Elea Partners with Oracle and Rio City Hall to Advance AI Data Center Project

Elea Data Centers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Rio de Janeiro and Oracle to advance its Rio AI City project, a state-of-the-art data center hub in Rio's Olympic Park. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of the hub, which will deliver 1.5 GW of capacity by 2027 and have potential expansion to 3.2 GW by 2032. The hub will be powered entirely by clean energy and will introduce infrastructure capabilities unprecedented in Brazil.

Elea Data Centers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Rio de Janeiro and Oracle to advance its Rio AI City project, a state-of-the-art data center hub in Rio's Olympic Park. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of the hub, which is expected to deliver 1.5 GW of capacity by 2027 and has potential expansion to 3.2 GW by 2032. The hub will be powered entirely by clean energy and will introduce infrastructure capabilities unprecedented in Brazil [2].

The MoU was signed during the Rio Innovation Week event, which attracts more than 150,000 visitors annually from across Latin America. The conference unites government, local enterprises, big techs, academia, and civil society to discuss and showcase new trends, technologies, and innovations [1].

Alessandro Lombardi, President and Founder of Elea Data Centers, signed the MoU alongside Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, and Alexandre Maioral, President of Oracle Brazil. The partnership represents another significant step toward transforming the Olympic Park into one of the largest data center hubs in Latin America and one of the ten largest in the world [2].

Designed and developed by Elea, Rio AI City will be powered entirely by clean energy and will feature infrastructure capabilities that are unparalleled in Brazil. The hub's strategic location in one of the world's most stable power grids, combined with its 100% renewable energy supply, positions Rio de Janeiro as a prime destination for companies seeking to scale sustainably while reaching new markets [2].

The project is owned by Elea Data Centers, with institutional support from the City of Rio de Janeiro through the Municipal Secretariat for Economic Development, the Companhia Carioca de Parcerias e Investimentos (CCPar), and Invest.Rio. Elea Data Centers is Latin America's pioneering data center infrastructure platform on a mission to accelerate a responsible digital economy from the Edge to the Hyperscale [2].

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[1] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alessandro-lombardi-5b817267_what-a-week-in-rio-de-janeiro-huge-steps-activity-7362268788823617536-isfI
[2] https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elea-signs-mou-with-oracle-and-rio-de-janeiro-city-hall-to-advance-data-center-project-302532403.html