Microgrid developer VoltaGrid and Halliburton, a US-based energy services company, have secured manufacturing capacity for 400MW of modular natural gas power systems for data centers across the eastern hemisphere.

The companies partnered initially in October to develop and deploy distributed power generation systems for the global data center sector, initially with a focus on the Middle East. The systems are expected to be delivered in 2028 and are designed for deployment to meet hyperscale data center requirements.

Nathan Ough, VoltaGrid, CEO, said: “The eastern hemisphere represents a transformational opportunity for data center investment and associated power generation. We are excited about collaborating with Halliburton and making our first capital commitment to the region. Utilizing the proven VoltaGrid platform will enable expedited growth of our international collaboration with Halliburton.”

Under the terms of the original partnership agreement, the companies aim to integrate turbines, reciprocating engines, and VoltaGrid’s proprietary QPac platform to deliver turnkey distributed generation solutions for data centers.

The Qpac platform is a modular natural gas power system, with each reciprocating node generating up to 20MW of power. According to VoltaGrid, the nodes can be combined to deliver upwards of 200MW of prime power under a minor source air permit. The solution was officially launched in January of this year in partnership with gas engine developer Jenbacher.

As part of the agreement, Halliburton will provide access to its logistics network and regional regulatory experience, while VoltaGrid will bring its engineering design, technology development, and procurement experience.

VoltaGrid has already signed several major deals with data center operators to supply them with dispatchable natural gas generation. In October, the company signed a huge deal with cloud computing firm Oracle to supply 2.3GW of power to its AI data centers.

Before this, in February, the company partnered with Vantage Data Centers to deploy 1GW of off-grid natural gas generation across its North American portfolio.

Last August, it agreed to supply the Elon Musk-owned xAI Memphis data center with 14 mobile generators, each capable of providing 2.5MW, adding 35MW of power capacity.