Estimated capital cost per MW for AI infrastructure
Company: Nebius
The claim, verbatim
Estimated capital cost of approximately $50 million per MW for data centers, GPUs and supporting infrastructure
Source (primary)
Nebius CEO Volozh estimates $250 billion in capex spend by 2030 - Yahoo Finance (-, news_article)
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Quote: “His estimate implies a cost of roughly $50 million per MW across data centers, GPUs and supporting infrastructure”
How we checked this
Checked on September 24, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states that the estimate implies about $50 million per MW across data centers, GPUs and supporting infrastructure.
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- Volozh's estimate implies a cost of roughly $50 million per MW across data centers, GPUs and supporting infrastructure
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confirms Nebius CEO Volozh estimates $250 billion in capex spend by 2030 - Yahoo Finance
Quote: “His estimate implies a cost of roughly $50 million per MW across data centers, GPUs and supporting infrastructure”