Nscale has announced an expanded agreement with Microsoft to deploy more than 30,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs at its Narvik campus in Norway, with the additional capacity scheduled to come online in 2027.

The announcement builds on a previously established relationship between the two companies and positions the Narvik site as one of the largest onshore infrastructure projects in Norway.

A Growing Partnership Reaches New Scale

The expanded deal adds to an existing agreement between Nscale and Microsoft, with the Narvik campus now set to house a substantial deployment of NVIDIA's Rubin GPU architecture.

The campus carries a 230 megawatt capacity and will serve as the physical home for the expanded compute infrastructure that Microsoft's customers are expected to rely on for advanced AI workloads across Europe.

The announcement also follows a previously disclosed rollout of NVIDIA Vera Rubin technology at the same site in support of Microsoft, indicating that Nscale has been building out Rubin-based infrastructure at Narvik in stages.

The company described the latest expansion as a continuation of its effort to bring the most advanced AI infrastructure available to customers in key markets.

Sole Management Following Joint Venture Consolidation

The Narvik deployment carries an additional structural significance. Nscale noted that the project will be managed solely by Nscale, following the previously announced roll-up of the Aker (Norwegian engineering firm) Nscale joint venture.

That consolidation effectively transferred full control of the project to Nscale, removing the joint venture arrangement that had previously governed at least part of the company's Norwegian operations.

The move to sole management gives Nscale direct operational responsibility for what it described as one of the largest onshore infrastructure projects in Norway.

The company has characterized the Narvik campus as a flagship example of its broader strategy to develop gigawatt-scale greenfield data centers in targeted locations around the world.

Executives Point to Accelerating Customer Demand

Josh Payne, Founder and CEO of Nscale, attributed the expansion to sustained and growing demand from customers for high-performance AI compute.

In a statement accompanying the announcement, Payne said that the company's focus is on deploying the latest technology in the right locations and at real scale, and that the Narvik deployments reflect strong demand from customers.

He emphasized execution speed as a core part of Nscale's approach, describing the company's response to market demand as characterized by pace and relentless execution.

Jon Tinter, President of Business Development and Ventures at Microsoft, framed the expanded Narvik commitment as part of Microsoft's effort to ensure its customers across Europe have access to the AI infrastructure they need as demand continues to grow.

Tinter specifically highlighted the importance of bringing scalable capacity online through experienced partners, and described the deployment as enabling the next generation of AI workloads with the latest infrastructure at real-world scale.

NVIDIA Rubin at the Center of Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

The deployment centers on NVIDIA's Rubin GPU platform, which Nscale has previously signaled as a cornerstone of its infrastructure roadmap.

The Narvik campus will deploy more than 30,000 of these GPUs, a figure that underscores the scale of the commitment being made by both Nscale and Microsoft at this single site.

Nscale describes itself as a global hyperscaler engineered for enterprise-grade AI infrastructure, with a vertically integrated suite of AI solutions and data centers spanning multiple geographies.

The company's stated mission is to enable customers to run AI training, fine-tuning, and inferencing workloads efficiently and at scale. The Narvik expansion fits within that broader strategic posture, with Norway serving as a significant node in Nscale's European infrastructure footprint.

Norway as a Strategic Location for AI Compute

The choice of Narvik as the site for a deployment of this magnitude reflects the continued appeal of Norway as a location for large-scale data center development.

The country's access to renewable energy and its cooler climate have made it an attractive destination for compute-intensive infrastructure projects. Nscale's Narvik campus, at 230 megawatts, represents a substantial commitment to building out that capacity in the Nordic region.

The expanded agreement with Microsoft deepens what the two companies described as an ongoing and growing collaboration. With the 2027 deployment timeline now confirmed and the sole management structure in place following the Aker Nscale joint venture roll-up, Nscale has positioned the Narvik campus as a project it controls entirely and intends to deliver in full.

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