Market profile
Spain
In Spain SpainDC counts 439 MW of installed colocation and hyperscale IT power at the end of 2025 and sees up to 2,537 MW by 2030. Red Eléctrica reported in October 2026 that it had granted 6,329 MW of grid access to data centres, none of it in service yet.
- Tracked project records
- 4
- Policy records
- 0
- Cloud regions
- 1
- Last checked
- 19 Oct 2026
Overview
In Aragón the regional government gave initial approval in November 2025 to Microsoft plans for three campuses worth more than EUR 5,300 million, and partial final approval in September 2026 to the QTS Rhodes campus at Calatorao, reported at up to EUR 13,471 million with 650 MW of electrical capacity in its first phase.
Grid context
Red Eléctrica grid access grants to data centres are much larger than installed capacity, which shows the gap between permits and delivery.
Latest changes
- Project 30 Sept 2026 QTS Proyecto Rhodes data centre campus (Calatorao, Zaragoza)Partial final approval of the general interest plan Related: QTS Proyecto Rhodes data centre campus (Calatorao, Zaragoza). europapress.es (opens in a new tab)
- Project 11 Aug 2026 Meta data centre campus (Talavera de la Reina)Regional government approves land reparcelling Related: Meta data centre campus (Talavera de la Reina). castillalamancha.es (opens in a new tab)
Tracked projects
| Project | Level | Stage | Operator or developer | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Europe (Spain) Region data centres in Aragón (investment programme) | project | Announced | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | not disclosed |
| Meta data centre campus (Talavera de la Reina) | campus | Planning | Meta Platforms | 11 Aug 2026: Regional government approves land reparcelling |
| Microsoft data centre campuses in Aragón (La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego, Zaragoza) | campus | Planning | Microsoft | not disclosed |
| QTS Proyecto Rhodes data centre campus (Calatorao, Zaragoza) | campus | Permitted | QTS Data Centers | 30 Sept 2026: Partial final approval of the general interest plan |
Capacity in tracked public coverage
Tracked public coverage, not a national total. Sums of reported, project-level figures from 0 of the 4 published project records we track for Spain. Each metric and each delivery class is summed on its own and never added to another. Confirmed operating capacity never includes design or ultimate capacity. Delayed projects are never counted as under construction now. Campus and phase figures are not double counted. Ranges and upper bounds are not summed. Unknown values are not counted as zero.
None of the tracked project records for Spain has a figure that can be summed yet. Figures with an unclear basis and undisclosed values are never added. Each project page lists its reported figures as published. Not disclosed is not zero.
Figures not counted (5) and why
- AWS Europe (Spain) Region data centres in Aragón (investment programme)
- Investment EUR 33.7 billion: Marked not summable by research: Total planned investment in EUR billions, including EUR 15.7 billion announced in 2024
- Meta data centre campus (Talavera de la Reina)
- Investment EUR 750 million: Marked not summable by research: Planned private investment in EUR millions
- Microsoft data centre campuses in Aragón (La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego, Zaragoza)
- Investment at least EUR 5.3 billion: Marked not summable by research: Investment in EUR millions, lower bound
- QTS Proyecto Rhodes data centre campus (Calatorao, Zaragoza)
- Investment up to EUR 13.47 billion: Upper bound only ("up to"). Not added to totals.
- Total facility power 650 MW: Marked not summable by research: Planned electrical capacity of the first phase as reported. Not IT load
Method: capacity rules. Company-wide investment, area figures and third-party market estimates are never included in these sums.
Hyperscaler and AI cloud activity in Spain
4 tracked projects in Spain, of which 3 involve a hyperscaler or AI cloud as owner, operator, developer or a stated or reported tenant. Part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region on the hyperscaler and cloud hub.
| Project | Stage | Operator, developer or owner | Hyperscaler or AI tenant | Announced | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Europe (Spain) Region data centres in Aragón (investment programme) Aragón | Announced | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | not stated | 2026-03 | not stated |
| Meta data centre campus (Talavera de la Reina) Castilla-La Mancha | Planning | Meta Platforms | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Microsoft data centre campuses in Aragón (La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego, Zaragoza) Aragón | Planning | Microsoft | not stated | 2025-11-14 | not stated |
Capacity, forecasts and market share: Spain
Every number is shown as published, with its basis, date and source. Figures with different bases (IT power, grid connection, electricity use) or from different sources are never added or blended. Where no figure exists we say not publicly reported. CoolPower makes no forecasts of its own.
Current capacity and pipeline
| Figure | What it measures | State | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439 MW Third-party reported | IT power Installed IT power of colocation and hyperscale data centres Source statement (paraphrased): "439 MW IT instalados" | Operational | 2025-12-31 | SpainDC (opens in a new tab) Published Sept 2025. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
| 6,329 MW Official source | Grid connection Grid access capacity granted to data centres by Red Eléctrica, none of it yet in service Source statement (paraphrased): "6.329 MW de acceso concedido a centros de datos" | Contracted or granted | 2026-10 | Red Eléctrica (opens in a new tab) Published Oct 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Sources measure different things (for example colocation only, grid requests or contracted connections), so they are listed side by side.
Forecasts and scenarios
| Figure | What it measures | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,537 MW Forecast | IT power SpainDC projection of possible installed IT power Source statement (paraphrased): "hasta 2.537 MW en 2030" | 2030 | SpainDC (opens in a new tab) Published Sept 2025. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Cloud market share
Provider market share: not publicly reported. No public provider market share by country was found except mainland China (Omdia via DCD). Every other country page shows not publicly reported.
Cloud regions in Spain
A cloud region is a provider's service area. It is not a data centre campus and has no MW figure here.
- AWS Europe (Spain) , available
Policy timeline
No policy records published.
Operators and developers
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hyperscaler, Occupier
- Meta Platforms Hyperscaler, Developer, Occupier
- Microsoft Hyperscaler, Developer, Occupier
Sources (7), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Informe anual 2025 (opens in a new tab), SpainDC, published 2025-09, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Mapa de capacidades de acceso para demanda (press note) (opens in a new tab), Red Eléctrica, published 2026-10, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Amazon increases investment in Spain to EUR 33.7 billion (opens in a new tab), About Amazon, published 2026-03, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- El Gobierno regional aprueba definitivamente la reparcelación del PSI del futuro campus de centros de datos de Meta en Talavera de la Reina (opens in a new tab), Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, published 11 Aug 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Aprobado inicialmente el PIGA de Microsoft para la instalación de tres centros de datos en Aragón (opens in a new tab), Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy), published 14 Nov 2025, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- El Gobierno de Aragón aprueba el PIGA de Rhodes y avisa de que el Real Decreto de centros de datos lo puede frenar (opens in a new tab), Europa Press, published 30 Sept 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Luz verde a las obras para el campus de centros de datos de Blackstone en Calatorao (opens in a new tab), elDiario.es Aragón, published 30 Sept 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.