"What once seemed like an overly optimistic vision is now gradually moving toward reality: Across Portugal large-scale data centers are planned, promising thousands of jobs and substantial investment. Crucially, this development is not limited to its coastal economic centers but is expanding into long-neglected inland regions. Once characterized by outward migration, these areas are now seeing mayors announce multimillion and even multibillion euro projects aimed at generating new employment and boosting local economies."
"Flagship project in Sines Portugal's largest such facility described as the flagship of the country's data center strategy is being built in Sines on the southern coast. Backed by 8.5 billion in investment, it includes a connection to a transatlantic fiber-optic cable from the United States. Current plans also include an artificial intelligence (AI) "gigafactory" estimated to cost 4 billion. The first of six buildings in the project has already been completed."
"In Fundao, a small town in central Portugal near the Spanish border, the mayor is promoting a 4 billion ($4.63 billion) data center initiative. Around 100 kilometers (60 miles) further south in Abrantes, a new data center is projected to cost 7 billion. By 2030, officials expect this center alone will create 450 direct jobs and several hundred indirect positions."
Large-scale data centers are planned across Portugal, promising thousands of jobs and substantial investment. Development is expanding beyond coastal economic centers into long-neglected inland regions, where mayors announce multimillion and multibillion euro projects to generate employment and boost local economies. In Fundao a 4 billion data center initiative is promoted, and in Abrantes a 7 billion center is projected to create 450 direct jobs by 2030 plus several hundred indirect positions. The Sines flagship project carries 8.5 billion in backing, includes a transatlantic fiber-optic connection and plans for a 4 billion AI "gigafactory." Political fallout and energy consumption are key challenges.
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