Microsoft reportedly pulled out of an agreement to anchor Nscale’s Loughton data centre after grid connection delays pushed the expected power supply date into the 2030s. The site was due to start operating early next year, with 23,040 Nvidia GB300 GPUs and 50 megawatts of computing capacity.
Microsoft pulled out of an agreement to anchor Nscale’s data centre in Loughton, Essex, after delays pushed the expected electricity supply date into the 2030s. Microsoft said it remained committed to its partnership with Nscale and that the decision concerned a single site.
Nscale said its relationship with Microsoft remained strong and that the grid issue had no impact on its other contracts. It said it remained committed to the Loughton project and the UK, and was exploring alternative power sources. The site was due to begin operating early next year, with 23,040 Nvidia GB300 GPUs providing 50 megawatts of computing capacity for Microsoft’s Azure services in Britain.
The project was among technology deals announced during the US president’s visit in September 2025. Grid connection bottlenecks have delayed data centre projects by as long as 13 years, the article said.
