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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Fast-track permits turn Spain's Aragon into a $70 billion data centre magnet, but at what cost?

Aragon, a sparsely populated region of northeast Spain, has become one of Europe's fastest-growing digital infrastructure hubs due to what tech companies hail as its agile local permitting laws and swift decision making.

Located at the crossroads of major international cable connections, Aragon offers abundant renewable energy and land, and is set to see more than €60 billion ($67.55 billion) of investment in data centres and digital infrastructure in the next decade.

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