Data centre and AI projects in Wales
Every entry in the tracker recorded in Wales. 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
- 5
- Disclosed capacity
- Not published
- Stated investment
- £10bn
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Projects in Wales
Rover Way energy park and data centre, Splott
VerifiedCardiff, Wales
Capacity not published
ApprovedData centreNot statedVantage Bridgend campus (former Ford engine plant)
VerifiedVantage Data Centers
Bridgend, Wales
Capacity not published
ApprovedData centreNot statedNorth Wales AI Growth Zone
VerifiedWales
Capacity not published
ApprovedAI growth zoneHigh — AI/compute ledImperial Park campus, Newport (Vantage, formerly Next Generation Data)
Vantage Data Centers (formerly Next Generation Data)
Newport, Wales
Capacity not published
OperationalData centreNot statedSouth Wales AI Growth Zone
VerifiedVantage Data Centers and Microsoft
Bridgend, Wales
Capacity not published
ApprovedAI growth zoneHigh — AI/compute led
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