- Amazon lifts its Spain data center commitment to €33.7 billion through 2035, adding €18 billion to the €15.7 billion announced in 2024.
- The AWS Europe (Spain) Region in Aragón is expected to add around €31.7 billion to Spain’s GDP and support an average of 29,900 full‑time equivalent jobs per year.
- New supply‑chain facilities in Aragón will include server assembly, testing, logistics and repair plants, with an estimated 1,800 direct jobs.
- Amazon also plans €30 million for community programmes and is scaling renewable energy and water‑efficiency projects across Spain.
The latest announcement from Amazon, which also affects investors in Amazon tokenized stock, puts Spain firmly on the global cloud and AI map. During the MWC26 in Barcelona, the company confirmed that it will dramatically scale up its data center and related infrastructure in the country, making Spain one of its key technology hubs in Europe.
With this move, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is not only increasing its physical footprint in the Iberian Peninsula, it is also betting long term on Aragón as a strategic European digital corridor. The plan brings together cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence capabilities, supply‑chain facilities and broad community investment, all tied to a single, multi‑billion‑euro programme.
€33.7 billion committed to Spain through 2035
At MWC26 Barcelona, Amazon revealed that its total planned investment in Spain for cloud and AI infrastructure will reach €33.7 billion by 2035. This figure combines a fresh commitment of €18 billion with the €15.7 billion already announced in 2024, turning the country into one of Amazon’s largest technology investment destinations in Southern Europe.
According to the company’s estimates, the cumulative investment tied to the AWS Europe (Spain) Region, based in Aragón, is projected to contribute roughly €31.7 billion to Spain’s GDP by 2035. Over that same period, the project is expected to support the equivalent of 29,900 full‑time jobs per year in Spanish companies, covering direct, indirect and induced employment.
Out of that total employment impact, around 6,700 positions will be directly linked to Amazon’s own spending. These roles range from highly qualified data center operations staff to employees working for AWS suppliers, such as construction workers, site security personnel and other technical and support profiles tied to the day‑to‑day running of the facilities.
For Spain’s central government, the timing of this decision is particularly symbolic. Officials have underlined that such a sizeable technology investment arriving in a period of global uncertainty reinforces the perception of Spain as a stable and attractive destination for long‑term digital infrastructure.
Aragón as the core of AWS Europe (Spain)
The heart of this expansion is the AWS Europe (Spain) Region located in Aragón, which has been live since November 2022. From there, AWS already serves organisations in Spain, across Europe and beyond, offering low‑latency access to cloud and AI services.
The new capital injection is meant to scale the region’s computing power and AI capabilities, responding to the surge in demand for cloud services from businesses of all sizes and from public institutions. The goal is to keep modernising Spanish and European organisations, enabling them to migrate critical workloads, experiment with generative AI and machine learning, and innovate with more advanced digital tools.
Public bodies are also in the picture. AWS is making its cloud and AI platforms available to universities, vocational training centres and research institutes in Spain and in Aragón specifically, so that students and researchers can work with the same technologies used by large enterprises.
Some of the most recognised organisations using the Aragón AWS Region include Telefónica, BBVA, Iberia, Indra, Iberdrola, Mapfre, Moeve, Multiverse Computing, Idealista, Ibercaja and WiZink, as well as entities such as the Government of Aragón, IE, Insud Pharma, Grupo Editorial Edelvives, Grupo San Jorge, Smadex, ONCE and the Spanish Red Cross.
From Amazon’s executive side, the message is that this expansion will turn Aragón into a leading European digital hub. Local authorities have been highlighted as key partners, with the regulatory environment and ease of doing business frequently mentioned as decisive elements in choosing the region.
New supply‑chain facilities and 1,800 additional jobs
Beyond data halls and server racks, Amazon plans to deploy a network of supply‑chain facilities directly tied to its Spanish and European data center operations. These assets will also be located in Aragón and are intended to support manufacturing, logistics and circular‑economy processes around the company’s hardware.
Once fully up and running, these installations are expected to generate around 1,800 direct jobs in Aragón. The project includes a dedicated factory for server assembly and final testing, a logistics warehouse, and a specialised plant focused on the manufacturing, maintenance and repair of AI and machine‑learning servers.
This industrial component is positioned as a core piece of Amazon’s circular‑economy strategy, since repairing, re‑using and upgrading equipment can extend the life cycle of hardware used in its cloud infrastructure. It also anchors more technical and industrial employment in the region instead of relying solely on imported equipment.
