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JERA–RHAELM Chiba AI infrastructure project

Chiba · Chiba · Japan

Announced since Agent-reviewed
Data centersPower & grid

RHAELM and JERA are jointly developing an AI infrastructure project at JERA's Chiba Thermal Power Station, supported by up to 400 MW of behind-the-meter power capacity, with the Dell AI Factory named as the compute standard. Operations are targeted to begin around 2028.

Figures as stated

facility capacity mwplanned
400 MW

As stated by JERA, Dell Technologies and RHAELM ·

Up to 400 MW of power capacity supporting the project; not IT load and not operating.

JERA source
capex usdplanned
$15B

As stated by JERA, Dell Technologies and RHAELM ·

Total capital deployment expected to exceed US$15 billion (2.3 trillion yen) across all phases, spanning land, power infrastructure, facility construction and AI compute; a lower bound.

JERA source

Participants & roles

  • JERAdeveloper

    Jointly develops the Chiba Project with RHAELM at its Chiba Thermal Power Station.

    Source
  • JERApower supplier

    Energy partner; the project is to be behind-the-meter from JERA's operating generation asset. No supply term is stated.

    Source
  • RHAELMdeveloper

    Leads project delivery and jointly develops the project with JERA.

    Source
  • Dell Technologiesequipment supplier

    MoU party providing standardized rack-scale compute (Dell AI Factory), which RHAELM names as its compute standard at the Chiba station; no purchase agreement or value is stated.

    Source

Catalog timeline

Stage history

  1. Announced

    JERA, Dell Technologies and RHAELM announced an MoU; the release describes the Chiba Project as being jointly developed by RHAELM and JERA, with operations targeted around 2028.

    JERA ↗Agent review