Introducing Stargate Norway

OpenAI said Stargate Norway, its first European AI data center project, is planned for 230MW with a further 290MW expansion target. Nscale and Aker will build it in Narvik, aiming for 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by end-2026, using renewable power and closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling. The key detail is allocation: OpenAI is an initial offtaker, while surplus capacity is intended for users in Norway, the UK, the Nordics, and Northern Europe; the post does not disclose capex or exact GPU models.