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Greenfield and Finsbury Infrastructure to invest EUR 360 million in Milan data centre

UK's Greenfield and Ireland's Finsbury Infrastructure agreed to invest EUR 360 million over three years to build a 36 MW data centre east of Milan, having already secured 80 MW of power capacity for the site.

Reported AI-drafted BeBeez International, 7 September 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish who will lease or operate the finished capacity, nor that construction has begun.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +2 of 36 possible. UK/Irish investors fund EUR360m Italian DC, European ownership; construction/lease unconfirmed. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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