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Microsoft Zaragoza (Puerto Venecia) datacenter campus
Announced
Spain · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
Planned Microsoft datacenter campus in the city of Zaragoza beside the Puerto Venecia shopping area, one of three campuses in the PIGA Región MSFT regional plan. The November 2025 plan assigns it 57 hectares and about EUR 1.44 billion, with 50 MW secured for a first phase and up to 300 MW sought later via the Torrero-Valdeconsejo substation. The regional government declared it of general interest in September 2025 and began expropriating about 16.5 hectares of private land. Landowners and the ZeC party contested the project in 2026. Microsoft says only land clearing is authorized until the plan receives final approval.
Source record as of 2026-09-04 · Details and sources
The Boletín Oficial de Aragón of 27 October 2026 publishes the Servicio Provincial de Zaragoza notice (signed 13 October) opening public information on Microsoft 7724 Spain, SL's application for a 132 kV underground line from the Puerto Venecia switching station to the SET Campus Microsoft 132/33 kV substation, whose purpose is to supply Microsoft's new data centre to be located in Zaragoza. A companion notice of 21 October 2026 covers the Puerto Venecia switching station itself on parcels 55 and 75 of polygon 88 (Plana de Torrero). This dated government record keeps the campus announced; it establishes no authorisation of the data centre, no building permit and no physical work. evidence
Gobierno de Aragón, Boletín Oficial de Aragón · published 2026-10-27
Location
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Projects (1)
Microsoft Zaragoza (Puerto Venecia) datacenter campus
Announced last observed as of · Project announcement
This record reports announced as of 2026-09-04. elDiario.es; elDiario.es
Location: Zaragoza, Aragón, ES. Nominatim point for Puerto Venecia (Torrero-La Paz district); sources place the campus next to Puerto Venecia and Parque Venecia, but the parcel boundary is not published. elDiario.es; elDiario.es
Use: Cloud, Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | 1,443,000,000 EUR | Reported · Campus | 2025-11-14 | Per-site figure in the November 2025 PIGA as reported by elDiario.es. | elDiario.es |
| Power capacity | 50 MW | Planned · Phase · Unspecified · First phase | 2025-11-14 | elDiario.es; Forbes España | |
| Power capacity | up to 300 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2025-11-14 | Second-phase aspiration per campus in the PIGA, as reported by elDiario.es; Forbes gives 250-300 MW per campus over about ten years. | elDiario.es; Forbes España |
| Land area | 57 hectares | Planned · Campus | 2025-11-14 | elDiario.es reported in August 2026 that about 16.5 hectares of private land at the site were being expropriated. | elDiario.es |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Developer | elDiario.es; Forbes España; elDiario.es | |
| Gobierno de Aragón | Government | Declared the campus of general interest, started expropriation and is processing the PIGA regional plan. | elDiario.es; Forbes España; elDiario.es |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09 | Other | Actual | Regional government declared the campus of general interest and opened expropriation of private land. | elDiario.es |
| 2025-11-14 | Other | Actual | Initial approval of the PIGA Región MSFT plan covering La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego and Zaragoza, opening a public information period. | elDiario.es; Forbes España |
| 2026-07-30 | Other | Actual | A modification of the PIGA was published in the Boletín Oficial de Aragón for public comment; the ZeC party filed 25 objections citing trees, flood risk and water and energy use. | elDiario.es |
| 2030 | First operational | Planned | Forbes reported the first phase was expected to operate from 2030; Microsoft's plan foresees about four years for the first phase after final approval. | Forbes España; elDiario.es |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Grid | Grid supply through the Torrero-Valdeconsejo substation, starting at 132 kV with a later upgrade to 220 kV. | elDiario.es |
Landowners facing expropriation say work has begun, which Microsoft disputes, saying only land clearing is permitted before the plan is finally approved. 2026 coverage also mentions a second large data centre planned on rural land at Cartuja Baja in Zaragoza without naming its developer; it is not part of this record. No government primary source was opened; Boletín Oficial de Aragón entries should be added when available.
