Acciona lanza su división de 'data center' con un proyecto de 80 MW

Acciona, a Spanish multinational, has launched its data center division with an 80 MW project, anticipating investments exceeding 500 million euros. The goal is to assemble a portfolio of 2 GW. The family-owned company, led by Jos� Gabriel Mart�n, is accelerating its growth in data centers, both as a builder and asset owner. Acciona plans to develop 2 GW of installations within and outside Spain.

The Chilean data center is part of the roadmap outlined by Mart�n's division, with additional sites in Spain, Brazil, the U.S., and Italy. Acciona aims to provide long-term vision as a stable investor, developing and operating the assets. The company emphasizes synergies across its subsidiaries, including Acciona Energy, Nordex, construction, real estate, and water divisions.

For instance, Acciona owns a 246 MW solar plant (El Romero) in Chile, which supplies a Google data center via a long-term contract. In Spain, Acciona partnered with Ignis to develop a data center in Segovia. Competitors like ACS and Ferrovial also participate in this emerging market, with ACS planning to commercialize 250 MW of its Coravel platform in 2023.

Ferrovial has committed to investing 1 billion euros in Alcobendas, Madrid, for a scalable data center complex from 60 MW to 100 MW. Polish group Del Pino aims to build another data center with an estimated 500 million euros in Warsaw. Acciona was selected by AWS, Amazon's subsidiary, to construct the El Espartal data center and provide water to Villanueva de G�llego, both in Arag�n.

The group believes data centers should be connected to renewable installations generating approximately 80 MW. In Arag�n, the regional government plans to invest 72 billion euros in digital infrastructure.