Nscale has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with power company Vattenfall in Norway. The PPA will support the first phase of Nscale´s data center development in Kvandal, in northern Norway.
The exact capacity of the PPA has not been disclosed, but the companies say it will cover a significant portion of the electricity needed to power the 230MW data center from 2027 – when the site is expected to commence operations – to 2031. The 230MW data center was previously slated to be home to OpenAI for the company's 'Stargate' Norway location. Microsoft has instead signed on to take up that capacity, including 30,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs.
“I am very excited over this new partnership with Nscale. The Nordics offer strong conditions for sustainable data centers. Through long-term electricity agreements, energy-intensive and fast-growing industries gain predictability and security in an increasingly volatile energy market”, said Ronny Brunstad, managing director, Vattenfall Norway.
“We are very pleased to have this agreement with Vattenfall secured as we progress towards operations in Kvandal, outside of Narvik. Our success in developing large-scale AI infrastructure in Norway and Europe depends on trusted partners throughout the value chain, and renewable electricity is a vital part of our business model,” said Stian Jenssen, managing director for Nscale Scandinavia.
