Tokyo, March 21, 2026 (AFP) - SoftBank plans massive US power plant for AI data centres

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Japan's SoftBank Group said Saturday it plans to build a huge new gas-fired power plant in the US state of Ohio to provide energy for artificial intelligence data centers. Tech investor SoftBank is a major backer of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and its flamboyant CEO Masayoshi Son is a long-time ally of US President Donald Trump. The natural-gas plant is part of a broader $550 billion Japanese investment in the United States that Tokyo agreed to in exch......

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