Blackstone will develop its project in two stages: the second could double the investment | Aragon

Investment fund Blackstone may expand its data center, Aragon’s president announced this week. The project called “Rhodes”, which will be implemented in the city of Calatorao in Zaragoza, is published this Wednesday in the Official Gazette of Aragon, as it is declared an investment of regional interest. Document increases the possibility of holding the second stage in the same place. At the moment it will be implemented on an area of ​​80 hectares and The forecast indicates that it could be expanded by another 75 hectares in the future.

According to the fund itself, the investment will include a second stage. the amount is similar to the amount of the first stage: 7.5 billion euros.. and numbers In terms of job creation, they will also be similar. to those who were first they could achieve 1,400 direct jobs. Most of them will be created during the construction process. from the center and the remaining 200 are in operation.

The President of Aragon, Jorge Azcon, announced this Monday that Blackstone will invest 7.5 billion euros in data centers in Calatorao in Aragon. Investment development may have the contribution to Aragon’s GDP will be between 16,500 and 25,450 million euros in the next 25 years..