Blackstone to Buy Britishvolt Site for Massive QTS Data Center
- Private equity giant estimates project would create 2,600 jobs
- Northumberland County Council to vote on proposal on April 23
The site in Blyth, Northumberland.
Photographer: Owen Humphreys/PA Images
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Blackstone Inc. has been selected to purchase the former Britishvolt site in the north of England where it plans to build what could become Europe’s largest data center.
A proposal for funds managed by the private equity firm to purchase the site on behalf of its data center landlord QTS and for Northumberland County Council to amend its right to buy it back will face a vote by councilors on April 23, according to a filing Monday.