Data centers in Portugal
Datacenter Atlas tracks 25 facilities in Portugal, 21 data centers and 1 network points of presence: 0.3% of the global inventory and #46 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Lisbon12
- Sines4
- Vila Nova de Famalicao2
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 25 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load, PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
| Facility | Operator | City | Networks | Record quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix LS2 - Lisbon | Equinix | Lisbon | 82 | A |
| FCCN Lisbon - SE06 | Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, I.P. | Lisbon | 11 | B |
| FCCN Lisbon - SE03 | National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC) | Lisbon | 10 | B |
| MEO LDV | MEO - SERVICOS DE COMUNICACOES E MULTIMEDIA S.A. | Lisbon | 10 | B |
| ONI Telecom Lisbon Matinha | OniTelecom | Lisbon | 7 | B |
| Start Campus SIN01 | Start Campus | Sines | 4 | B |
| REN Datacenter Riba de Ave | RENTELECOM | Vila Nova de Famalicao | 3 | B |
| dotsi - Lisbon DC01 | Dotsi, Unipessoal Lda. | Lisbon | 2 | B |
| Seixal Colocation Site | TATA Communications Ltd | – | – | B |
| NOS Imopolis I | NOS | – | – | B |
| Datacenter de Riba d'Ave | REN;NOS | – | – | B |
| Data Center Portugal Telecom da Covilhã | Portugal Telecom | – | – | B |
| Altice | Altice | – | – | B |
| NOS Imopolis II | NOS | – | – | B |
| EllaLink Sines Vasco de Gama CLS | EllaLink | Sines | 0 | B |
| Start Campus SIN02 | Start Campus | Sines | 0 | B |
| AtlasEdge DC Lisbon LIS001 | AtlasEdge | Lisbon | 0 | B |
| Start SIN01 | – | – | – | B |
| D-104 | – | – | – | B |
| D-102 | – | – | – | B |
| A085B | – | – | – | B |
| D-103 | – | – | – | B |
| Data Center IPT | – | – | – | B |
| Lisbon LIS1 | Digital Realty | Carnaxide | – | B |
| MEO | MEO | – | – | B |
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 60.4 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 128 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 80.9 %
- Low-carbon share
- 80.9 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 4 of the 21 scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 4.19
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 0.63
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 5,601 h/yr (64 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 333
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (81/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Observed conflict
- Policy context
- regulation not researched (pillar left out)
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
8 measures recorded
See the rules on the regulation map → · Compare with neighbouring countries →
Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Start Campus Sines executives arrested in 'Operation Influencer' corruption probe · 2023-11 · other · ongoing
Announced large projects
- SINES Data Campus (Start Campus) · Start Campus · partly operational · 1,200 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in Portugal?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 25 facilities in Portugal: 21 data centers, 1 network points of presence and 3 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Portugal?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Portugal are NOS, Start Campus, MEO, RENTELECOM, Equinix.
Where are data centers concentrated in Portugal?
The largest hubs by facility count are Lisbon (12), Sines (4), Vila Nova de Famalicao (2).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Portugal, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/portugal · ODbL / CC BY 4.0