🇮🇳 English, 18 October 2026, data center deal
Microsoft pulls out of Nscale data center deal in UK amid power supply delays
Microsoft has backed out of a UK data center deal due to power supply delays.
Microsoft has pulled out of Nscale’s UK data center deal in Essex amid power supply delays, with grid officials expecting electricity only in the 2030s.
Grid officials are expecting electricity to be available in the 2030s, which has led to Microsoft’s decision to pull out of the deal.