Stargate Norway (Nscale / Aker, Narvik)

Stargate Norway is an AI data center project at Kvandal, just outside Narvik in Northern Norway, announced on 31 July 2025 by Nscale, Aker and OpenAI. The announcement says the site is planned to deliver 230 MW of capacity with ambitions to add a further 290 MW, and that it targets 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by the end of 2026. It is to be designed and built by Nscale and owned by a 50/50 joint venture between Nscale and Aker. The partners committed approximately USD 1 billion to the initial 20 MW phase, including upwards of USD 250 million in equity on a 100% basis. The operator cites abundant hydropower, low local demand and limited transmission capacity as the reasons for the location. In April 2026 trade press reported that OpenAI had pulled back from the offtake and that Microsoft was expected to take over the capacity; the original press release has not been updated for that change. Nscale's site list repeats the 230 MW design figure and the 290 MW expansion plan.