EdgeMode Villasequilla AI Campus
Status: Approved / Ready-to-Build (RTB) | Location: Villasequilla, Spain
Project Overview
The EdgeMode Villasequilla AI Campus is a cornerstone of the massive 3.5 GW partnership between EdgeMode and BAIF, officially expanded on January 28, 2026. Located in the strategic corridor just south of Madrid, this 600 MW facility is designed to solve the primary bottleneck of 2026: power-secured AI capacity. While many global projects are stalled due to grid congestion, Villasequilla is "Ready-to-Build" with secured high-voltage power lines already in place.
The facility is architected specifically for "liquid-to-chip" cooling, a necessity for the latest generation of AI clusters that exceed 120 kW per rack. By moving away from traditional air-cooling, the campus achieves a significantly lower PUE while maintaining the thermal stability required for 24/7 LLM (Large Language Model) training and inference.
Spain’s role in this project is tactical; the country’s high solar and wind penetration allows EdgeMode to offer "Carbon-Neutral Compute" at a lower cost than traditional FLAP-D markets (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin). Furthermore, the campus integrates a "Circular Economy" model, where the heat byproduct from the GPUs is captured to support local industrial greenhouses in the Toledo region. This 600 MW site alone is expected to anchor Spain’s "Sovereign AI" initiative, providing the processing power necessary for European-based AI startups and government agencies to maintain data residency within the EU.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | EdgeMode Villasequilla AI Campus |
| Location | Villasequilla, Spain |
| Status | Approved / Ready-to-Build (RTB) |
| Commissioning | Phase 1: Q4 2026 |
| Total IT Load | 600 MW |
| Total Capacity | 720 MW (Gross) |
| Tier Level | Tier III+ (AI Optimized) |
| Project Type | Hyperscale AI Infrastructure |
City Profile
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| City Name | Villasequilla |
| Population | Municipality population: ~2,637 (2024 estimate) according to latest INE registers. |
| Urban Agglomeration | (~2,600). |
| City GDP | Official GDP data at the municipal level is not published individually for a town of this size in standard national or regional economic accounts. |
| Per Capita Income | No official per capita income data specific to Villasequilla is available in common public economic datasets. |
| City Tier | Tier: Micro / Small town (population <10,000) |
| Key Strengths | Small, stable population with local community character. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | EdgeMode |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Government of Castile-La Mancha |
| Construction Contractor | Ferrovial (Regional Lead) |
| MEP Engineering | Schneider Electric / Vertiv (AI Solutions) |
| Network Connectivity | EXA Infrastructure / DE-CIX Madrid |
| Power Infrastructure | Red Eléctrica de España (REE) |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 600 MW IT Load |
| UPS Redundancy | Distributed Redundant (DR) |
| Cooling System | Closed-loop Liquid Cooling (Immersion Ready) |
| Connectivity | Ultra-low latency fiber to Madrid Hub |
| PUE Target | 1.10 |
| Energy Mix | 100% On-site Solar + Wind PPA |
Milestones
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| Announcement | January 28, 2026 (Expansion Event) |
| Construction Start | February 2026 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | December 2026 |
| Full Buildout | 2029 |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | ~$4.5 Billion (Estimated for Villasequilla site) |
| Funding | Public-Private Partnership / ESG Debt |