Selected projects: status, capacity and cost
These examples illustrate different evidence types; they are not a representative global sample. Company statements are attributed announcements, not independent verification. Figures retain their source dates and scope.
| Project | Operator | Location | Status and evidence date | Capacity basis | Cost and scope | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Hyperion | Meta | Richland Parish Louisiana USA | Under construction (ground broken Dec 2024; activity continued 2026) | Up to 5 GW compute capacity (Meta announcement 13 July 2026) | Announced investment of more than USD 50 billion in the Richland Parish region (Meta primary announcement 13 July 2026); includes campus and related local infrastructure; announced not verified spent | [C7] |
| Stargate Abilene | Crusoe/Oracle/OpenAI | Abilene Texas USA | Partly operational (Oracle 10 Sep 2026: six of eight buildings delivered) | Epoch AI interprets 618 MW as current IT power and projects 824 MW at full IT buildout. Its September 2026 timeline attributes 75% delivery to Oracle. Projected capacity is not a new operating confirmation. | No verified single campus-only construction cost retained. The earlier 1.2 GW site-power figure is omitted because its scope was not established here. | [C8] |
| Datagrid Makarewa | Datagrid | Makarewa Southland New Zealand | Initial roads and earthworks announced 18 August 2026 (operator release); not operating data halls | 280 MW planned operator-described capacity; basis not independently audited | Secondary reporting gives roughly NZ$3.5 billion project cost. Phase scope, budget and expenditure unverified; no USD conversion. | [C9] [C9-cost] |
| Google AdaniConneX Visakhapatnam initial phase | AdaniConneX with Google | Visakhapatnam India | Groundbreaking announced by Adani on 28 April 2026; phase reported in execution | Initial awarded phase 400 MW (part of broader ~1 GW hub) | Google programme commitment approximately US$15 billion for 2026–2030 includes energy and connectivity. Separately reported 400 MW phase construction estimate up to ₹30,000 crore excludes customer-supplied GPUs. Scopes overlap; do not add; no currency conversion. | [C10] [C10-phase] [C10-groundbreaking] |
Comparisons to handle with care
For Abilene, 618 ÷ 0.75 gives 824 MW. This matches Epoch’s IT-power interpretation, but does not establish equivalence with larger site-power announcements. The earlier 1.2 GW figure is omitted rather than treated as resolved. [C8]
Visakhapatnam’s programme and reported construction phase overlap. The phase estimate excludes customer-supplied GPUs. Neither figure establishes actual spending. [C10] [C10-phase]
Costs remain in original currencies. No exchange-rate approximation or combined project-cost total is supplied.
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