Bell plans expansion of Sask. AI data centre, making it largest private investment in province's history
At an investment summit in Toronto hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic announced the controversial data centre near Regina will be expanded from the original 300-megawatt facility to one that would eventually need 1.2 gigawatts of power.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced at Canada's inaugural investment summit that Bell Canada plans to quadruple the size of its data centre project in Saskatchewan. The expansion, which will bring in over $50 billion in capital investment, is the largest sovereign AI infrastructure network in Canada's history.
The project, initially announced in March when Bell's 300 megawatt data centre was revealed, is expected to increase the capacity to 1.2 gigawatts. Bell CEO Mirko Bibic stated that construction for the project is already underway, with three buildings having structural frames and the fourth building's foundation being poured. The project will source 300 megawatts from the provincial grid and include a phased development of up to 900 MW of additional capacity provided by Bell through Saskatchewan's Bring Your Own Power principle.
The Saskatchewan government emphasized that the project would boost data sovereignty, as personal, financial, and commercial information is increasingly stored in these centres.
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