OData is investing $1.3 billion to develop two more data centers in Colombia.
The company has revealed it will be building data centers in Cundinamarca, Bogotá, Colombia. The first phases of construction will be completed by the end of 2026.
DC BG02 will be located in the Zona Franca de Occidente in Mosquera and is expected to offer 24MW of IT capacity.
DC BG03 will be located in the Zona Franca Metropolitana in Tenjo and have up to 120MW of IT capacity.
According to OData, DC BG03 will be Colombia's largest data center upon completion, and is designed to meet the needs of cloud and artificial intelligence providers. DC BG03 will be directly connected to the local power transmission system which will give OData customers greater energy stability.
OData has an existing facility in Bogota - DC BG01 - which was launched in 2018. That facility offers 14.6MW of IT capacity across 5,500 sqm (59,202 sq ft) of floor space. It can accommodate densities of up to 10kW per rack.
OData CEO Ricardo Alário said of the upcoming facilities: "The addition of these new data centers in Colombia further solidifies OData's position as a leading data center provider in the country as well as the broader Latin American region.
"By expanding our footprint in Colombia, we are creating new opportunities for businesses and reinforcing our commitment to the country's digital development. Our state-of-the-art, sustainable data centers provide the ideal infrastructure for large-scale cloud and artificial intelligence workloads, positioning Colombia as an attractive destination for technology companies."
Both of the new data centers will use Delta Cube air cooling technology, which was developed and patented by OData's parent company Aligned Data Centers and can cool racks with densities of up to 50kW.
Aligned acquired OData in May 2023. Financial terms of the acquisition were not shared but previous reports had valued OData at around R$10 billion (US$1.8bn). The company has operational facilities across the Latin American market, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico – with more in development.
This month has seen OData sign two wind power supply agreements in Latin America. One is with Casa dos Ventos for power from the Babilônia Sul wind complex in Várzea Nova, Bahia, Brazil, the other will see the company take off from the 212MW Assuruá wind farm in Xique-Xique, Bahia, Brazil.
