UK operator Ark Data Centres is expanding into Spain with plans for a development in Barcelona.

The company this week announced an investment of more than €600 million ($689.1m) to develop a new data center in the La Maquinista area of Barcelona.

The company has acquired approximately 30,000 square meters (322,915 sq ft) of industrial land and plans to develop a facility with 45MW of IT capacity. Timelines for development weren’t shared.

The transaction was advised by Cushman & Wakefield and has the institutional backing of both the regional and local governments.

Founded in 2005, Ark has 27 data centers across nine sites in operation or development across the UK and Belgium, totaling more than 560MW. It operates data center campuses at Cody Park in Farnborough, Meridian Park in north London, and Spring Park in Wiltshire’s Corsham, with a number of projects under development, including Union Park and Alliance Park in west London.

Controlled by Elliott Investment Management with Revcap as a minority investor, Ark serves a number of UK government departments and agencies, and also has a joint venture with the Cabinet Office called Crown Hosting to provide colocation services to public sector bodies and government departments. European AI cloud firm Nebius is a known customer.

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