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AI & Enterprise
Trump regulation puts AI data centers on alert; costs could jump if Chinese equipment is blocked
The U.S. boom in building AI data centers is heightening supply-chain risks tied to reliance on Chinese power and optical communications equipment. If Washington tightens restrictions on national security grounds, shortages and higher costs could slow data center construction. Key components such as transformers, switchgear, batteries and optical transceivers depend heavily on China, while existing supply shortfalls for power equipment are already emerging, with limited near-term substitution capacity.
Telecommunications & Media
Europe and North Africa start building first HVDC subsea power link under Mediterranean
Europe and North Africa have moved to build their first direct-current subsea power link, connecting Italy’s Sicily with Tunisia through the Mediterranean. Italy’s grid operator Terna and Tunisia’s state electricity and gas utility STEG selected Hitachi Energy to build converter stations for the ELMED interconnection project under a contract worth about 770 million euros. The 600 MW link spans about 220 km, with cables reaching depths of about 800 metres.
Industry
SunZia high-voltage transmission line starts full operations in U.S. Southwest
The large-scale SunZia transmission infrastructure linking the U.S. Southwest has begun operating. Pattern Energy and Hitachi Energy said the line is now fully operational, sending renewable power from New Mexico to Arizona and other western grid demand centers. The project combines a major wind farm and a 550-mile high-voltage direct current line capable of moving up to 3,000 MW, enough for about 1 million U.S. households, and is expected to cut carbon emissions.