Power Crunch Threatens to Derail AI Datacenter Construction

Power crunch threatens to derail AI datacenter construction

: Supply chains also unprepared for liquid cooling demands

Can we build it? We’re not sure: Supply chain unease for AI infrastructure - Global Construction Review

A snapshot of the global data-centre construction market reveals rising costs and unease over the construction supply chain’s ability to meet soaring demand. The vulnerabilities are both human and systemic. 83% of experts surveyed don’t believe supply chains can adequately deliver the advanced liquid-cooling systems AI data centres need – as opposed to the air-cooling systems in traditional cloud computing data centres. And the single biggest…

AI Data Centres face power and supply chain constraints despite construction cost concerns – Property Wheel

Data centre developers worldwide are shifting their focus to the construction of facilities capable of supporting AI workloads – but sector expects warn that the complex requirements of these new data centres may be outpacing supply chain preparedness. According to Turner & Townsend’s 2025-2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Index, 2025 is an inflexion point for the sector as it moves from focusing on traditional, cloud-based, air-cooled data cen…