Site · Shared context
CyrusOne MAD1 Madrid Data Center
Under construction · Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain
Same locality: Alcobendas
Capacity
—
No public figure
Lead participant
Equinix, Inc.
Developer · Operator
Last updated
Sep 12, 2026
Most recent public record update
About Equinix MD5 Alcobendas
Equinix MD5 is an operating IBX data center at the company’s Alcobendas campus near Madrid, officially inaugurated in May 2026. The facility provides more than 4,400 square metres of colocation space and was announced with N+1 electrical redundancy, N+1 cooling redundancy and a 5+1 backup-generator configuration. Equinix states that its Spanish facilities, including MD5, are covered by 100% renewable energy and cites availability above 99.999%. The company’s €460 million investment figure applies to the broader Alcobendas campus rather than MD5 alone.
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Site · Shared context
Prime Madrid MAD01 Data Center Campus
Preconstruction · Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain
Same locality: Alcobendas
Capacity
Operating capacity—No reviewed operating IT-capacity value is included in this record.
No additional capacity claims are published.
Development
1 phases · 1 milestonesMD5 operating facilityOperational
Operating MD5 facility within the Alcobendas campus.
May 22, 2026
Equinix inaugurated MD5
CompletedInfrastructure
Electric GridOperational
N+1 electrical redundancy.
Onsite GenerationOperational
Backup generators configured 5+1.
Cooling SystemOperational
N+1 cooling redundancy.
FiberOperational
MD5 is integrated into Equinix's Madrid interconnection ecosystem; the >70-provider figure is reported for metro/campus context rather than MD5 specifically.
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Power & interconnection: 1Generation & storage: 1Cooling & water: 1Fiber & connectivity: 1
Facts & sources
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Colocation Area Minimum4,400 square metersactual
4,400 square meters
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158143
Campus Investment Context€460,000,000actual
€460,000,000
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158144
Electrical RedundancyN+1actual
N+1
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158145
Cooling RedundancyN+1actual
N+1
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158146
Backup Generator Configuration5+1actual
5+1
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158147
Renewable Energy Coverage100 percentactual
100 percent
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158148
Availability Claim Minimum100 percentactual
100 percent
- Claim review
- Approved
- Claim date
- —
- Physical subject
- Equinix MD5 Alcobendas · Project
- Claim reference
- 158149