announced

Stargate Norway (Nscale, Aker, OpenAI) in Narvik

Nscale, Aker and OpenAI announced Stargate Norway near Narvik: 230 MW of renewable-powered capacity, with up to 290 MW more, targeting 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by end-2026. In 2026 Nscale took sole control of the site and added a Microsoft expansion there.

Value
n/d
Capacity
0.23GW1
Term
n/d
Accelerators
100,000

What the value means

No value disclosed. Nscale later rolled up the Aker JV, announced a Microsoft expansion at Narvik (14 Apr 2026) and raised $790 million of financing for it (11 May 2026). Nscale's 2026 releases do not name OpenAI as the Narvik offtaker.

The record

Verified 9 Nov 2026
Announced
Buyer
OpenAI
Seller / provider
Nscale
ValueHeadline dollar value exactly as stated in the cited source.
Not disclosed
Capacity
0.23 GW
Accelerators
100,000
Chips
NVIDIA
Term
Not disclosed
StatusLOI, plan or press report
announced
Other parties
Aker ASA
Deal type
stargate, datacenter-buildout, neocloud, joint-venture

Sources

3
  1. Nscale, Aker and OpenAI to establish Stargate Norway (Nscale) read 2026-11-09
  2. Nscale announces expanded deal with Microsoft in Norway (Nscale) read 2026-11-09
  3. Nscale Secures $790 Million in Financing for Norway (Nscale) read 2026-11-09

Cite this deal

AI Compute Deals, “Stargate Norway (Nscale, Aker, OpenAI) in Narvik”, https://aicomputedeals.com/stargate-norway-nscale-aker-2025-07/ (verified 2026-11-09).

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The rest of this relationship

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  1. Stargate UK (Nscale, OpenAI, NVIDIA) n/d announced
  2. Stargate Norway (Nscale, Aker, OpenAI) in Narvik 0.23 GW announced

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