ByteDance Pecém Data Center Campus

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Operated by ByteDance Ltd. · Pecém, CE, BR1 srcupdated 5d ago

ByteDance began construction of a campus at the Pecém port complex in Ceará, reported as its largest facility outside China. Initial capacity is about 200MW across 20 halls, scaling toward nearly 1GW, with first operations targeted for late 2027. Reported investment is R$200bn (about US$38.44bn). Brazilian platform Omnia is handling construction and pitched the Ceará location to ByteDance in 2025; no power purchase agreement was detailed in the retrievable sources.

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Status
under-construction
Current capacity
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1000 MW
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Capex

Location

City
Pecém
Region
CE
Country
BR
Coordinates
-3.5450, -38.8100
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