Microsoft is expanding its data center footprint in Madrid, Spain.

The company's data center campus project in Alcalá de Henares has taken a step forward following the initial approval of the special construction plan by the local government board.

The plan, described as "a project of international relevance" by the city council, is expected to be definitively approved after a public information process in which interested parties may submit objections.

The purpose of the special plan is to adapt the urban planning regulations so that Microsoft can build the campus at number 15, Avenida de Madrid, in the Las Matillas industrial estate, since the plot has restrictions derived from industrial models planned at the end of the 1980s.

The city council has said that the upgrade will allow the implementation of a "new technological model" in accordance with the regeneration and urban reform criteria established in the Land Law, and will be a strategic boost for the economic and technological development of the city of Complutense.

Plans for the Madrid region were first announced in 2020 in partnership with Telefónica. The region, called Spain Central, launched in 2024 from infrastructure in various parts of the Community of Madrid.

The company is also expanding its data centers in Aragon, where earlier this year it announced a €2.9 billion investment in Zaragoza.

According to Microsoft, the company plans to invest US$2.1 billion (about €1.8 billion) in new infrastructure in the country during 2024-2025.

This piece was automatically translated from DCD's Spanish site and edited by a member of DCD's editorial staff.