Cantabria will have a high-capacity Data Center Technology Campus, which will involve an investment of more than 3,600 million euros, “the largest in the history of the community”, the creation of more than 1,500 jobs in the development phase of the project and more than 1,450 during the operational stage.
With an area of 637,000 square meters and a strategic location in the municipalities of Piélagos and Villaescusa, it will be developed in three phases, will be focused on artificial intelligence and cloud development, and will be “one of the largest and most advanced in Europe”, which will incorporate Cantabria “into the technological revolution that digital transformation represents”.
In addition, the “optimal location and privileged connectivity” of Cantabria was highlighted, two aspects “key to the viability of a project like Altamira” and referred to the asset that the ANJANA submarine cable, promoted by Meta, which connects Cantabria with South Carolina and will come into operation this year, represents for the region. “One of the cables with the highest capacity in the world, which reinforces the attractiveness of Cantabria as a destination for technological investment“.
As it was detailed, the forecast is that the works of the first phase will begin in less than a year, in January 2026, once the processing of the singular project of regional interest (PSIR) that is already drafted and that the Government expects to approve in December is concluded.
The aim is for the works on phases two and three, which will also be undertaken through a PSIR, to begin in 2028, so that the Altamira Data Centre Technology Campus will begin operating in 2032.
The project was to be developed in a plot of 636,432 meters located in the polygon of the Vipar Society, without developing since 18 years ago, and in an industrial project completely new to developing in the municipalities of Piélagos and Villaescusa, in a strategic location around the A-8, the S-30 and its connection with the A-67, close to port and airport.
The Penagos substation, with 220,000 volts, will provide the necessary power for the project: 100 megawatts in 2028 and 500 in 2030.