Related projects: microsoft aragon la muela, microsoft aragon villamayor de gallego
Sources for these details
- Microsoft avanza con su red de centros de datos en Zaragoza, donde proyecta una de sus mayores regiones en Europa — elDiario.es; 2025-11-14
- Microsoft obtiene luz verde para su ambicioso proyecto de centros de datos en Aragón — Forbes España; 2025-11-14
- La 'prioridad extranjera' para PP y Vox en Aragón: expropian suelo para un centro de datos de Microsoft a 2 euros el metro — elDiario.es; 2026-08-02 · Archived source
- ZeC presenta 25 alegaciones al plan de Microsoft y exige a la alcaldesa de Zaragoza paralizar un centro de datos — elDiario.es; 2026-09-04
- Companies
- Developer: Microsoft (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Microsoft (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Microsoft (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Gobierno de Aragón (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Gobierno de Aragón (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Gobierno de Aragón (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- BOA no. 208 of 27 October 2026 (csv BOA20261027030): notice of the Servicio Provincial de Zaragoza opening public information on the application for prior and construction authorisation of an electrical installation (ZA-SP-ENE-AT-2026 276), LAST seccionamiento Puerto Venecia - SET Campus Microsoft, to supply a new data centre in Zaragoza evidence row
Gobierno de Aragón, Boletín Oficial de Aragón · published 2026-10-27 · Government record - Locator
- Approximate site reference · Compiled location reference · approximate_site evidence
- Source checks
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No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 0 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 41.60880, -0.88720
- Geometry licence
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- Use scope
- Approximate site reference
- Scope class
- approximate_site
- Authority
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- Derivation
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- Precision scope
- Nominatim point for Puerto Venecia (Torrero-La Paz district); sources place the campus next to Puerto Venecia and Parque Venecia, but the parcel boundary is not published.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 2765ea35
A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOA no. 208 of 27 October 2026 (csv BOA20261027030): notice of the Servicio Provincial de Zaragoza opening public information on the application for prior and construction authorisation of an electrical installation (ZA-SP-ENE-AT-2026 276), LAST seccionamiento Puerto Venecia - SET Campus Microsoft, to supply a new data centre in Zaragoza Archived copy | Gobierno de Aragón, Boletín Oficial de Aragón Government record | Project announcement | public-sector-information | Boletín Oficial de Aragón, Gobierno de Aragón | 6f16abf5466e4b82b119256f3524c28b67bbe3c5cbc92043904b4dc5b1b9accbRetained source material; see source provenance | ||
| La 'prioridad extranjera' para PP y Vox en Aragón: expropian suelo para un centro de datos de Microsoft a 2 euros el metro Archived copy | elDiario.es News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Milestone: First Operational, Milestone: Other, Role: Developer, Role: Government | source-terms-not-recorded | elDiario.es | b96a78daab3b87cdca0532b8c0769a35ce967ee005ef9bb95e8cd94a09feb830Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Microsoft avanza con su red de centros de datos en Zaragoza, donde proyecta una de sus mayores regiones en Europa Archived copy | elDiario.es News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Investment, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Other, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Government | source-terms-not-recorded | elDiario.es | 3699cf5f4141b4c85001d9fda3e500a5fda85755bd4d53c322c730c8e8ed62faFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Microsoft obtiene luz verde para su ambicioso proyecto de centros de datos en Aragón Archived copy | Forbes España News | Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational, Milestone: Other, Role: Developer, Role: Government | source-terms-not-recorded | Forbes España | f1213d2088026754186c3c55819d4d3b376b29a3a0a7840496f4aa464fbe12b8Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| ZeC presenta 25 alegaciones al plan de Microsoft y exige a la alcaldesa de Zaragoza paralizar un centro de datos Archived copy | elDiario.es News | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Milestone: Other | source-terms-not-recorded | elDiario.es | 62d5e8d69b867a1e742cb61e9f96ee0737992d70edd7b1478f58a3d0eab39569Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Microsoft Zaragoza (Puerto Venecia) datacenter campus [site vcc-site-1e165cace19ab3a9b463]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-1e165cace19ab3a9b463/
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