{"slug": "caribbean-nation-becomes-first-to-sign-deal-with-us-companies-for-ai-data", "title": "Caribbean nation becomes first to sign deal with US companies for AI data centers", "summary": "Trinidad and Tobago signed memorandums of understanding with US companies Hummingbird AI Holdings and Ernst and Young LLP to build a 300-megawatt data center and a 150 MW AI infrastructure facility, becoming the first Caribbean nation to do so. The deals have raised concerns about energy consumption, environmental impact, and water shortages, as a UN report warns data centers could use nearly 3% of global electricity by 2030.", "body_md": "# Caribbean nation becomes first to sign deal with US companies for AI data centers\n\n[Trinidad and Tobago](/topic/trinidad-and-tobago)signed memorandums of understanding with US companies Hummingbird[AI](/topic/ai)Holdings and Ernst and Young LLP to establish large data centers.- The agreements outline plans for a 300-megawatt facility and a 150 MW AI infrastructure and data center, marking the first such deals with a\n[Caribbean](/topic/caribbean)nation. - These initiatives have immediately raised significant concerns regarding potential\n[energy consumption](/topic/energy-consumption), environmental repercussions, and strain on the nation's chronic water shortages. - A United Nations University report highlights that data centers could account for nearly 3% of the world’s projected electricity use by 2030, intensifying environmental worries.\n- Additionally, Trinidad and Tobago signed an agreement with Pinnacle Steel and Vanadium Corporation to recommission a local steel plant, with all three initiatives expected to generate over 5,000 jobs, facilitated by the US government.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/caribbean-nation-becomes-first-to-sign-deal-with-us-companies-for-ai-data", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trinidad-and-tobago-ai-data-centers-caribbean-b3013498.html", "published_at": "2026-07-12 17:22:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-12 17:42:22.949529+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Trinidad and Tobago", "Hummingbird AI Holdings", "Ernst and Young LLP", "Pinnacle Steel and Vanadium Corporation", "United Nations University"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/caribbean-nation-becomes-first-to-sign-deal-with-us-companies-for-ai-data", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/caribbean-nation-becomes-first-to-sign-deal-with-us-companies-for-ai-data.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/caribbean-nation-becomes-first-to-sign-deal-with-us-companies-for-ai-data.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/caribbean-nation-becomes-first-to-sign-deal-with-us-companies-for-ai-data.jsonld"}}