# Microsoft exits AI data center project in Essex over power supply issues

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**Published:** October 18, 2026
**Author:** theguardian.com
**Source:** Digital Donut AI Digest
**Language:** ru-RU
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/microsoft-vyshla-iz-proekta-ii-tsentra-dannykh-v-essekse-iz-za-problem-s

Microsoft has withdrawn from a major AI data center project in Essex due to power supply problems. The Nscale project, which was set to become the UK's largest AI center, lost Microsoft as a key tenant, raising doubts about its future. Nscale is seeking…

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