Overview
- The Generalitat, which met Tuesday with tech, research and local leaders, mapped 26 private data-center proposals and formed a single executive team for permitting, land and energy, and promotion.
- Seven strategic areas were named near Barcelona — Parc de l'Alba, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Metropolità Sud, Tarragona, Lleida, Anoia and Terres de l'Ebre — with no sites planned in Girona.
- Capacity outlooks diverge, with the Govern citing up to 2,000 MW in the long run, La Vanguardia reporting 300–500 MW by 2030–2035, and SpainDC projecting 33 to 148 MW in operation within four years.
- The government is advancing an EU-level AI “gigafactory” bid in Móra la Nova, and the presidency chief said he is in talks with Portugal about complementary locations.
- Officials frame the strategy as a way to anchor AI computing in Catalonia and strengthen European control over where data is stored and processed.