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    Kenya Azure Data Center Delay: Microsoft G42, Power, and Sovereign Payment Risk

    Microsoft’s planned East Africa data center campus in Kenya has reportedly been delayed after talks with the Kenyan government broke down over Microsoft and G42’s request for guaranteed annual capacity payments, according to Bloomberg reporting published on May 10, 2026. The dispute turns a...
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    Kenya Azure Geothermal Data Center Delay: Payment Guarantees and Phased Capacity

    Microsoft and G42’s planned $1 billion geothermal-powered data center project in Kenya is reportedly being slowed by unresolved payment guarantees, power-capacity questions, and negotiations over how much cloud demand the Kenyan government is willing to underwrite. The project has not been...
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    Nvidia Bets Big on 200 MW Nevada AI Campus Funded by Junk Bonds

    Nvidia is taking a long-term bet on dedicated AI capacity in Nevada: the chipmaker is reportedly set to sign a 16‑year lease (with two optional 10‑year renewals) for a 200‑megawatt data centre and substation being developed in Storey County, Nevada — a project financed in large part through a...
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    AI Infrastructure in 2025: Hyperscalers, Neoclouds, and Big Datacenter Financing

    What a year: 2025 turned cloud infrastructure into a nonstop sprint where AI demand, giant new datacenter projects, and strategic finance moves rewrote the rules for hyperscalers, chipmakers, colo operators, and investors alike. A recent industry roundup that ranks the year’s biggest stories...