Drax and investors including Brookfield have agreed a plan for a UK data centre programme worth up to £20bn, with initial capacity targeted at about 100MW. Several outlets say the first phase is aimed to be operational from the first quarter of 2028, linking the project timeline to early buildout.
Financial Times and Bloomberg add that the project draws on Drax’s biomass generation, describing a wood-fired plant intended to supply power to one of the UK’s largest data centres if the full investment plan proceeds. Bloomberg also specifies the investors’ nearer-term commitment, describing an agreement for £2.5 billion (about $3.4 billion) from Brookfield Asset Management and the Qatar Investment Authority.
Other coverage focuses mainly on the headline deal size and the initial commissioning schedule, with some outlets repeating the same core figures while leaving out details such as funding breakdown or the biomass power connection.
