Jul 18, 2023 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
The municipal council of Valencia has abandoned plans to construct a data center in a port docks building. More than a year had passed since the local government began considering multiple proposals for establishing a data center in a building on the Marina de Valencia. Nevertheless, this week...
Apr 12, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Spain
Together with the Parc de l'Alba Consortium (comprising Catalan Land Institute -INCASÒL- and the Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council), Panattoni has announced plans to develop the largest ever data center campus in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, following the purchase of a 60,000 sqm plot of...
Mar 09, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Spain
Impulsa Galicia, a public-private partnership from the Galician local government, has announced that it has partnered with Ingenostrum for a carbon-neutral data center project. The project is set to see an investment of €400m ($424m), and will see Ingenostrum assess the feasibility of a carbon...
Feb 01, 2023 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
The Department of Tax Information Technology (DIT) of Spain has been awarded $76.2 million for a new headquarters in Madrid, which will include a new on-premises data center. The facility will be located at 480 Calle Alcala and will contain the DIT, allowing for the creation, installation, and...
Aug 10, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
Many US data center firms and developers are looking to enter the Spanish data center market. They are looking to develop or acquire the facilities in the country. According to Cinco Dias, Blackstone – through QTS, Prime DC, Pure, and DAMAC are exploring options to buy land and build data cent...
Jul 12, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Spain
Merlin Properties has announced that it is soon to break ground on its first data center located near Bilbao, Spain. The Iberian real estate company reportedly laid its first stone at the Arasur data center, based near Vitoria, last week. This announcement is part of an almost €600 million ($6...
Jun 24, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
FMC Globalsat has acquired Santander Teleport, located in Spain. The Santander Teleport was formed as a joint venture between MTN Satellite Communications and Erzia in 2010. It spans over 9,290 square meters (100,000 square feet) and operates up to 30 antennas. These antennas range from 3 to 1...
May 27, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Spain
Best Wonder Business (BWB) has announced its intentions to develop a 16MW data center, powered solely by solar power, and located at the Huesca Logistics Platform (Plhus) business park outside Huesca, in the Aragon region. Reported to be worth €230 million ($264m); the company hopes the facili...
May 27, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Spain
Telefónica has announced that it has successfully issued its first senior sustainable bond to fund sustainability projects and initiatives amounting to €1 billion ($1.06bn) with a term of nine years. Telefónica has now made five ESG issuances in the last three years totaling €4.25 billion ($4...
May 03, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
Aire Networks has announced the opening of its new data center in Malaga, Spain. The new data center is located in the Malaga TechPark, and it cost the company spent €2.5 million ($2.6m) to develop. Aire Networks did not reveal the specifications of the data center. A statement from the compan...
Nov 11, 2021 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
The Regional Government of Galicia has plans to build a new data center in the Galicia region of Spain. According to reports, the planned facility will double Galicia's digital capacity. The government first announced a data center called Gaiás Integral Data Processing Center in 2011. The faci...
Sep 28, 2021 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Spain
Spain’s Nethits Telecom has revealed plans to construct a data center in Valencia, Spain. The firm said it would be investing €241 million ($281m) into the facility to make it the largest data center in Valencia. According to the Company, the facility will be built to Tier IV standard. It will...