Alibaba Cloud has launched its first cloud region in Brazil and South America, comprising two data centers. The new region provides local cloud, AI, computing, storage, networking, security and disaster-recovery services, with enterprise-grade agentic AI services planned for the region. Source: Alibaba Cloud
Brazil’s National Council of Export Processing Zones has approved Voltalia Energia do Brasil’s planned data center in Ceará’s Pecém Export Processing Zone. The US$35.6 billion project is expected to drive expansion of dedicated wind and solar generation and use reclaimed water for cooling, with environmental licensing and other permits now required before development can proceed. […]
The approximately US$90 million Abaco hybrid power project is on schedule to connect to Bahamas Power and Light’s grid in November 2026. The project combines utility-scale solar, natural-gas generation and battery storage and is being developed with EA Energy. Source: Bahamas.gov