HYPERSCALE
US $ 2.5tn
Investment needed to meet“ unconstrained demand growth” through 2028, according to Moody’ s Ratings
35GW
Projected US data centre power consumption by 2030, more than double the 2022 level
25 %+
Potential tariff rate on semiconductor chips suggested by Trump, which could be implemented as soon as April 2025
When it comes to Trump, we are expecting he will continue supporting US interest in data centres in order to power ahead in AI advancements. Eager to boost the US market further, he signed an agreement with DAMAC Properties shortly before he retook office in January 2025.
US $ 20bn was pledged by DAMAC founder Hussain Sajwani to build new data centres across the US, with its global infrastructure company EDGNEX Data
Centers by DAMAC simultaneously announcing its strategic entry into the US data centre market.
The White House has also indicated support for the Stargate initiative, led by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle, suggesting emergency declarations could be made to facilitate power infrastructure development for computing facilities to build AI.
Speaking at the time, Trump noted:“ What we want to do is we want to keep
106 April 2025