This significant project requires between 50,000 and 80,000 square meters of land and a robust electrical connection. Red Eléctrica's refusal in Catadau is one of six such rejections in just two months, highlighting the saturation of the Valencian electricity grid.

With 25 megawatts of power, this data center is classified as 'hyperscale', the highest category, surpassing the 20-megawatt threshold that places it in the large-scale infrastructure segment, suitable for serving tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, or Meta.

The estimated investment for an infrastructure of this magnitude would exceed 250 million euros. Currently, the Valencian Community has a 5-megawatt data center in the Vara de Quart industrial estate, with a 60 million euro investment. If this macro data center finds a suitable connection, it would be the second in the Community and the first large-scale one.

The town of Catadau, in La Ribera Alta, was initially ideal due to its high-power electrical substation (with a 400 kV park and also operating at 132 kV) and competitive logistics land prices. However, the lack of capacity in the electrical transmission nodes has become a significant obstacle for large investments in Artificial Intelligence in the region.

Among the possible new locations being considered are Sagunto, the A-3 corridor (including municipalities like Ribarroja and Loriguilla), and Betxí. Sagunto has received grid reinforcement investments due to Volkswagen's (PowerCo) gigafactory, including a new 220 kV substation and a 400 kV electrical park. The A-3 corridor, near the L'Eliana node, is an important logistics hub, but its proximity to urban centers compromises capacity. Betxí, with a powerful 400 kV substation, is also being considered, although its availability will depend on current usage by the ceramic industry.