At present, AWS already runs data centers in Zaragoza and Huesca, and plans are in place for an additional site in Teruel, oriented specifically toward AI workloads. Local reports point to significant power commitments for these campuses, with the wider Aragón strategy designed to support hundreds of megawatts of data center capacity.
The focus on Aragón means that more than half of the total economic impact of the investment is expected to be concentrated in the region. Estimates suggest a contribution of about €18.5 billion to Aragón’s regional GDP by 2035 and support for an average of 13,400 full‑time equivalent jobs a year, of which roughly 4,200 would stem directly from Amazon’s local spending.
Economic ripple effects for local businesses
Amazon’s infrastructure build‑out is already creating opportunities for local providers and service companies. Construction, engineering, maintenance, security and technology firms are finding new demand as the data center region grows in scope and complexity.
One example highlighted by the company is ALAN COMMISSIONING, a regional firm that provides commissioning and testing services for data center infrastructure, from the construction phase through to operations. The arrival of AWS in Aragón allowed the company to specialise further, expand its range of services and grow its workforce to a team of around 65 professionals.
The firm’s leadership notes that working closely with AWS has helped it become a reference player in the critical‑infrastructure sector. In parallel, ALAN COMMISSIONING is investing in young local talent through its own internal training programme, aimed at recently graduated engineers from universities in the area.
Social projects are also benefiting. In rural Aragón, the initiative Adoptanolivetree.org combines digital tools with the recovery of abandoned olive groves, creating jobs and preserving cultural and agricultural heritage. Backed by Amazon, the project has launched a rural digitalisation programme that trains 450 entrepreneurs, covers more than 40 municipalities across the three Aragonese provinces and engages school students through hands‑on workshops in innovation.
For regional authorities and community organisations, these examples illustrate how large‑scale cloud investments can spill over into broader economic and social development, well beyond the boundaries of the data centers themselves.
Fifteen years in Spain and a reinforced long‑term commitment
Amazon’s presence in Spain is not new. Since arriving in 2011, the company has invested over €20 billion in its Spanish operations, including e‑commerce activities, logistics networks, cloud infrastructure, AI initiatives and a variety of customer and business‑oriented innovation programmes.
The latest announcement coincides with the 15th anniversary of Amazon in the country. Company executives describe the new data center and infrastructure plan as a natural extension of its long‑term strategy, positioning Spain as a crucial node in the firm’s global digital network.
Senior leaders at Amazon frame the decision as a multi‑decade bet on Spain’s digital and economic future. In their view, strengthening local AI and cloud capabilities will create highly skilled jobs, open new options for Spanish companies of all sizes and contribute to the country’s broader technological sovereignty.
The Spanish government has publicly welcomed the move, with top officials pointing out that attracting this type of capital‑intensive, high‑tech project is a signal of confidence in the country’s macroeconomic stability and regulatory environment.
Global capex surge and the AI race
The expansion in Spain is part of a wider acceleration in Amazon’s global capital expenditure, driven largely by AI‑related demand. The company has indicated that its capex could reach around $200 billion in 2026, up from roughly $131.8 billion the previous year, with cloud and AI infrastructure taking a prominent share.
In parallel, Amazon Web Services continues to be one of the main pillars of the group’s overall financial performance. In the fourth quarter of 2025, AWS generated revenues of $35.6 billion, marking a year‑on‑year growth rate of about 24%, the strongest in three years. These figures underline why the company is willing to deploy so much capital into regions like Spain to expand capacity.
Although other tech giants are pushing their own AI models and ecosystems, Amazon is clearly leaning on its cloud infrastructure as a strategic advantage. By upgrading and geographically diversifying its data centers, it aims to secure long‑term relevance in the AI and cloud markets, while providing customers with more choice over where their data and workloads are hosted.
From Spain’s perspective, being chosen as a preferred location for this new wave of investment places the country in the middle of global competition to host AI‑ready data center infrastructure. It also raises questions and expectations around energy, connectivity and workforce development, areas where public policy and private investment will need to align.
Community programmes and digital skills training
Alongside the infrastructure build‑out, Amazon is committing to invest €30 million in community programmes in Spain by 2035. These funds will target areas such as education, sustainability, social impact and local development, mainly in the territories hosting AWS infrastructure.
Since 2023, the company has supported more than 100 community initiatives in Aragón. Among them are two community funds that finance 48 local projects, and technology and community partnerships with football clubs Real Zaragoza and SD Huesca, involving over 2,000 children in youth tournaments that promote inclusive sports.
