Fermaca Advances Fermaca Digital City to Accelerate the Development of AI Infrastructure in Mexico

DURANGO, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 11, 2025--

Fermaca is driving the development of Fermaca Digital City, a next-generation data center campus designed to support large-scale AI workloads and high-performance computing for Mexico and Latin America. With the support of the Government of Durango, the project aims to deliver one of the most significant digital infrastructure investments in the region.

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Leaders from the Government of Durango, Fermaca, and NVIDIA met at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, to review progress, coordinate next steps, and discuss how the facility can support Mexico’s national AI objectives, including the country’s interest in developing sovereign AI capabilities.

Advancing Mexico’s AI and Digital Infrastructure Goals

Discussions focused on sovereign AI, including how nations can develop AI systems adapted to local languages, culture, and priorities using infrastructure that is nationally controlled and operated. Fermaca Digital City is being designed as a reference platform capable of supporting these efforts with NVIDIA technology, enabling large-scale training, inference, simulation, and multimodal AI applications.

By integrating high-performance infrastructure with regional connectivity through Fermaca Networks, the project seeks to strengthen technological autonomy, reduce external dependencies, and contribute to the broader innovation goals set by national leadership.

Fermaca Digital City Overview

Fermaca Digital City is being developed as a 250 MW AI-ready campus, equipped to power next-generation workloads across sectors such as energy, manufacturing, logistics, and smart cities.

Project Highlights

Key Components:

Alignment with National Priorities

The project supports Mexico’s broader efforts to strengthen digital infrastructure and expand access to advanced technologies. With a focus on clean energy, sovereign computing, and national connectivity, Fermaca Digital City aligns with federal programs aimed at expanding AI capabilities, fostering high-value job creation, and advancing inclusive technological development.

Commitment to Social Benefit and Sustainability

Fermaca Digital City incorporates design principles that promote long-term sustainability and regional development:

Applications in Key Sector

The facility is expected to accelerate AI adoption in critical areas for social and economic development, including:

Furthermore, Fermaca Digital City aligns fully with President Claudia Sheinbaum’s priorities and the guiding principles of Plan México, by driving strategic infrastructure for technological sovereignty, scientific development, and industrial modernization. The project directly supports national objectives to strengthen high-performance computing capacity, activate regional innovation hubs, and create high-value jobs that promote a more equitable, sustainable, and Mexico-made technology growth model.

Statements

Esteban Villegas Villarreal, Governor of Durango:

“This initiative strengthens Durango’s position as an emerging technology hub. By embracing digital innovation, we are opening doors to new economic opportunities and preparing our region for the future.”

Manuel Calvillo, President of Fermaca:

“Fermaca Digital City reflects our long-term commitment to Mexico’s development. With our infrastructure expertise, NVIDIA technology, and Fermaca Networks’ connectivity, we are laying the foundation for sustainable digital transformation.”

Acknowledgment

Fermaca extends its gratitude to the Government of Durango for its ongoing support and to national leadership for promoting initiatives that foster innovation, technology adoption, and economic development throughout Mexico.

Fermaca's President, NVIDIA Representatives and Durango State Representatives

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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately.

“Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority,” the judge wrote. “For this reason, the Court will GRANT Abrego Garcia’s Petition for immediate release from ICE custody.”

Justice Department and Homeland Security spokespeople didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment on the judge's order. Messages seeking comment were left with Abrego Garcia’s attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg.

Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, has an American wife and child and has lived in Maryland for years, but he originally immigrated to the U.S. illegally as a teenager. An immigration judge in 2019 ruled Abrego Garcia could not be deported to El Salvador because he faced danger from a gang that targeted his family. When Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported there in March, his case became a rallying point for those who oppose President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. under a court order. Since he cannot be deported to El Salvador, ICE has been seeking to deport him to a series of African countries. His lawsuit in federal court claims Trump's Republican administration is illegally using the deportation process to punish Abrego Garcia over the embarrassment of his mistaken deportation to El Salvador.

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The judge specifically cited a statement by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche that seemed to suggest the Justice Department charged Abrego Garcia because he won his wrongful deportation case.

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)