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HIVE’s Paraguay president, Gabriel Lamas, told RCR Wireless News that the firm expects the platform to be operational in the first quarter of 2026
In sum – what to know:
HIVE plans AI cloud launch in Paraguay – The company will deploy a GPU-based AI and HPC platform in a Tier III data center in Asunción.
Project built on hydro power and fiber – The platform will use Paraguay’s hydroelectric resources and a national telecom fiber network, with capacity scaling based on demand and capital.
Strategy links energy and AI infrastructure – HIVE is using existing Tier I, energy-driven sites as a base to expand into higher-tier data centers for AI and HPC workloads.
HIVE Digital Technologies said it is expanding into Paraguay through a joint venture with a local telecommunications operator, where it plans to deploy one of the country’s first purpose-built AI cloud platforms.
The platform will be located in Asunción and hosted in a Tier III data center operated by the telecom provider. It is designed to support high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads for research institutions, enterprises, financial services companies and healthcare organizations across Paraguay and the wider South American region.
The initial deployment is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026, starting with an enterprise-grade GPU cluster for AI training, inference and data-intensive applications. The company said capacity will scale over time depending on customer demand and available capital. The project will rely on Paraguay’s hydroelectric power resources, the partner’s national fiber network and existing data center infrastructure.
HIVE already operates Tier I data centers and electrical substations in Paraguay, supported by access to renewable energy. The company said its approach is to use energy-intensive workloads to build base infrastructure, which can later support higher-tier data center facilities for AI and HPC.
The company said its long-term strategy is to expand energy-based digital infrastructure into larger-scale AI and data center capacity. It expects that future growth will depend on factors such as fiber deployment, customer demand, regulatory conditions and capital availability.
HIVE currently operates blockchain and AI data centers in Canada, Sweden and Paraguay.
“Energy is the most critical factor for any type of data center, and it plays a decisive role in deciding whether to develop projects. Paraguay is very attractive to us because of the abundance and surplus of renewable energy available in this country. Also, the dark fiber, which is the highway for transporting our final product, is essential,” HIVE’s Paraguay president, Gabriel Lamas, told RCR Wireless News.
“Once the deployment is complete, we expect demand for the service to be strong. We are quite optimistic about the demand we will have using our Buzz Cloud in Paraguay, with users who have reached out to us from other continents looking forward to using the solution we provide in Paraguay. I think demand will grow very fast, with several industries demanding user service,” Lamas said.
