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description: Is São Paulo a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict CAUTION, score 41.5/100 (ONS), as of 2026-11-12. 330 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-11). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "São Paulo data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# São Paulo data center market

Power availability in São Paulo: DCPI verdict CAUTION, composite score 41.5 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 244 words · generated 2026-11-11 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

**Question this page answers:** How much power is available in the São Paulo data center market?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="how much power is available in the São Paulo market for a data center")`

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DCPI Score**41.5/100**

MW, all listings**330**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**CAUTION**

## São Paulo at a glance

São Paulo has 330 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Ascenty (155 MW), Scala Data Centers (65 MW) and Equinix (50 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 330 |
| Total listed | 330 |

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.

## Colocation lease rates in São Paulo

Broker lease rates (CBRE/JLL): available on paid plans. Asking base rent per kW of critical IT capacity. Electricity is normally billed separately (metered pass-through), plus cross-connects and one-time fees. Signed deals, term and size change the number. Source: CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026 (Q1 2026): Sao Paulo (figure on paid plans) [(link)](https://www.cbre.com/insights/reports/global-data-center-trends-2026)

The market remains concentrated among established players with no recent deal activity recorded in this cycle.

New power procurement will require direct engagement with grid operators and potentially negotiated access arrangements rather than surplus availability.

This absence does not reflect market stagnation but rather the regional pattern: market development outside São Paulo—Rio, Fortaleza, and greenfield sites south of the city—has drawn disclosed activity, while São Paulo's existing operator base appears focused on site optimization and grid relationship management rather than high-profile transactions.

Power grid delays and permitting timelines remain the decisive factors for new capacity in São Paulo, as they are across Brazil's data center markets; operators planning expansion must assume extended procurement cycles and regulatory coordination will govern deployment schedules more than facility design or capital availability.

## Data centers in São Paulo

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ascenty Sao Paulo](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ascenty-ascenty-sao-paulo-d35e870c) | Ascenty | Operational | 60 |
| [Equinix SP Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-sp-campus-f524d2cc) | Equinix | Operational | 50 |
| [Ascenty SP4](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ascenty-ascenty-sp4-2a952050) | Ascenty | Operational | 40 |
| [Digital Realty GRU](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-gru-87aced54) | Digital Realty | Operational | 40 |
| [Scala São Paulo 2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/scala-data-centers-scala-so-paulo-2-fd119f2c) | Scala Data Centers | Operational | 35 |
| [Ascenty SP2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ascenty-ascenty-sp2-7b68e215) | Ascenty | Operational | 30 |
| [Scala São Paulo 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/scala-data-centers-scala-so-paulo-1-b79e9c5f) | Scala Data Centers | Operational | 30 |
| [Ascenty SP1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ascenty-ascenty-sp1-5e7a7228) | Ascenty | Operational | 25 |
| [ODATA São Paulo 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/odata-odata-so-paulo-1-fe326b41) | ODATA | Operational | 20 |
| [AWS SA East 1 (Sao Paulo)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/amazon-web-services-aws-sa-east-1-sao-paulo-843f8efb) | Amazon Web Services | Operational |  |
| [Ascenty SP4](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-ascenty-sp4-ecdb083e) | Digital Realty | Operational |  |
| [Azure Brazil South Sao Paulo](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-azure-brazil-south-sao-paulo-b6857891) | Microsoft | Operational |  |
| [Claro Sao Paulo DC](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/claro-claro-sao-paulo-dc-a1fc594a) | Claro | Operational |  |
| [Directweb Tecnologia em Informatica](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/directweb-tecnologia-em-informatica-directweb-tecnologia-em-informatica-64e67c21) |  | Operational |  |
| [Equinix SP1 - São Paulo](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-sp1-so-paulo-0c873879) | Equinix | Operational |  |
| [Google Cloud southamerica-east1 Sao Paulo](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/google-google-cloud-southamerica-east1-sao-paulo-5fb52389) | Google | Operational |  |
| [NIC-JD (João Dias)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/nicbr-nic-jd-joo-dias-a6eb91fd) | NIC.br | Operational |  |
| [PIX ALGAR-PIAF](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/algar-pix-algar-piaf-4842d673) | Algar | Operational |  |
| [Scala Data Centers SGRUSP02](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/scala-data-centers-scala-data-centers-sgrusp02-f6f6c6da) | Scala Data Centers | Operational |  |
| [Takoda SP01](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/takoda-data-centers-takoda-sp01-16e16a2b) | Takoda Data Centers | Operational |  |

Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.

Browse every data center in [Brazil](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/br).

## More on São Paulo

- [São Paulo DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/sao-paulo)
- [São Paulo market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/sao-paulo/brief)

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