief marketing officer and head of international expansion at Roblox, said in a statement: “We’re excited to launch our new data center in Brazil, our most advanced yet. With cutting-edge hardware, we’re boosting performance and reliability for our Brazilian players and preparing to welcome millions more. Brazil is incredibly important to us, and we’re dedicated to building a more immersive and responsive platform for users here and beyond.”
Details about the data center itself are sparse, but comments under the DevForum post suggest that Roblox has been testing servers in Brazil since 2024, while “breaking ground” and the long lead time suggest this will be a new facility.
Indian power infrastructure firm Techno Electric enters data center market
Techno Electric, an Indian power infrastructure firm, has launched Techno Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary specializing in data centers.This will be Techno’s first foray into the data center business. $1bn has been invested in the subsidiary, which will be used to establish 250MW of capacity across India over five years. According to the Economic Times of India, Techno had been planning the move since 2021.
adam Prakash Gupta, managing director of Techno Electric, said: “India’s data economy is poised for exponential growth, and with our legacy in power infrastructure and EPC, we see ourselves as natural enablers of this transformation.”
Techno’s first data center will be built at Sipcot IT Park, Siruseri, which is located south of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. The park is also home to Sify Technologies’ data center campus, the first phase of which became operational in April.
The facility is projected to be around 250,000 sq ft (23,000 sqm) with 2,400 racks and 36MW of capacity. It will use adiabatic cooling and offer a PUE of 1.35.
Techno Digital’s website states that the facility will launch in 2025 Q1. A facility in Kolkata, offering 20MW of capacity, is set to launch in 2027. Another data center in Noida is in the pipeline.
ValorC3 to develop second data center in Boise, Idaho
ValorC3 Data Centers is to develop a new data center in Boise, Idaho. The company this week announced plans to break ground on its second facility in the city.
The new data center will offer 10MW of capacity and is expected to go live in 2027. Offering both air and liquid-cooling capabilities, it will take the company’s capacity in Boise to 12MW. The location of the new facility hasn’t been shared.
“Boise continues to stand out as a strategic location because of its access to existing connectivity, power, and talent, making it a great place for ValorC3 to expand,” said Jim Buie, CEO of ValorC3 Data Centers. “We’re committed to partnering with enterprises in Boise and across the Northwest to meet their growing needs for AI-ready infrastructure. This facility will help us deliver on that promise.”
CVC DIF-owned ValorC3 – previously known as Tonaquint – owns and operates data centers in St. George, Utah; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Boise, Idaho.
The company entered the Boise market in 2020 with the acquisition of Fiberpipe Data Centers; the 2MW, 45,600 sq ft (4,250 sqm) building, located at 10215 W Emerald Street, was constructed in 1999.
5C plots data center at former Fred’s site in Memphis, Tennessee
US firm 5C is planning to develop a data center in Memphis, Tennessee. According to WREG, plans were submitted to Shelby County late last year to turn a multi-story warehouse and office at 4300 Getwell Road into a data center that will support an initial 15MW IT load in its first phase.
US operator 5C Group is reportedly the company behind the project.
A project manager with Adag Group, one of the Quebec-based firms involved in the project along with Hypertec, told permitting officers in a letter that the site would be a “transformative opportunity for the region.”
Discount store Fred’s closed its Memphis headquarters on Getwell Road and sold the building to commercial real estate company Olymbec in July 2019. According to Olymbec, the complex totals 965,000 sq ft (89,651 sqm) across 59 acres.
On its website, 5C lists plans for a Memphis facility, known as MEM01, that will offer 20MW in 2025 and 60MW from 2027.
Founded in 1947, Fred’s was a discount retailer that at its peak operated more than 500 locations across the US. The company went bankrupt in 2019.
Prometheus, PureWest, Frontier partner on 1.2GW data centre campus in Wyoming
A data centre developer, a gas producer, and a carbon management firm are teaming up to launch an infrastructure project in Wyoming, with the aim of powering the age of artificial intelligence with local energy and a net-zero carbon footprint.
Prometheus Hyperscale, PureWest Energy, and Frontier Carbon Solutions have announced a partnership to build a hyperscale data centre campus in Wyoming that will rely on locally sourced, low-carbon natural gas paired with carbon capture and storage to achieve carbon-neutral energy generation.
The initiative is being touted as a first-of-its-kind model that could offer a blueprint for how data centres, which are usually notoriously energy-hungry and increasingly in demand due to AI workloads, might meet their power needs while minimising environmental impact.
Prometheus is planning a 1.2 GW data centre campus, with room to expand. The first phase aims to utilise over 500,000 tons of carbon removals annually. The approach hinges on PureWest’s supply of natural gas, and Frontier’s infrastructure to capture and store biogenic CO₂ underground.
“This partnership represents an unprecedented opportunity to bridge the gap to a net-zero future using local resources,” said Trenton Thornock, Prometheus Hyperscale founder and CEO.
“Wyoming wins together when we leverage our natural resources and innovative spirit. PureWest’s verified low-carbon natural gas and Frontier’s advanced carbon capture and storage solutions enable us to build sustainable, next-generation data centres for the age of AI.”
The three companies said their collaboration will produce dispatchable, flexible power that is traceable and carbon-neutral.
Colt DCS onboards new chief real estate officer to lead data centre expansion efforts
Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has appointed Xavier Matagne as its new chief real estate officer, where he will oversee the company’s development, engineering, and construction teams as it pushes ahead with expansion across multiple regions.
Matagne brings over 17 years of experience in the data centre sector. He previously served as chief development officer at Africa Data Centres, where he was responsible for driving growth across various African markets.
“I am thrilled to be joining Colt DCS at such an exciting time. Colt DCS has a world-class team of development, engineering and construction professionals,” said Xavier Matagne, chief real estate officer of Colt DCS.
His career has included work in more than 15 countries, including the UK, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Poland, and South Africa.
The first half of 2025 has seen two expansion announcements from the company that corroborate Colt DCS’ expansion trajectory. In April 2025, Colt DCS announced plans to develop four new data centres in Germany, Frankfurt 4 & 5 and Berlin 1 & 2.
$3 billion data centre investment destined for Spain’s Aragon region
A €2.627 billion (US$2.98 billion) investment in Spain’s Aragon region will see a data centre campus with a total of 300MW of capacity built by 2030.
The Green IT Aragon project is being spearheaded by mining company turned multi-industry conglomerate SAMCA Group, which is headquartered in the region’s capital of Zaragoza. The investment from SAMCA marks the first large data campus entirely developed by Aragonese capital.
It will also be powered by local renewable energy as €504 million of the total amount will be dedicated to the development and expansion SAMCA’s wind farms in Luceni, Pedrola, Plasencia de Jalón, and Rueda de Jalón
The project has been recognised by the regional government as an investment of regional interest with general interest in Aragon (DIGA).
Aragon’s data centre boom has been driven by investments from hyperscalers such as Microsoft, which has committed €7 billion to computing infrastructure in the region.
AWS has also committed to investing €15.7 billion in Spain, which will include the expansion of its cloud infrastructure in Aragon.