Project record, campus
Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul)
Scala Data Centers, owned by DigitalBridge, pitched an AI City campus on about 700 hectares in Eldorado do Sul near Porto Alegre that could cost R$300 billion and grow to 4.75 GW. It said it would start with a 54 MW data centre costing R$3 billion. Scala planned to open the 54 MW data centre within two years, including approvals and 12 to 18 months of construction. DCD puts total data centre capacity in Brazil at around 777 MW.
Reported figures
| Figure | What it measures | Delivery state | Scope and date | Used in totals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| up to 4.75 GW Third-party reported Upper bound | Otherbasis unclear Possible campus scale, basis not stated Source wording: "grow to 4.75GW" | Planned Stage stated in source: Announced | campus 11 Sept 2024 | No. Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed. | datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab) |
| 54 MW Third-party reported | Otherbasis unclear First data centre, basis not stated Source wording: "it will build a 54MW data center" | Planned Stage stated in source: Announced | phase 11 Sept 2024 | No. Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed. | datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab) |
Each figure is shown as reported, with its own definition. IT, facility, grid and thermal figures are never added together. Capacity definitions.
Sources (1), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Scala AI City: Scala pitches $50bn Brazil data center campus of up to 4.7GW (opens in a new tab), DatacenterDynamics, published 11 Sept 2024, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.