MC Digital Realty, the joint venture of the US operator Digital Realty and the Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corporation, began construction of the 24 MW KIX15 data centre at its KIX campus in Osaka Prefecture on 7 October1. Digital Realty announced the start in a press release and scheduled opening for the fourth quarter of 2028. The US parent also raised its stake in Teraco, Africa's largest data-centre platform, in June.
18OCT
MC Digital Realty breaks ground in Osaka
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MC Digital Realty, Digital Realty's venture with Mitsubishi, began building the 24 MW KIX15 data centre in Osaka on 7 October, with opening set for late 2028.
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Key takeaway
MC Digital Realty began building the 24 MW KIX15 data centre in Osaka.
Deep Analysis
In plain English
Data centres are buildings full of computers that store data and run online services. Companies often put them near big cities, so information travels quickly to users. MC Digital Realty, a joint business of the American data-centre company Digital Realty and the Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corporation, has started building a new one near Osaka, Japan's second-largest city region. It will provide 24 megawatts of power for computers and is due to open in late 2028.
What could happen next?
- Consequence
Osaka keeps adding capacity as Japan's second market despite national policy favouring regional sites.
- Meaning
A start in October 2026 and an opening in late 2028 put a 24 MW build at about two years from groundbreaking to service.
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BERNAMA (Digital Realty release)· 18 Oct 2026
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MC Digital Realty
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KT Cloud
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Town of Trebbin
Said on 7 October that work has begun on two data-centre buildings and a substation under building permits already granted. The operating permit under the Federal Immission Control Act is still with Brandenburg's environment agency, so the town postponed its public presentation.
Óscar López, Digital Transformation minister
Said in Madrid on 8 October that he hopes to approve the data-centre royal decree shortly, with urgent processing to reach the cabinet before the 29 November election. He said the final text will take the more than 600 submissions into account, without saying what changes.
Hydro-Québec
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