Sellafield Ltd has selected its preferred partners for the Project and Asset Care Execution (PACE) framework, a £3.6 billion initiative to deliver site-wide asset maintenance and construction. The initial nine-year framework covers process handling, decommissioning, and nuclear infrastructure. It focuses on off-site construction, local employment, apprenticeship investment, and small-business supply chain opportunities across West Cumbria through 2041.
Samsung Electronics and five group affiliates have committed USD 1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI platform created by KKR. Samsung Electronics contributes USD 500 million, alongside funds from Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. Helix builds hyperscale data centres, power generation and fibre networks alongside founding backers KKR, KIA, NVIDIA and Vistra.
African Collaborations Group has named Paulo J. Cruz as its Founding Chief Executive Officer. Joining from DAMAC Group, Cruz brings 28 years of industry experience across infrastructure and real estate. He will oversee the expansion of a pan-African platform focused on developing bankable sports and entertainment district ecosystems, including the firm's flagship Victory District model designed to generate long-term economic growth across the continent.
ESR has named Dalmar Sheikh as Chief Executive Officer of ESR Data Centres, starting 1 September 2026. Working from Singapore, Sheikh will direct the strategy and expansion of the group's digital infrastructure operations across Asia-Pacific. The platform currently holds a project pipeline exceeding 3.2 GW in key regional markets including Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Keppel has secured 50 MW of new data centre capacity in Singapore to build an AI-ready facility on Jurong Island. The project, named Keppel DC SGP 11, will involve an investment exceeding S$1 billion. It was granted under the second Data Centre Call for Application, a competitive process jointly managed by the Economic Development Board and the Infocomm Media Development Authority that drew over 20 proposals.
Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone and Sun Group have signed six strategic agreements with key sector partners to upgrade island infrastructure before hosting APEC 2027. The project commitments cover a new Light Rail Transit line, localised security frameworks, a multi-level school campus, and community English education initiatives. The coordinated efforts aim to strengthen long-term municipal development across the island.
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