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Digital Realty enters Portugal with Lisbon data centre acquisition

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.

Verified Editor-read Digital Realty press release, 4 March 2026

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

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

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