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Nvidia Plans US$1.5 Billion SB Energy Investment Tied to OpenAI Data-Centre Buildout

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Santa Clara, United States, 17 August 2026 – Nvidia is preparing a US$1.5 billion investment in SB Energy linked to an OpenAI data-centre development, extending the chipmaker’s financial involvement across the artificial-intelligence infrastructure chain.

SB Energy, backed by SoftBank, is developing large-scale power and data-centre capacity for OpenAI. Nvidia’s investment would support the capital-intensive buildout while strengthening demand for the company’s accelerators and networking systems.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.