NxN Datacenters is set to begin construction of its data center in Valencia, Spain.

In a recent LinkedIn post, the company announced that it obtained the building permit and activity license to build the facility in the Vara de Quart industrial estate.

Plans for the facility were first announced in May last year, with the company investing €60 million ($65m) into the project.

The data center will have a capacity of up to 6MW, spanning 6,500 sqm (70,000 sq ft). It will be 100 percent powered by renewable energy and have zero water consumption.

At the time, the facility was expected to be operational by 2026, but this has since been pushed back to mid-2027. The name of the facility has also changed to Nx01, from the previously reported NXN-VLC1.

It is expected to create 100 direct jobs and 500 indirect jobs in both construction and operational periods.

“This data center will be crucial for the digitalization of the region, aligning itself with sustainability and with NxN’s vision of offering advanced and accessible technological solutions to global companies and organizations,” said Rafael García, general manager at NxN.

NxN’s president Javier Salas added that the project is part of the company’s strategy to meet the growing demand for digital infrastructure in southern Europe.

Founded in 2023, NxN Datacenters was launched by Nethits Telecom Group to cover international demand in locations lacking digital infrastructure.

DCD previously reported that Nethits Telecom had been looking to build a data center in Valencia since 2021. The company’s initial plans were abandoned when Nixval put forward plans in 2022 to build a data center in the same vicinity.

In July 2023, Valencia’s city council dropped plans to develop a data center in a dock building at the port.

Valencia has not historically been a technology hub. However, last week IBM announced plans to open a European digital sales center in La Marina.

The city is home to operators such as Exa Infrastructure, IslaLink, and Nixval, as well as being a landing point for the Balalink, ORVAL, and Penbal-4 subsea cables.