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Scala has made progress in expanding the Tamboré Campus , delivering the SGRUTB8 site with a 24MW capacity and the SGRUTB12 site with a 6MW capacity .

These two newly operational buildings have brought the total number of hyperscaler-dedicated sites in operation to five , besides the one dedicated to large enterprises .

The company has also started constructing the SGRUTB9 and SGRUTB10 data centers , each with 36MW , and its SGRUTB6-7 site with a projected capacity of 44MW .

Substation showcases Scala ’ s commitment to Brazil as a global AI development hub .

This strategic investment , which will enable a monthly energy consumption greater than that of Nicaragua , exceeds US $ 80 million .

The project is pitched as reinforcing Scala ’ s commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction by enhancing the power reliability and resiliency of the campus , as well as providing an avenue for major cloud and content providers to grow .

The Energy Research Company ( EPE ), which is responsible for the planning of the energy sector in Brazil , has identified a high demand for data center connections in the last two years .

SSUBTB03 , in the heart of Brazil ’ s largest energy consumer market , São Paulo , is said to surpass all other data center connection requests registered with the Ministry of Mines and Energy ( MME ) which has authorized the connection of Scala Data Centers to the transmission system .

SSUBTB03 will be completed in two stages , the first of which is scheduled for December 2024 , and complements the existing SSUBTB01 and SSUBTB02 substations , each with 60 MW capacity .

Marcos Peigo , Co-Founder and CEO , Scala Data Centers , said : “ Brazil , with its vast opportunities in the energy sector and readyto-go transmission grid , is uniquely poised to be among the winners in the AI / ML race .

Scala will start SGRUTB11 with 36MW of capacity that will serve multiple customers in three phases of development . For 2025 , Scala plans to begin building a new data center cluster with 100MW in critical capacity on the same campus .

With a total IT capacity of 450MW and 17 buildings when fully developed , the Tamboré Campus is the largest in Latin America and is set to be one of the biggest worldwide .

Scala started 2024 with 160MW in total contracted capacity , positioning the company as the market leader in the hyperscale industry .

With 75 % of its data center capacity having less than three years of operation , Scala also stands out as an industry leader with a modern , state-of-the-art portfolio that will support the industry for decades .

Looking ahead , Scala has expansion plans spanning all venues in the four countries in Latin America that it operates in – aiming to ramp up its data center launches and expansions to reach a total of US $ 2 billion by 2024 and 2025 . p

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