Meta Platforms and BlackRock are partnering on a planned data center development in El Paso, with total investment reported at about $14 billion. Multiple outlets report that the project involves Meta as a key customer and BlackRock as an investment partner, reflecting demand for additional data center capacity tied to growth in digital services.
Coverage indicates the initiative will expand infrastructure in the El Paso area and is expected to involve large-scale construction over multiple phases. The announcements position the project as part of broader industry efforts to add compute and storage capacity for cloud-based applications, advertising technology, and related services.
The reports also align on the headline figure—roughly $14 billion for the overall project—while not all details are specified in the provided excerpts regarding ownership structure, timelines, or capacity metrics. Overall, the outlets present the same central development: a new major data center build led by a partnership between Meta and BlackRock centered on El Paso and intended to scale data center footprint for Meta’s technology needs.
