VivoPower Mobilizes Construction for 40MW AI Data Center in Mo i Rana

VivoPower, a leading B Corp-certified global developer and owner of powered land and data center infrastructure for AI compute applications, has announced the mobilization of construction for the conversion of a 40MW first phase AI data center at its Mo i Rana facility in northern Norway. The company has selected a global AI industry leader as its preferred tenant for the Mo i Rana facility.

Experienced local contractors will handle the conversion site works. Øijord & Aanes Entreprenørforretning AS, a Mo i Rana-based contractor with over 60 years of experience, will deliver the enabling works and main building superstructure. IMTAS, a Mo i Rana-based provider of engineering, fabrication, installation, and maintenance services, and TH Blikk AS, a Mo i Rana-based building, façade, and roofing contractor with more than 15 years of experience and a team of 64 employees, will also be involved in the project.

VivoPower is committed to engaging as many local suppliers and contractors as possible at Mo i Rana and plans to do the same at other future AI data center facilities globally. The company aims to support employment, skills development, and economic activity in the Rana region. By prioritizing local contractors, VivoPower hopes to build on the industrial expertise built up in the Mo i Rana industrial precinct over many decades.

VivoPower completed the acquisition of the operational Mo i Rana data center on April 21, 2026. Among other things, the company has enrolled 30MW of the existing facility in grid balancing services, which provide support to the stability of the regional power grid. The 40MW AI data center conversion is being designed with the aim of capturing waste heat from its cooling systems for productive reuse, subject to technical and commercial feasibility. VivoPower is working with a local district heating provider and European specialist firms to evaluate how that heat could be used, including supplying district heating to homes, businesses, and community organizations in Mo i Rana and supporting the growth of heat-intensive local industries.

Originally founded in 2014 and listed on Nasdaq since 2016, VivoPower is an award-winning B Corporation with data center and powered land infrastructure across Norway, Finland, and the United Arab Emirates. The company’s mission is to be the independent, trusted partner for sovereign nations that develop and operate sustainable data center infrastructure, ensuring sovereign control over power, data, and national intelligence. In doing so, VivoPower helps sovereign nations bridge the gap between their energy assets and their AI ambitions by providing the Power-to-X infrastructure necessary to build and control their own domestic intelligence hubs.