Kitebrook Infra Plans Over 500MW of Data Center Capacity in Norway, Backed by Carlyle Group Co-Founder
April 29, 2026
Kitebrook Infra Plans Over 500MW of Data Center Capacity in Norway, Backed by Carlyle Group Co-Founder
A new data center venture is taking shape in Scandinavia, as the former backers of Nordic firm DigiPlex return with ambitious plans for Norway. Kitebrook Infra, a Washington DC-based property development and investment company, has announced it is targeting multiple data center campuses across Norway with a combined capacity exceeding 500MW. The move signals a renewed push into the Nordic region at a time when global demand for AI-ready infrastructure is surging.
The company is backed by real estate developer Byrne Murphy and William Conway, co-founder and co-chairman of the US investment firm Carlyle Group. Conway’s involvement in Kitebrook is a personal investment. Both Murphy and Conway were long-time co-owners of DigiPlex, the Scandinavian data center operator that was acquired by IPI in 2021 and later folded into the Stack brand. That company was subsequently acquired by Blue Owl, which then divested many of Stack’s European colocation facilities to Apollo last year.
“We had a spectacular experience in growing DigiPlex in the Nordic region,” said William E. Conway, Jr. “With the global demand for AI-enabled sites at a fever pitch, there is a shortage of ready-to-go sites, especially those with 100 percent sustainable power. That is why we are investing again in Norway.”
Kitebrook Infra currently lists three projects on its website, all located in Vestland County in western Norway. Its flagship development is in Matre, a village in Masfjorden Municipality, where the site could total 100MW, with an initial 20MW available from the second quarter of 2027. The company is also targeting a 100MW campus in Børdalen, Voss Municipality, with power expected by the first quarter of 2029. A third 100MW project is planned in Leirdøla, Luster Municipality, where power availability is expected from 2028.
The facilities are designed to support liquid cooling and will be equipped with chiller-free fjord water systems. Kitebrook also said the sites will use its generator-free Green Back Up Solution (GBUS), which “combines UPS ride-through with direct access to renewable hydro generation to ensure continuous power availability.”
Murphy emphasized the strategic advantages of building in Norway. “We are excited to again build a business in Norway, picking up where we left off in 2021. We start with the goal of maximizing the benefits of what Norway has to offer: massive amounts of hydro-electric power, facilitated by a vast network of deep-water fjords and tall, steep mountains,” he said. “With enough ingenuity and perseverance, modern AI-enabled data centers in Norway can work in concert with local communities and natural sources of energy to provide clean power and quiet operations while saving hyperscalers and other data center users hundreds of millions of euros.”
The Kitebrook initiative underscores a broader industry trend: as hyperscalers and AI companies seek massive, sustainable power sources for their compute loads, the Nordic region is emerging as a prime destination. Norway’s abundant hydroelectric capacity, combined with natural cooling opportunities from fjord water, positions it as a competitive alternative to more power-constrained markets in mainland Europe. The projects also highlight the growing importance of site readiness and sustainable power availability in the data center supply chain.
Source: datacenterdynamics
