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hscale: Madrid MAD1

Year Planned: 2028
PUE: 1.2
Lot Size: 44 acres

hscale plans to build its MAD1 data center campus in Madrid.

  • Strategically located in existing availability zones
  • Southwest of Madrid
  • Targeted annual PUE 1.2
  • Concurrently maintainable design
  • 4 buildings on site, 2 floors per building
  • Data Hall 6MW, 2 Data Halls per phase
  • Phasing delivery every 3-6months (12MW per phase)
  • N+1 electrical topology
  • Dual-feed power – application submitted
  • Rigorous cyber and physical security protocols including penetration tests and maturity assessments
  • Robust EHS program, including incident tracking, recording and reporting

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4.00 miles Echelon Iberdrola: Madrid South
The flagship project, the Madrid Sur campus (160,000 sqm), will be powered by a 100% renewable energy solution provided by Iberdrola.
5.54 miles Merlin: Madrid-Getafe
By the end of 2023, Merlin Properties completed the first phase of three data centers in Madrid, Barcelona, and Alava, all built in partnership with US firm Edged Energy
5.56 miles Edged Energy: Madrid-Getafe
This data center is strategically positioned in Spain's central fiber and logistics hub, just minutes south of Madrid's city center.
5.56 miles Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset
In 2024, Meta leased this data center from Spanish real estate company Merlin Properties, which was developed in collaboration with U.S.-based Edged Energy.
5.76 miles inAsset NixMad
6.38 miles Form8tion: Madrid One
6.43 miles Apto: Madrid
Apto is developing a five-building hyperscale data center campus on the former Casbega/Coca-Cola bottling plant site in Fuenlabrada, Madrid.
7.37 miles AtlasEdge: Calle de Telemaco
Former Colt facility that was acquired by AtlasEdge in 2021
7.48 miles Nabiax: Julián Camarillo Campus
Nabiax has begun expansion works at its Julián Camarillo Campus. In May 2024, the company announced it would add additional capacity at its Alcalá de Henares campus.
7.66 miles Produban Mesena 80
7.66 miles Espanix Datacenter
7.68 miles Digital Realty: MAD4
7.73 miles Digital Realty: MAD3
7.92 miles Hispaweb Miguel Yuste
7.95 miles Grupo Aire OASIX: Madrid
The Grupo Aire OASIX Madrid data center spans almost 1,000m² and houses more than 256 racks.
8.05 miles Digital Realty: MAD1
8.08 miles Digital Realty: MAD2
8.39 miles NxN: Madrid
NxN Data Centers is developing its first Madrid data center at Calle de las Abelias, 1 in Hortaleza, Madrid, through the conversion of the former Banco Popular headquarters building.
8.41 miles nLighten Madrid-Lezama
8.76 miles AtlasEdge: Madrid MAD001
8.96 miles Edgnex: Madrid
Edgnex, a UAE-based data center company, is building a new facility in Spain. The site, located in the Vicalvaro region, was purchased from ActivumSG, a European real estate private equity manager.
10.24 miles Ibercom Madrid
10.46 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
Global Switch acquired land next to its current Madrid data centre to build a new 24,000 square metre facility.
10.48 miles Global Switch Madrid
10.63 miles IPCore Madrid
11.17 miles NTT Madrid 1
In 2022, NTT launched its first data center in Spain, opening a new facility outside Madrid, in the municipality of Las Rozas.
11.72 miles Goodman: Madrid 01
Goodman Madrid 01 (MAD01) is a data center development located in Madrid, Spain, constructed on a converted brownfield site.
11.73 miles Prime: Madrid
Prime Data Centers is developing a 26,000 square-meter data center in Madrid, Spain. The company has secured 7.6 acres in Alcobendas to develop the facility.
11.76 miles Equinix MD4x
Equinix MD4x is an operational xScale hyperscale data center at the company’s Alcobendas campus, publicly inaugurated alongside MD5 in May 2026.
11.76 miles Equinix MD3x
11.81 miles Equinix MD5
Equinix has opened MD5 in Alcobendas, adding a new colocation facility to its Madrid campus and strengthening its interconnection footprint in Southern Europe.
11.84 miles Equinix MD6
11.87 miles CyrusOne Madrid I
CyrusOne’s MAD1, finished in 2023, is a located in the municipality of Alcobendas. The data center will ultimately deliver 6,000 sq m (64,584 sq ft) of world-class technical space within a two-story building.
12.06 miles DATA4 Madrid - Alcobendas
Launched in 2020, the Madrid MAD01 campus is located at Avenida de la Industia 15 in Alcobendas. At full-build out, the eight-hectare campus will host six buildings.
12.10 miles Data4: MAD01 DC3
Data4 is developing a third data center building at its Alcobendas Campus (MAD01) in Madrid, Spain. When completed, the 15,000 sq m, 3-floor building will host 6 computer rooms.
12.10 miles Kyndryl: Madrid
12.13 miles Data4: MAD01 DC2
The second building of DATA4's Madrid-Alcobendas campus was completed in 2022, offering approximately 3,000 m² of white space.
12.24 miles Equinix Madrid MD2
12.24 miles Equinix Madrid MD1
13.56 miles Adam Madrid
13.87 miles Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset
Microsoft operates a data center in Madrid, Spain, located in San Sebastian de los Reyes.
14.14 miles Cogent Madrid
14.39 miles Iron Mountain MAD-1
MAD-1 is a 4,000 m² facility situated on a 60,000 m² campus in northeast Madrid. Iron Mountain acquired the campus from XData Properties in November 2022.
16.53 miles BBVA CPD Tres Cantos
16.73 miles Quetta: Tres Cantos
18.27 miles Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset
19.75 miles Avaio: Madrid Scorpio
Avaio Digital is developing a data center on a 10-acre site in Madrid, Spain.
19.86 miles Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset
The development of Microsoft's new data center campus in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, has advanced following the initial approval of the special construction plan by the local government board.

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The illustration shows location of MAD1, MAD2, and the new MAD3 facility that will open in Q2 2019
Interxion's Data Centers in Madrid
Source: Silicon Alley Madrid

The illustration shows location of MAD1, MAD2, and the new MAD3 facility that will open in Q2 2019

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hscale is a pan-European data centre platform delivering sustainable and AI-ready infrastructure. Founded in 2025, it is a joint venture between Bain Capital and Aquila Group. With facilities across Europe, hscale serves hyperscalers and cloud services with high-performance, flexible infrastructure. Its designs feature ultra-high-density cooling, liquid cooling and heat reuse to support clients’ ESG goals.

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