Data Center Atlas
Box2Bit Epilon data center campus (Épila)
Announced
Spain · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
AI-focused data center campus proposed by the Spanish company Box2Bit in Épila, Zaragoza, beside the A-2 motorway. On 28 January 2026 the Aragón government declared it an investment of regional and general interest, citing EUR 3.9 billion in total: EUR 1.125 billion for a first phase due in 2029 and EUR 2.775 billion for later phases. The first phase covers about 33 hectares, two data buildings and 150 MW with guaranteed grid access; later phases could take the site to about 100 hectares and 520 MW, but the additional power is not yet secured. The move followed the exclusion of Box2Bit's earlier Cariñena site from national grid planning.
Source record as of 2026-06-15 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
Box2Bit Epilon data center campus (Épila)
Announced last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, ES. Town coordinates from the Épila Wikipedia article. Aragón Digital says the site has two accesses from the A-2 near the bonÀrea development; no parcel boundary is published. Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital; Wikipedia
Use: Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | 3,900,000,000 EUR | Announced · Campus | 2026-01-28 | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital; elDiario.es; Forbes España | |
| Investment | 1,125,000,000 EUR | Announced · Phase · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital | |
| Investment | 2,775,000,000 EUR | Announced · Phase · Later phases | 2026-01-28 | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital | |
| Power capacity | 150 MW | Contracted · Phase · Grid connection · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Aragón Digital says the first phase has guaranteed grid access for 150 MW; the government spokesperson said the first phase is secured and the second is still pending. | Aragón Digital; Forbes España |
| Power capacity | up to 520 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2026-01-28 | Capacity the later phases could reach; the additional supply has not been secured. | Aragón Digital; Forbes España |
| Land area | about 33 hectares | Planned · Phase · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Aragón Digital | |
| Land area | about 100 hectares | Planned · Campus | 2026-01-28 | Expansion area available if needed. | Aragón Digital |
| Floor area | 66,100 sq_m | Planned · Phase · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Aragón Digital | |
| Floor area | up to 227,300 sq_m | Planned · Campus | 2026-01-28 | Floor area once all phases are complete. | Aragón Digital |
| Buildings | 2 count | Planned · Phase · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Data processing buildings; the first phase also includes an access-control building. | Aragón Digital |
| Jobs construction | 550 count | Planned · Phase · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Direct construction jobs; the government adds 1,000 indirect jobs. The regional president cited about 1,500 construction jobs in total. | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital; elDiario.es |
| Jobs permanent | 63 count | Planned · Phase · First phase | 2026-01-28 | Direct operating jobs; the government adds 200 indirect jobs. | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box2Bit | Developer | Aragón Digital describes the promoter as an independent Spanish company within a group whose parent is Quantum Global Assets. | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital; elDiario.es |
| Gobierno de Aragón | Government | Declared the project an investment of regional interest with general interest of Aragón in January 2026. | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | Announced | Actual | The Aragón Governing Council approved the regional-interest declaration the same day the regional president announced the investment. | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); elDiario.es |
| 2029 | First operational | Planned | Target for completing the first phase. | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); Aragón Digital; Forbes España |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Grid | Hoy Aragón says supply is guaranteed through the Calatorao substation, where Red Eléctrica's expansion was in its final phase; Aragón Digital says the campus can run on up to 100% renewable energy. | Aragón Digital; Hoy Aragón |
Hoy Aragón reports that Box2Bit's earlier EUR 3.4 billion Cariñena plan was left out of Red Eléctrica's 2025-2030 grid planning; the government spokesperson called Épila complementary to Cariñena (Aragón Digital), while elDiario.es said the company had given Cariñena up. Hoy Aragón says the declaration lets the campus be processed through a PIGA, that it could not advance with certainty before the end of 2027, and that it lies a few hundred metres from Blackstone's planned site (record blackstone-calatorao). Forbes España (June 2026) repeats the EUR 3.9 billion, 150 MW, 520 MW and 2029 figures without naming the town; status_as_of uses that report.
Sources for these details
- Respaldo del Gobierno de Aragón al proyecto de Box2Bit que creará más de 1.800 puestos de trabajo en Épila — Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy); 2026-01-28
- La DGA precisa los detalles del centro de datos de Box2Bit en Épila: primera fase de 1.125 millones — Aragón Digital; 2026-01-28
- La empresa Box2Bit invertirá 3.900 millones de euros en un centro de datos en Épila tras renunciar al de Cariñena — elDiario.es; 2026-01-28
- El motivo real por el que Box2Bit abandona Cariñena y se va a Épila con 3.900 millones — Hoy Aragón; 2026-01-29
- Morgan Stanley eleva un 55% su previsión de capacidad de centros de datos en España, impulsada por Aragón — Forbes España; 2026-06-15
- Épila — Wikipedia; publication date not stated
- Companies
Source and location review
- Status source
- Respaldo del Gobierno de Aragón al proyecto de Box2Bit que creará más de 1.800 puestos de trabajo en Épila evidence row
Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy) · published 2026-01-28 · Government record - Locator
- Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality 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: 134 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 41.60000, -1.28300
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Locality reference only
- Scope class
- locality
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- Town coordinates from the Épila Wikipedia article. Aragón Digital says the site has two accesses from the A-2 near the bonÀrea development; no parcel boundary is published.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 7e303358
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El motivo real por el que Box2Bit abandona Cariñena y se va a Épila con 3.900 millones Archived copy | Hoy Aragón News | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Power Source: Grid | source-terms-not-recorded | Hoy Aragón | 5532e579c5c0fe48f615e84a8cb9032dbb59f0270af89c1fbd07ff0c577bedd1Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| La DGA precisa los detalles del centro de datos de Box2Bit en Épila: primera fase de 1.125 millones Archived copy | Aragón Digital News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Buildings, Metric: Floor Area, Metric: Investment, Metric: Jobs Construction, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Government | source-terms-not-recorded | Aragón Digital | 73fb2c6b6a6be77a0c6c5386d272d0e788b66aa3da856b6c90d814b16934afe2Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| La empresa Box2Bit invertirá 3.900 millones de euros en un centro de datos en Épila tras renunciar al de Cariñena Archived copy | elDiario.es News | Imported: Record, Metric: Investment, Metric: Jobs Construction, Milestone: Announced, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | elDiario.es | 1817884691deb4b7b2e0743193759d3c89127e758f766bb6952713f4f4147ca1Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Morgan Stanley eleva un 55% su previsión de capacidad de centros de datos en España, impulsada por Aragón Archived copy | Forbes España News | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Investment, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational | source-terms-not-recorded | Forbes España | 2c3ff03774d6557be3732345e37ed88869c47bcadc1d8c7912703c306ac61e98Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Respaldo del Gobierno de Aragón al proyecto de Box2Bit que creará más de 1.800 puestos de trabajo en Épila Archived copy | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy) Government record | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Investment, Metric: Jobs Construction, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Milestone: Announced, Milestone: First Operational, Role: Developer, Role: Government | source-terms-not-recorded | Gobierno de Aragón (Aragón Hoy) | 49c19854c752279dab8cef48eae22c1bd06191459f99ef02ea8ff77fc202db8aFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Épila Archived copy | Wikipedia Other | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Wikipedia | c2baf41302fe2462742c513c734ea345061fb0fb52e4d18e588fb3e9d0326ca6Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Box2Bit Epilon data center campus (Épila) [site vcc-site-60428cb258a38898ef68]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-60428cb258a38898ef68/
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