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Acciona plans an 80 MW data center in Chile
Spanish company Acciona plans to develop an 80-megawatt data center in Chile.
The project is at a very early stage, and Acciona has asked electricity company Enel to connect it to the power grid.
Acciona expects the investment to exceed €500 million.
The project is part of the company’s plan to build a portfolio of data centers with a combined capacity of 2 gigawatts, in Chile and other countries.
Acciona plans to own and operate the facilities, then rent their infrastructure to large technology companies.
In Chile, Acciona already operates a solar plant that supplies power to a Google data center under a long-term contract.
The company has not said when the proposed Chilean facility will be built.
Acciona plans to develop an 80 MW data center in Chile, its first major project in a planned data center division.
The company has requested a grid connection from electricity provider Enel, and the project is at a very early stage.
The investment is expected to exceed €500 million at current prices.
Acciona aims to build a portfolio of 2 GW of data center capacity in Spain and other countries.
The company plans to develop and own the facility, then rent its infrastructure to hyperscalers.
- Who
- Acciona, the Spanish multinational company, plans the project.
- What
- It intends to develop and own an 80 MW data center and has requested a grid connection from Enel.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Chile. The specific location is not stated.
- Why
- The project is part of Acciona’s plan to build a 2 GW data center portfolio and offer infrastructure for rent to hyperscalers.
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- Planned capacity
- 80 MW
- Expected investment
- More than €500 million
- Grid connection request
- Enel
- Portfolio target
- 2 GW
- Project stage
- Very early development
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