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Uruguay
Uruguay combines a 2024-2030 AI strategy and a mostly renewable grid with Google's Canelones data centre and a new state AI data centre.
The National AI Strategy 2024-2030 was approved on 21 November 2024 and covers governance, capacities (including infrastructure and data access) and sustainable development. In May 2026 the government set out a digital strategy under which the state telecoms firm Antel committed US$12 million, US$8 million of it for a specialised AI data centre in Pando. Google began building a US$850 million data centre in Canelones in 2024. For someone seeking compute, Uruguay is notable for low-carbon power rather than scale.
AI policy and activity
The strategy was developed through AGESIC and includes data protection by design. A new AI centre for research, talent and regulatory work was reported as expected in 2026.
Power and grid
Google cites more than 90% renewable share in Uruguay's energy matrix. We have not read the grid operator's own figures.
Data centres and compute
| Site | Where | Status | Notes and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Canelones data centre | Parque de las Ciencias, Canelones | Under construction | Over US$850 million, announced 29 August 2024. Google says over 90% of Uruguay's energy matrix is renewable. A local report says the design moved from water cooling to air cooling to cut water use, and that full-load power would equal about 203,000 homes. (source) |
| Antel AI data centre Antel | Pando | Planned | US$8 million specialised AI data centre announced within the 2026 digital strategy. No capacity stated. (source) |
Rules and programmes
| Instrument | Kind | Status | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| National AI Strategy 2024-2030 | Policy | In force from 21 November 2024 | Law-firm summary. Semi-annual progress reports and a mid-term review. |
| Digital strategy with Antel AI data centre funding | Programme | In force | Trade-press report of the May 2026 presentation: US$8 million for an AI data centre in Pando and US$4 million for more processing and storage. |
Checked on 2 October 2026 and due for review by 1 January 2027. Many sources are trade press or law-firm summaries rather than official texts, and statuses such as reported or unconfirmed are shown as the source gives them. This is a summary, not legal advice. If something is wrong or out of date, tell us.