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Skanska to build four US data centres for $1.2 billion

By Thomson Reuters Aug 20, 2026 | 1:53 AM

HELSINKI, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Swedish builder Skanska said on Thursday it ​had signed a ‌contract worth about 11.2 billion Swedish crowns ($1.19 billion) with an existing client ‌to ​build four ⁠new data centres ⁠in the southeastern United States.

• The project involves constructing four data centres, ​totalling about 75,000 square meters (808,000 square ⁠feet), Skanska ⁠said in a ​statement.

• The work includes ​constructing the shell and interior ‌fit-out for technical spaces, support areas, and office functions.

• Construction ⁠will begin in the third quarter of 2026 and is ⁠expected ‌to be completed ⁠in the third ​quarter ‌of 2028.

• Skanska ​did not ⁠name the locations of the construction.

($1 = 9.4378 Swedish crowns)

(Reporting by Elviira Luoma, editing by Terje ​Solsvik)