Campus Data Navarra: Grupo VDR Data Center Specs

Status: Announced / Pre-Construction & Urbanization Phase   |   Location: Polígono de servicios de Gazólaz (Calle A & Calle C), 31190 Gazólaz, Navarra, Spain


Project Overview

Campus Data Navarra is a major 300 MW hyperscale artificial intelligence data center development located in Gazólaz, near Pamplona, Spain, and developed by Spanish construction group VDR in partnership with Colliers. With an estimated investment of €3.3 billion, approximately $3.6 billion, the project is designed to establish one of Northern Spain’s largest data center campuses and strengthen the region’s position within Europe’s rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market. The development is being planned to support high-density artificial intelligence workloads, including large-scale model training, inference, machine learning, cloud computing, and other power-intensive applications requiring substantial computing and electrical capacity. Its planned 300 MW capacity provides the scale required for hyperscale deployments and dense GPU infrastructure, while the campus configuration allows computing capacity to be developed in stages according to demand. The project’s location in Gazólaz provides a strategic position near Pamplona and within reach of major Spanish technology, energy, and telecommunications networks. A key objective of Campus Data Navarra is to strengthen digital infrastructure connectivity between several major economic and data center corridors, particularly the Bilbao, Zaragoza, and Barcelona regions. This positioning could enable the campus to serve as an important link between northern Spain and established digital infrastructure markets farther east and south. The development also reflects the increasing importance of geographic diversification as European data center operators seek locations with suitable power availability, connectivity, land, and expansion potential. By combining substantial planned power capacity, hyperscale-ready infrastructure, and a strategically positioned site, Campus Data Navarra represents a significant expansion of Spain’s data center ecosystem. Its development could support growing demand from hyperscalers, cloud providers, AI companies, and enterprises seeking scalable infrastructure for next-generation computing workloads.


Quick Facts

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Project NameCampus Data Navarra: Grupo VDR Data Center Specs
LocationPolígono de servicios de Gazólaz (Calle A & Calle C), 31190 Gazólaz, Navarra, Spain
StatusAnnounced / Pre-Construction & Urbanization Phase
Commissioning2027 Phase 1 Delivery (2029 Full Buildout Target)
Total IT Load~250.0 MW Critical IT Power (~300.0 MW Total Power Capacity)
Total Capacity200,000 m² total campus area featuring four multi-story hyperscale buildings
Tier LevelTier III / Tier IV Equivalent Fault-Tolerant AI Architecture
Project TypeHyperscale Cloud, Supercomputing Super-Campus & Sovereign AI Infrastructure Hub

City Profile

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City NameGazólaz
Population83 (2023)
Urban AgglomerationApproximately 350,000, Pamplona metropolitan area
City GDPNot separately reported
Per Capita IncomeNot separately reported
City TierTier 3, Small Suburban and Emerging Business Location
Key StrengthsProximity to Pamplona, access to regional transport infrastructure, nearby commercial and service areas, available land, and connection to the Cendea de Cizur business and industrial ecosystem.

Companies Involved

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Developer / Operator Grupo VDR
Strategic Infrastructure Partner Government of Navarra, Municipality of Cendea de Olza, Red Eléctrica de España (REE)
Construction Contractor Grupo VDR (General Contractor)
MEP Engineering Specialized Mission-Critical Engineering Consortium
Network Connectivity Carrier-neutral campus featuring path-diverse subterranean fiber entrance vaults, dedicated Meet-Me-Rooms (MMRs), and fiber transit links to subsea landing stations in Bilbao and continental IX hubs in Barcelona and Madrid.
Power Infrastructure Direct 220 kV high-voltage grid interconnection via the nearby Orkoien electrical substation, static 2N / N+1 UPS systems, and emergency backup diesel generators.

Technical Specifications

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Power Capacity~350 MVA Total Substation Grid Capacity
UPS RedundancyConcurrently Maintainable Tier III 2N / N+1 Static UPS Architecture
Cooling System Closed-loop air-cooling and Direct-to-Chip (DLC) liquid cooling systems optimized for high-density AI/GPU server racks.
Connectivity Sub-millisecond dark fiber links connecting Navarra to regional Spanish IX corridors (Bilbao-Zaragoza-Barcelona).
PUE Target < 1.15 Annualized Operational Design PUE
Energy Mix 100% renewable grid power sourcing, capitalizing on Navarra's local surplus clean energy capacity (wind and solar).

Milestones

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Announcement June 2025
Construction Start Late 2026 / Early 2027
Phase 1 Go-Live 2027 (50 MW Building 1)
Full Buildout 2029 (Buildings 2–4 with 100 MW capacity each)

Investment Details

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Total Investment~€3,300,000,000 EUR (~$3,600,000,000 USD)
Funding Private Equity / Institutional Project Finance (Grupo VDR & Colliers Joint Investment)

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