Another notable initiative is the Think Big Space in Aragón, a robotics education programme launched in 2023. It has already reached more than 7,400 students from 45 schools in Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel, exposing them to hands‑on STEM activities and helping to nurture the region’s future tech talent pipeline.
On a national scale, AWS reports having trained more than 200,000 people in digital skills in Spain since 2017. The company has also partnered with the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports to deliver AI and digital‑skills training to half a million students by 2027.
Programmes such as AWS Futuro IA, AWS re/Start, AWS Spain Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance and Amazon Future Engineer form the backbone of this education effort, giving learners access to cloud‑based curricula, certifications and career‑oriented training paths that can lead to jobs in the digital economy.
Renewable energy projects and the path to net‑zero
Given the energy‑intensive nature of data centers, Amazon is emphasising its commitment to renewable power in Spain. The company has pledged to reach net‑zero carbon emissions by 2040, and its local strategy revolves around large‑scale solar and wind projects.
In total, Amazon is investing in around 100 renewable energy projects across Spain, including seven newly announced solar farms. The company says that, since their opening in 2022, AWS data centers in Aragón have already matched their electricity consumption with 100% renewable energy through these initiatives.
These projects are part of a broader effort to align rapid data center growth with national and European climate targets. However, as power demands from AI and cloud infrastructure continue to rise, there is ongoing public debate about grid capacity, long‑term sustainability and the pace at which renewable generation can expand.
In this context, Amazon positions its Spanish data centers as flagship examples of low‑carbon infrastructure, where renewable power purchase agreements, on‑site efficiency measures and advanced cooling solutions aim to reduce the overall environmental impact of digital services.
Local stakeholders are watching closely how these pledges translate into the day‑to‑day operation of the facilities and to what extent they can mitigate concerns about pressure on the country’s electrical grid.
Water stewardship and efficiency projects in Aragón
Water use is another sensitive aspect of large data center campuses, particularly in regions prone to drought. AWS has set a goal of returning more water to communities than it consumes in its direct operations by 2030. By 2024, the company said it had already achieved about 53% of this target worldwide.
In Aragón, AWS is supporting five water‑related projects with a combined investment of €17.2 million. These initiatives include efforts to detect and reduce leaks in ageing pipelines, increase the volume of reused water available to local farms, and deploy an innovative flood‑management system for the city of Zaragoza.
Another project aims to give farmers access to an AWS‑based AI solution that helps them maximise crop yields while reducing their water footprint. By analysing real‑time data on soil moisture, weather forecasts and other variables, the system supports more precise irrigation decisions.
Farmers in the region report that this type of data‑driven irrigation can substantially cut water consumption. One olive and almond farm in Zaragoza notes that, after implementing smart irrigation powered by AWS technologies, it has been able to lower water use by up to 50% annually, saving tens of millions of litres while improving crop quality and trimming costs.
For communities in Aragón, these projects illustrate how cloud‑based tools and infrastructure can be leveraged beyond purely digital services, contributing directly to more sustainable management of natural resources in agriculture and urban environments.
Transforming Spain into a regional digital engine
By concentrating such a large investment programme in one country, Amazon is effectively turning Spain into a key digital gateway for Europe. The AWS Europe (Spain) Region in Aragón is already driving economic growth through new jobs, increased demand for local services and the attraction of technology‑intensive projects.
The concentration of data centers, supply‑chain facilities, renewable energy projects and skills programmes means Aragón in particular is fast becoming a reference point for AI‑enabled cloud infrastructure. The region is also one of the first in Spain where a global tech company has confirmed plans for an AI‑focused data center in a province like Teruel, which historically has had fewer large‑scale industrial projects.
From a business‑user perspective, the presence of a robust local AWS region allows Spanish and European companies to host critical services and data closer to their customers, which can reduce latency, improve resilience and help them comply more easily with data‑sovereignty and regulatory requirements.
At the same time, the initiative is contributing to a growing ecosystem of partners, start‑ups and research programmes that build on AWS services. Fintechs, industrial firms, media groups, public administrations and non‑profits are all exploring how to use cloud‑native and AI tools to modernise operations and design new services.
As the different strands of investment roll out over the coming decade, Spain’s role in Amazon’s European network is set to deepen, with Aragón emerging as a testing ground for how large‑scale cloud infrastructure, community programmes and sustainability initiatives can be integrated at regional level. For citizens, companies and institutions, the scale of the bet opens the door to new opportunities, but also places the spotlight on how responsibly such a transformative project is managed over time.
