Nscale AI Data Centre in Essex
Sector: Data Center • Location: Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom
Source: AOL
Nscale, a British data centre company, is developing a £2bn AI data centre in Loughton, Essex. The project is supported by Microsoft as the anchor tenant and backed by Nvidia. The data centre has secured planning permission and a 90-megawatt power supply is planned, but grid connection delays have pushed the opening from 2026 to 2027. The company is exploring alternative power sources, including g
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- AOL
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Nscale, a British data centre company, is developing a £2bn AI data centre in Loughton, Essex. The project is supported by Microsoft as the anchor tenant and backed by Nvidia. The data centre has secured planning permission and a 90-megawatt power supply is planned, but grid connection delays have pushed the opening from 2026 to 2027. The company is exploring alternative power sources, including gas fuel cells from Bloom Energy, due to electricity grid congestion. |
Original sector | Technology |
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Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
State | Essex |
City | Loughton |
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Source | AOL |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2026-07-16 |
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