TECfusions and Baeza Group have secured land for a 100MW data center project in Puente Alto, Chile.

Revealed by the companies on June 2, the site spans 40 acres and will see the development of a data center campus, pending "successful due diligence."

The campus is expected to be able to launch with an initial 10MW of capacity, and an additional 10MW available from the local grid. Eventually, TECfusions plans to expand the campus to 100MW.

The facility will be AI-ready, and use a zero-water approach to accommodate water scarcity issues in the country.

“Expanding into Chile marks a significant milestone in our global growth strategy and underscores TECfusions’ commitment to enabling digital transformation wherever innovation is needed most,” said Simon Tusha, founder and CTO of TECfusions.

“Our vision is to deliver sustainable, high-density infrastructure that not only meets the evolving demands of AI and high-performance computing, but also sets a benchmark for environmental responsibility. By entering new markets like Latin America, we’re building the foundation for a new market to plan for the digital future with sustainability goals securely in place from the time of inception.”

The land in question is owned by the Baeza Group, a family-owned Chilean company focusing on construction, quarry operations, and industrial development. The company, after seeing interest from global hyperscalers, decided to partner with TECfusions to develop the site.

“Partnering with TECfusions allows us to retain a stake in our family’s land while unlocking its full potential for Chile’s digital future,” said Eduardo Baeza, CEO of the Baeza Group. “Their technical expertise and commitment to sustainability made them the ideal joint-venture partner as we enter this new era.”

Construction timelines are dependent on completing due diligence and local permitting, but TECfusions expects the first phase of the campus to be operational within one year of groundbreaking.

Puente Alto is located towards the southeast of Santiago, where the majority of Chile's data centers are located.

Chile is seeing increasing interest from US hyperscalers. Google was looking to develop a data center in the country, but has paused plans to rethink water use after concerns were raised due to scarcity in the country. AWS is developing at least two data centers in Chile, and earlier this year pledged to invest $4 billion in developing a data center region in the country by the end of 2026.

TECfusions is a data center operator with facilities in Virginia, Philadelphia, and Arizona. The company secured $300 million to expand its data center presence in Virginia in late 2024, and earlier this year acquired a manufacturing site outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a 3GW data center campus. According to its website, the company is also developing a data center in Tampa, Florida.