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AIB to build 50 MW data center for Nebius in $800M project

  • —The $800 million budget includes about $560 million in construction debt, $140 million in preferred equity and roughly $100 million in common equity
  • —The Nebius contract covers 50 MW of IT load over an initial 12-year term with no termination options without full payment
  • —The first 25 MW hall is expected about 10 months after escrow funding, and the second 25 MW hall about 14 months
  • —Management projects EBITDA margins near 90% and says AIB controls four more sites with about 280 MW of potential capacity
Why it matters: The deal highlights a former bitcoin miner pivoting to AI data center infrastructure and the flow of capital into the sector.
Source: DiarioBitcoin