Data Centre Industry News - April 2026

April saw strong momentum across the global data centre market, with major hyperscalers, private equity firms, and infrastructure investors announcing multi-billion-dollar expansions across the Americas, APAC, Europe, and the Middle East & Africa. 

In this article, we bring together the most notable announcements and developments from April—covering new builds, capacity expansions, funding milestones, and strategic market plays. 

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Europe

• TikTok Invests $1.16 Billion in New Finland Facility to Localize European Data
• Google presses ahead with plans for first data center in France
• Spain's NxN to opens its first data center in Madrid
• 600MW data center could be built near Aberdeen, Scotland - report

The Americas

• Amazon plans to invest $25 billion in Mississippi data centers
• A massive Oracle data center planned for rural Michigan secures $16 billion in funding

APAC

• Bain Capital reportedly eyeing $5bn sale of Bridge Data Centres stake
• Digital Realty Targets Nearly S$7 Billion Investment to Strengthen Singapore as Asia Pacific AI Hub+
• Naidu to lay stone for Google’s $15 Billion Vizag data centre on April 28

Middle East & Africa

• Pure DC to expand Abu Dhabi data center campus by 7MW
• Tetracore, Huawei plan 20MW natural gas-powered data center in Atakobo, Nigeria

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