Norway's Aker ASA said on Thursday it was partnering with Nscale Global Holdings and OpenAI to build a large artificial intelligence facility in northern Norway, aiming to install 100,000 Nvidia processors by the end of 2026.

OpenAI said the new Norway-based data center comes as the European Union races to achieve AI sovereignty by investing in data center and compute power.

Located in Kvandal, outside Narvik, northern Norway, the site was announced by Aker earlier this month. Nscale also operates a data center in Glomfjord, southern Norway. The two companies will own the new site in a 50/50 joint venture.