Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul)

Name: Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul)
Address: BR

Announced

Brazil · 1 project · Last reported 2025-05-14

Summary

Scala Data Centers plans a data centre city in Eldorado do Sul, in the Porto Alegre metropolitan region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It signed an agreement with the state government in September 2024 for a first phase of 54 MW of IT capacity, about BRL 3 billion, with potential growth to 4,750 MW and total investment the company puts as high as BRL 500 billion. Eldorado do Sul passed a law in December 2024 adding the site to the urban perimeter, and in May 2025 Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy authorized a phased grid connection of up to 5 GW. No construction start had been reported in the sources reviewed.

Source record as of 2025-05-14 · Details and sources

Location

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Projects (1)

Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul)

Announced last observed as of 2025-05-14 · Reported status

Location: Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BR. Municipal reference point for Eldorado do Sul (Wikipedia infobox); the releases name the municipality but not the parcel. Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire

Use: Ai unspecified

Capacity, investment and other figures

Measure	Value	Scope	As of	Notes	Sources
Power capacity	54 MW	Planned · Phase · It load · Phase 1	2025-05-14		Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Power capacity	up to 4,750 MW	Planned · Campus · Unspecified	2025-05-14	Described as potential capacity at full build-out; the releases do not say whether it is IT load.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Power capacity	up to 5,000 MW	Permitted · Campus · Grid connection	2025-05-14	Ramp-up connection to the national interconnected system authorized by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Investment	about 3,000,000,000 BRL	Announced · Phase · Phase 1	2024-12-18	The September 2024 release gave the same phase as USD 500 million.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Investment	up to 500,000,000,000 BRL	Announced · Campus	2025-05-14	Potential total at full build-out. The releases also cite USD figures that differ (USD 90 billion in September 2024, USD 80 billion in December 2024).	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Land area	more than 1,730 acres	Planned · Campus	2024-09-11	Later releases give the site as more than 7 million square metres (December 2024) and 10 million square metres (May 2025), so stated areas vary.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire

Companies and organizations

Name	Role	Notes	Sources
Scala Data Centers	Developer		Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Government of Rio Grande do Sul	Government	Signed a letter of intent with Scala through its economic development department.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Municipality of Eldorado do Sul	Government	Enacted Municipal Law 5.949/2024 expanding the urban perimeter to include the site.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy	Government	Authorized a phased connection of up to 5 GW to the national grid.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire

Timeline

Date	Event	Actual or planned	Notes	Sources
2024-09-11	Announced	Actual	Letter of intent signed with the Rio Grande do Sul government.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
2024-12-18	Zoning approved	Actual	Mayor signed Municipal Law 5.949/2024 bringing the site into the urban perimeter; date is the release date.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire
2025-05-14	Permit approved	Actual	Federal authorization for a phased grid connection of up to 5 GW; date is the release date.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire

Power supply

Type	Description	Sources
Grid	Connection to Brazil's national interconnected system; Scala says the campus will use 100% renewable, certified energy.	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire

Sources for these details

With an initial investment of USD 500 million, Scala Data Centers and Rio Grande do Sul government sign agreement for largest digital infrastructure project in the state of southern Brazil — Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; 2024-09-11
Mayor of Eldorado do Sul, Brazil, Approves Law Enabling the Construction of Latin America's First Data Center City — Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; 2024-12-18
Scala AI City: Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy approves 5 GW power connection for data center city in Rio Grande do Sul — Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire; 2025-05-14

Companies

Developer: Scala Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
Developer: Scala Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
Developer: Scala Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
Government: Government of Rio Grande do Sul (unknown scope) evidence
Government: Municipality of Eldorado do Sul (unknown scope) evidence
Government: Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy (unknown scope) evidence

Source and location review

Status source

Scala AI City: Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy approves 5 GW power connection for data center city in Rio Grande do Sul evidence row
Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire · published 2025-05-14 · Company disclosure

Locator

Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality evidence

Source checks

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Status age at review: 531 days before the data update on 2026-10-27

Location details

Coordinates: -30.08390, -51.61580
Geometry licence: source-terms-not-recorded
Use scope: Locality reference only
Scope class: locality
Authority: Compiled location reference
Source entity: Project
Method: imported_reference_point
Derivation: imported_reference_point
Precision scope: Municipal reference point for Eldorado do Sul (Wikipedia infobox); the releases name the municipality but not the parcel.
Horizontal uncertainty: Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
Geometry evidence: bb426ea9

A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.

Evidence

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Evidence for Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul)
Title	Publisher	Roles	Published	Retrieved	Licence	Attribution	Content hash (SHA-256)
Mayor of Eldorado do Sul, Brazil, Approves Law Enabling the Construction of Latin America's First Data Center City Archived copy	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire Company disclosure	Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Investment, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Zoning Approved, Role: Developer, Role: Government	2024-12-18	2026-10-09	source-terms-not-recorded	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire	`75d5df460537cb61ee96fe3765dc7d8375d0a280c8fb177e07235db01813c8dc` Factual source record; not the publisher page
Scala AI City: Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy approves 5 GW power connection for data center city in Rio Grande do Sul Archived copy	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire Company disclosure	Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Investment, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Permit Approved, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Government	2025-05-14	2026-10-09	source-terms-not-recorded	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire	`48151faad19cc638fab872a40d7c295118177a76f190e36725149a58c0b1953c` Factual source record; not the publisher page
With an initial investment of USD 500 million, Scala Data Centers and Rio Grande do Sul government sign agreement for largest digital infrastructure project in the state of southern Brazil Archived copy	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire Company disclosure	Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Investment, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Government	2024-09-11	2026-10-09	source-terms-not-recorded	Scala Data Centers via PR Newswire	`d1484079e62e9246ddaf83f4a2d4d0b91d056dfad912af2a36dc47fecd2876f8` Factual source record; not the publisher page

Cite this site

Kyars, K. (2026). Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul) [site vcc-site-a1239f397b785f28fd31]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-a1239f397b785f28fd31/

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