Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns

Development by UK firm Nscale heralded by ministers as largest of its kind in country loses anchor tenant

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2026-10-18 13:05 · The Guardian AI
Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns

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