{
  "id": 8932741,
  "title": "El Gobierno prevé aprobar en octubre el real decreto que regulará los centros de datos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/el-gobierno-preve-aprobar-en-octubre-el-real-decreto-que-regulara-los",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:41:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/tecnologia/companias/2026/09/21/6ab12b91e5fdeaf3098b4581.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The Spanish government plans to approve a decree in October that will regulate data centers, according to the IA360 plan unveiled by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday. This regulation has faced opposition from the industry. The decree aims to order the deployment of necessary infrastructures for AI development and is part of a twelve-month plan focusing on strengthening technological infrastructure, promoting AI adoption by businesses and workers, enhancing cybersecurity, developing governance mechanisms for this technology, and achieving a social contract around AI with unions and business associations. Spain could risk risking 80% to 90% of the new investment in the sector until 2030, totaling 67 billion euros, if the regulation goes ahead as planned. The government estimates the demand for electricity associated with data centers will exceed 2.5 gigawatts by 2030, requiring significant reinforcements to the electricity grid, which would likely be subsidized by consumers. The government assumes Spain will host one of the European AI mega-factories, as outlined in the IA360 plan. However, the European call for competition to attract such a major AI data center remains open until November 12, with decisions on awarding not expected until early 2027. The plan also envisions February 2027 as the start of construction and 2028 as the operational date for the mega-factory, which is expected to mobilize 5 billion euros in public-private investment, with 719 million euros coming from public funds. The goal is to become the largest computing infrastructure in Southern Europe, with 100,000 AI accelerators operational between 2028 and 2029. The plan also strengthens the role of the AESIA, which will host a new Institute of Artificial Intelligence Security responsible for evaluating advanced models, developing monitoring tools, and coordinating responses to risks associated with this technology.",
  "summary": "El calendario figura en el plan IA360 presentado este lunes por el presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, que define la hoja de ruta del Ejecutivo en inteligencia artificial. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "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."
}