Data centre and AI projects in Scotland
Every entry in the tracker recorded in Scotland. Figures below only count what operators or government have actually published — projects with no disclosed capacity or investment are excluded from the totals rather than estimated.
- Tracked projects
- 6
- Disclosed capacity
- 1,712.42 MW
- Stated investment
- £25.5bn
From 3 of 6 projects
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Projects in Scotland
DataVita DV3, Chapelhall
VerifiedDataVita
Chapelhall, Scotland
Capacity not published
Under constructionData centreHigh — AI/compute ledDataVita DV4, Chapelhall
DataVita
Chapelhall, Scotland
Capacity not published
ProposedData centreHigh — AI/compute led1 Redheughs Avenue data centre, South Gyle
VerifiedEdinburgh, Scotland
212.42 MW
RefusedData centreNot statedHaspielaw Farm, Hamilton
VerifiedHamilton, Scotland
Capacity not published
ProposedData centreNot statedLanarkshire AI Growth Zone
VerifiedDataVita, in partnership with CoreWeave
Airdrie, Scotland
500 MW
ApprovedAI growth zoneHigh — AI/compute ledCX Technology Campus, Chapelcross
Annan, Scotland
1,000 MW
ProposedData centreNot stated
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