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# Digital Realty enters Portugal with Lisbon data centre acquisition
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-04-digital-realty-lisbon-acquisition/
- Published: 2026-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T06:58:12.000Z
- Description: US REIT Digital Realty entered Portugal, buying a building and land in Carnaxide near Lisbon's Carcavelos cable landing station, for a data centre of up to 2.4 megawatts due for service in early 2027.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Digital Realty press release, 4 March 2026](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/04/3249195/0/en/Digital-Realty-Enters-Portugal-Strengthening-Southern-Europe-s-Digital-Backbone.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the purchase price or seller, and does not establish the facility is operating.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight -3 of 36 possible. US REIT buys Lisbon-area site outright; foreign ownership of small 2.4MW EU facility. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)