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# IREN secures civil works licence for 300MW AI data centre in Spain
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-10-21-iren-badajoz-spain-campus-licence/
- Published: 2026-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T03:57:21.000Z
- Description: IREN Limited said it secured a civil works licence for a planned 300 megawatt AI data centre in Badajoz, Spain, its first European site. The Australian-listed company entered Spain earlier in 2026 through its acquisition of Nostrum Group.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [IREN Limited press release via GlobeNewswire, 21 October 2026](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/21/3385423/0/en/iren-to-advance-europe-s-sovereign-ai-ambitions-with-300mw-spanish-campus.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish who holds final grid-connection or environmental approval, which remain with Spanish authorities.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight -2 of 36 possible. Non-European (Australian) owner secures licence for new single-site EU data centre. [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 and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)