SoftBank Sakai AI Data Center
About SoftBank Sakai AI Data Center
SoftBank Sakai AI Data Center — Conversion of acquired land and buildings within Sharp's former Sakai LCD plant; OpenAI site role not established by primary evidence. SoftBank Sakai AI Data Center is in Sakai, Osaka, 27, JP and is a data center campus with development status. Participants include SoftBank Corp. as developer, SoftBank Corp. as operator. Published specifications include 150 MW planned capacity, 400 MW future potential. Development comprises Sharp–SoftBank MOU and reuse design (completed), Acquisition and AI data center conversion (development), Future power expansion (planned). Key milestones include SoftBank acquired Sakai land and buildings for about JPY100 billion. (2025-03-01) and Reported 2026 operations target. (2026-12-31). inherited power supply — 150 MW: Over-150-MW site power target using inherited Sharp infrastructure; not IT load. inherited cooling system: Reuse of Sharp cooling infrastructure; current configuration not publicly disclosed. Capital records include land and building acquisition of 100000000000 JPY for SoftBank purchase of relevant Sakai land/buildings; not construction financing or total project cost. | Canonical amount normalized from JPY 100 billion to 100,000,000,000 JPY; original unit wording retained in the audit manifest.
Capacity
Planned / designDevelopment
3 phases · 4 milestonesOriginal 2024 plan and 2025 operations target.
Land and buildings were acquired in March 2025; commissioning has not been publicly announced.
Over-400-MW future site power potential.
Infrastructure
150 MW
Over-150-MW site power target using inherited Sharp infrastructure; not IT load.
Reuse of Sharp cooling infrastructure; current configuration not publicly disclosed.
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Facts & sources
Published claims and their source links.