Apto Lacchiarella Data Center Campus: Technical Specs

Status: Announced / Pre-Construction & Permitting Phase   |   Location: Via SP105 / SP40 Junction Area, 20084 Lacchiarella, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Project Overview

The Apto Lacchiarella Data Center Campus is a flagship 180 MW hyperscale data center development by Apto Digital Infrastructure, the European data center platform of PIMCO, located in Lacchiarella within the strategic South Milan digital corridor of Italy. The project represents a major multi-billion-euro investment and is being designed to meet the rapidly growing demand for high-density artificial intelligence computing, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise digital services. With 180 MW of planned capacity, the campus is engineered to accommodate power-intensive deployments, including dense GPU clusters required for AI model training, inference, machine learning, and other accelerated computing workloads. Its strategic location in the South Milan data center market provides access to established telecommunications networks, regional business centers, and Italy’s broader digital infrastructure ecosystem. The campus is also positioned to support sovereign cloud requirements, enabling organizations to deploy sensitive data and workloads within infrastructure governed by European and local regulatory frameworks. Advanced infrastructure is expected to support high-density computing environments while providing the scalability required by hyperscalers, cloud service providers, technology companies, and enterprises. The development’s large power capacity reflects the increasing electrical requirements of modern AI systems, where dense accelerator deployments require substantial energy and sophisticated cooling infrastructure. Its location within the Milan metropolitan area also strengthens connectivity to one of Italy’s most important commercial and technology hubs. By combining hyperscale capacity, AI-ready infrastructure, high-density GPU computing capabilities, and sovereign cloud potential, the Apto Lacchiarella campus represents a significant expansion of Italy’s digital infrastructure landscape. The project demonstrates the growing shift toward purpose-built facilities capable of supporting next-generation AI workloads while providing scalable capacity for global hyperscalers and enterprise customers.

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