{
  "id": 16738624,
  "title": "The Government opens an exception to the data center decree to exclude the Catalan AI gigafactory from its requirements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/el-gobierno-abre-una-excepcion-al-decreto-de-centros-de-datos-para",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:41:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/telecomunicaciones/2026/10/27/6ae0775de5fdea0f238b4591.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The Spanish government has introduced a new draft decree that allows it to exempt certain data centers from strict requirements if they are deemed \"critical\". This move is seen as a way to save the 5 billion euro Gigafactory of AI project in Tarragona, which is at risk due to the decree's stringent demands. The project, backed by the government and private companies including Telefónica, ACS, and Banco Santander, is a key investment for the region and a major political priority. The decree's requirements, including the use of renewable energy and efficient water and electricity consumption, had threatened to derail the project and others like it, with up to 90% of planned investments in data centers at risk of being relocated abroad.",
  "summary": "Faced with the political risk that the tough demands of the data center decree could scupper the millionaire project of the Gigafactory of AI that the Government has decided to install in Tarragona, the new draft of the decree includes an escape clause. The included article allows the Executive to exclude, at its discretion, from compliance with the requirements of the decree, those centers…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais Economia",
        "title": "Elma Saiz ensures that the Government will approve another deduction so that the minimum wage is not taxed in the IRPF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/elma-saiz-asegura-que-el-gobierno-aprobara-otra-deduccion-para-que-el",
        "published": "2026-10-26T08:23:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}