Markets and policy
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AGL pushes brownfield route for data centres
AGL wants New South Wales connection reforms to recognise existing high-capacity industrial grid connections as AirTrunk plans a major former-smelter data centre.
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Oracle-linked $18bn data centre debt pressured
Loans tied to Oracle-leased Project Jupiter infrastructure are trading below par as lenders confront financing, permitting, and power risks around a huge AI campus.
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Microsoft prepares Langley data centre plans
Microsoft expects to submit planning applications this autumn for a data centre at the former Langley Business Centre site in Slough.
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Nscale files for New York IPO
London-headquartered Nscale has filed for a New York listing as the AI infrastructure company tries to fund a development pipeline measured in gigawatts.
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Asp raises NOK1.6bn for Stavanger expansion
Asp Data Center has raised NOK1.6bn in bond capital to refinance existing debt and fund further investment at its K11 facility in Stavanger.
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IMF warns AI growth will strain Europe’s grids
The IMF says AI could lift European productivity while increasing pressure on electricity grids serving the continent’s largest data centre markets.
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Softcat buys GDT in £785m infrastructure deal
Softcat has agreed to acquire US technology infrastructure provider GDT for around £785m, expanding its networking, data centre, and enterprise engineering capabilities.
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Europe captures little data centre hardware value
EU-headquartered companies capture only small shares of European spending on data centre semiconductors, server manufacturing, and cloud infrastructure, according to a new industry study.
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PGIM sells permitted Munich data centre site
PGIM has sold a 30MVA powered and permitted data centre development near Munich after progressing the property through planning and regulatory approvals.
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Peel raises Harworth bid to £599.8m
Peel Pepper has increased its cash offer for Harworth to 177.5p a share, valuing the powered-land developer at £599.77m as its data centre pipeline becomes central to the takeover dispute.