A new data center campus is being developed in Leopoldina, the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

The campus is being developed by Supernova Participações and Mapa Investimentos, which will invest an initial 300 million reals ($49m) into the project.

Wagner Avelar, president of Supernova, told DCD that the park will host up to three data centers from major players in the hyperscale market.

Work on the first 60MW, 30,000 sqm (322,915 sq ft) building is due to start this year and operations to commence in 2026. The other facilities are expected to have similar capacity, totaling approximately 200MW.

An end customer has not been named, but the companies are reportedly in discussions to secure an anchor tenant.

Supernova Participações is a Brazilian venture capital and private equity firm. Mapa Investimentos is a real estate development firm focused on industrial developments via build-to-suit or sale-leaseback projects. The companies partnered last year to target hyperscale data center development.

Secretary of State for Economic Development, Fernando Passalio, said: “The installation of the Supernova and Mapa park brings more technology to a state that has stood out in investments in the sector, with a record budget execution of R$472.2 million this year in innovation.”

“Minas Gerais is taking an important step and consolidating itself as a reference in technological innovation and digital infrastructure. This project will boost the local economy by generating jobs and will attract companies seeking efficiency and security in data processing,” added João Paulo Braga, CEO of Invest Minas.

A version of this story appeared on our Brazilian edition.