{
  "id": 15943612,
  "title": "Uruguay Data Centre Needs US$120M More Power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/uruguay-data-centre-needs-us-120m-more-power",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:01:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/uruguay-data-centre-ute-us120-million-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uruguay requires an additional US$120 million in power infrastructure for its new data centre park, according to state utility UTE. This comes from a report published by El Observador on October 21, 2026. The additional funding is needed for grid upgrades, backup power plants, and the construction of wind farms that were not part of the original five-year plan. The article highlights the substantial financial commitment required to establish a significant computing hub in a small country, with Google already having a data centre in Uruguay. UTE estimates this extra cost in an executive presentation prepared for the presidency, which must then be approved by the Planning and Budget Office (OPP) before being incorporated into UTE’s five-year budget. The approval process hinges on President Yamandú Orsi's signature on an agreement with Solaria, the Spanish company behind the project, which has a total value of US$11.65 billion.",
  "summary": "Uruguay's state power company UTE says it needs an extra US$120 million to serve Solaria's US$5.7 billion data centre park. The post Uruguay Data Centre Needs US$120M More Power appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}