Terranova, the hyperscale data center platform backed by the Actis infrastructure fund, has launched its first data center in Mexico, marking the official start of its operations in the country.

The facility is part of an investment plan of around $1.5 billion to deploy large campuses in Brazil, Mexico, and Chile over the next three years.

Terranova's first site is located in the Querétaro region, one of Latin America's most dynamic digital hubs, and is designed to meet the growing demand for AI capacity, cloud services, and mission-critical applications. It can reportedly scale to 20MW.

"The site becoming operational symbolizes the consolidation of the company as an operational platform, prepared to serve hyperscaler clients, combining speed, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence in a scenario of growing demand for AI services, cloud, data, and critical applications," said José Eduardo Quintella, CEO of Terranova.

The data center was designed in two months and built in just 10 months, totaling 12 months of project development.

Actis launched Terranova late last year, with plans to invest $1.5 billion over the next three years, developing a portfolio of campuses in Brazil, Mexico, and Chile, with additional markets under evaluation.

News that Actis was setting up a new Latam operator focused on hyperscale developments surfaced in September.

The company has reportedly secured land and power supply in strategic locations, with the goal of scaling up to 1GW of future capacity in the region.

In addition to the Querétaro campus, the firm is building a data center in San Miguel de Allende (Guanajuato), scheduled for delivery in early 2026, very close to the established infrastructure clusters in the area.

Mauricio Giusti, VP, energy infrastructure at Actis, added: “This is an exciting step in Terranova's next phase of digital growth. We see strong synergies between our existing data center operations in Asia and Terranova's growth in Latin America. This collaboration allows us to deliver scalable, energy-efficient, and sustainable solutions for global and regional clients.”

Owned by General Atlantic, Actis has a number of investments in digital infrastructure across a variety of growth markets.

This includes a footprint of 11 data centers in six countries on the continent through its NextStream subsidiary, the data center group Actis acquired from Asterion in 2023. Located in the US (Florida), Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil, the facilities had originally been built by Telefonica and were acquired by Nabiax in 2019.

Actis has also previously invested in Chayora in China and Rack Centre in Nigeria. The company also has tower investments in Europe and South Africa, as well as a number of energy firms. An Actis-led consortium took over Telkom’s Swiftnet tower unit in South Africa in March last year, and the firm launched an Asia-focused platform, Epoch Digital, in June 2024.

This piece was automatically translated from DCD's Spanish site and edited by a member of DCD staff.