Málaga Digital Gateway 45MW Tier III Andalusian Data Center

Status: Planning & Site Acquisition Approved | Location: Andalucía Tech Park District, Spain

Project Overview

The Málaga Digital Gateway Campus represents a massive milestone for digital infrastructure deployment across Southern Europe, positioning the coastal city of Málaga as a key connectivity bridge outside India. Driven by a major €1.2 billion euro development program, the project establishes a high-performance, master-planned hyperscale ecosystem tailored to resolve the growing compute and networking constraints facing standard Western European data markets. Strategically situated within the Andalucía Tech Park district, the facility will provide up to 45 MW of gross grid capacity, introducing heavy processing muscle directly to the expanding Iberian Peninsula technology corridor. Architecturally, the campus is engineered around flexibility and high-density scaling. Instead of servicing legacy enterprise arrays, the multi-building facility focuses heavily on supporting high-throughput cloud edge routing and advanced artificial intelligence workloads. The physical design integrates direct-to-chip liquid cooling mechanics to seamlessly support compact server footprints pulling high power configurations without taxing local resources. By capturing proximity to major trans-Atlantic and Mediterranean subsea cable landings including the high-capacity Medusa subsea network system the data center functions as a hyper-connected, ultra-low latency gateway route syncing data streams seamlessly between Europe, North Africa, and the Americas.

Quick Facts

Field	Value
Project Name	Málaga Digital Gateway 45MW Tier III Andalusian Data Center
Location	Andalucía Tech Park District, Spain
Status	Planning & Site Acquisition Approved
Commissioning	Estimated Q3 2027 (Phase 1 Delivery)
Total IT Load	32 MW
Total Capacity	45 MW maximum grid allocation
Tier Level	Tier III Equivalent (Concurrently Maintainable Architecture)
Project Type	Hyperscale / AI-Ready Edge Colocation Hub

City Profile

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City Name	Málaga
Population	590,000
Urban Agglomeration	~1.1 million
City GDP	~USD 45 billion (estimated metropolitan economy)
Per Capita Income	~USD 31,000 annually
City Tier	Tier 2 City (major regional economic and tourism hub in Spain)
Key Strengths	International tourism, Costa del Sol beaches, technology and innovation hub, port activities, cultural heritage, strong hospitality sector, growing startup ecosystem, excellent climate

Companies Involved

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Developer / Operator	European Digital Infrastructure Consortia
Strategic Infrastructure Partner	Endesa España (Utility Grid & High-Voltage Interconnect)
Construction Contractor	To be selected via regional European Union framework procurement
MEP Engineering	Specialized European Mission-Critical Engineering Firms
Network Connectivity	Ultra-low latency subsea cable landings (linking Medusa & trans-Atlantic routes)
Power Infrastructure	Dual-feed dedicated substation pulling 45 MW from regional transmission grids

Technical Specifications

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Power Capacity	45 MW gross facility footprint capacity
UPS Redundancy	Distributed block redundant topology ($N+1$ configuration per operational data hall)
Cooling System	Closed-loop industrial liquid cooling coupled with direct outside-air free cooling systems
Connectivity	Carrier-neutral architecture featuring diverse dark fiber entry routes and dual MMRs
PUE Target	< 1.15
Energy Mix	100% matched with Andalusian solar generation assets through corporate PPAs

Milestones

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Announcement	May 2026
Construction Start	Scheduled Early 2027
Phase 1 Go-Live	Late 2027
Full Buildout	Estimated 2030

Investment Details

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Total Investment	€1,200,000,000 EUR
Funding	Financed through Specialized Infrastructure Investment Funds and European Green Credit Lines