Elea Data Centers said that the $419 million, 17-year contract will fund the construction of a 30-MVA high-capacity facility
In sum – what to know:
Elea secures Petrobras megaproject – The contract marks Latin America’s largest-ever IT infrastructure award.
High-performance, low-emission design – The 30-MVA facility will host Petrobras’ supercomputers using advanced liquid cooling and 100% renewable energy.
Regional sustainability milestone – The project positions Brazil as a pioneer in green AI infrastructure across Latin America.
Brazilian company Elea Data Centers won a public tender to build a large-scale data center for Brazilian energy giant Petrobras, marking what it claims to be the largest IT infrastructure project ever awarded by a Latin American company.
In a release, Elea Data Centers said that the BRL2.3 billion ($419 million), 17-year contract will fund the construction of a 30-MVA high-capacity facility equipped with advanced liquid cooling technology. The center will host Petrobras’ supercomputing systems for exploration, research, and reservoir modeling, while also supporting AI-driven workloads, the firm said.
Located at Elea’s São Bernardo do Campo campus in Sao Paulo’s industrial region, the data center will secure power exclusively from renewable sources, meeting Petrobras’ strict sustainability standards. The project also includes water-reuse cooling systems and energy efficiency benchmarks aligned with global best practices, said Elea Data Centers.
“The Petrobras project marks a defining moment for Brazil’s data center and AI industries. It is the largest IT infrastructure contract ever awarded by a Latin American company and demonstrates that the country can deliver 30 MVA of high-performance computing built to the world’s highest standards for sustainability and efficiency,” Alessandro Lombardi, chairman and founder of Elea Data Centers, told RCR Wireless News.
“Powered entirely by certified renewable energy and incorporating advanced liquid cooling and water reuse systems, the project shows that Brazil can execute complex, energy-intensive workloads responsibly and at scale,” he added.
The executive also highlighted Elea’s broader development of Rio AI City, a next-generation hub for AI and cloud workloads in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park.
This project stipulates a 3.2 GW master plan with an initial 1.5 GW phase and the first site (RJO1) already operational. “Together, Petrobras and Rio AI City position Brazil as a true hub for AI-ready, high-density infrastructure.”