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South Wales AI Growth Zone
Vantage Data Centers and Microsoft
Bridgend, WalesApprovedAI growth zoneCapacity not published Verified — 1 source on file
AI Growth Zone announced for South Wales, delivered with Vantage Data Centers and Microsoft. Government states £10 billion of investment will unlock at least 5,000 jobs, including at the former Ford Bridgend Engine Plant.
Project detail
- Operator / developer
- Vantage Data Centers and Microsoft
- Location
- Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- AI relevance
- High — AI/compute led
- Announced
- 2025-11-20
- Target live date
- Not published
- Published capacity
- Not published. No capacity figure means none has been published — it does not mean zero.
- Floor area
- Not published
- Stated investment
- £10,000,000,000
- Power
- Not published
- Grid connection
- Not published
- Cooling
- Not published
- Water
- Not published
- Planning authority
- Not published
- Planning reference
- Not published
- Planning decision
- Not published
- Decision date
- Not published
- Construction start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Operational since
- Not published
- Confidence
- High confidence
- Last verified
- Not published
Key facts
Stated investment
£10 billion
Jobs
At least 5,000 over the next decade (government estimate)
Key site
Former Ford Bridgend Engine Plant
Sources
- AI to power national renewal as government announces billions of additional investment and new plans to boost UK businesses, jobs and innovation
Secondary source · DSIT / HM Treasury (GOV.UK) · 20 November 2025
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