Brief: Nscale, Aker And OpenAI to Build 100,000-GPU AI Gigafactory in Norway

Aker ASA

31/07/2025 06:07

July 31 (Reuters) - Aker ASA AKER.OL:

NSCALE, AKER AND OPENAI TO ESTABLISH STARGATE NORWAY: A 100,000 NVIDIA GPU AI GIGAFACTORY POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NORTHERN NORWAY

FACILITY WILL TARGET TO DELIVER 100,000 NVIDIA GPUS BY END OF 2026

STARGATE NORWAY IS PLANNED TO DELIVER 230MW OF CAPACITY, WITH AMBITIONS TO EXPAND BY AN ADDITIONAL 290MW

FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED IN KVANDAL, JUST OUTSIDE NARVIK

NSCALE AND AKER WILL BEGIN PREPARATORY STEPS AND MOBILISE RESOURCES FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

NSCALE AND AKER HAVE COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY USD 1 BILLION TO INITIAL 20MW PHASE OF PROJECT

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