Nscale signs mega contract with Microsoft for AI data centers

"British data center builder Nscale is set to build four new AI data centers for Microsoft, spread across Europe and the United States. The contract, which, according to CNBC and the Financial Times, is worth up to $24 billion, includes the delivery of approximately 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs. It is one of the largest AI infrastructure agreements to date. Nscale, which was spun off from Australian crypto mining company Arkon Energy last year, focuses entirely on data centers for artificial intelligence."

"The collaboration with Microsoft encompasses four locations. Construction will begin early next year in Sines, Portugal, where a data center with approximately 12,600 GPUs is planned. In the third quarter of 2026, construction will begin on a much larger campus in Texas, with space for approximately 104,000 GPUs. That location will start with a capacity of 240 megawatts and can eventually scale up to 1.2 gigawatts. Microsoft also retains the option to add another 700 megawatts of capacity from 2027 onwards."

"All four locations will use Nvidia's new Blackwell Ultra GPUs. These are the most powerful chips the company currently offers. Each Blackwell Ultra has 160 streaming multiprocessors, totaling 132 computing cores per module. It delivers up to 15 petaflops of computing power for AI inferencing. That is about 50 percent more than the previous generation. The GPUs will be used in Nvidia's GB300 NVL72 systems. These combine 72 GPUs and 36 CPUs with liquid cooling."

Nscale will deliver four new AI data centers for Microsoft across Europe and the United States under a contract valued at up to $24 billion, supplying approximately 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs. Planned sites include Sines, Portugal (about 12,600 GPUs) and a large Texas campus starting at 240 megawatts and scalable to 1.2 gigawatts with an option for an additional 700 megawatts. The remaining GPUs will serve projects in the United Kingdom and Norway near Nscale’s Narvik facility. All locations will deploy Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs in GB300 NVL72 systems with liquid cooling. Nscale operates a hydropower-run AI facility in Norway and recently raised over $1.7 billion to expand.

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