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Hultsfred · Kalmar County

Magnora data centre, Hultsfred (Nyhagen)

Proposed data centre in the Nyhagen industrial area in Hultsfred, Kalmar County, on the properties Verktyget 4 and 5 and part of Hultsfred 3:1. On 1 September 2026 the municipal executive committee approved a letter of intent with Magnora Project Infra 2 AB on investigating the project. The developer pays for further studies; a land sale is to be considered only after the effects on existing businesses, feasibility and local benefit have been verified. The area is about 70,000 square metres. The minutes give no power capacity.

ProposedGrid: The minutes say the municipality has held close talks with the grid owner E.ON. No capacity, grid connection or connection date is given.

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Proposed
Municipality / county
Hultsfred · Kalmar County
Last checked
2026-10-26
Location accuracy
District
Hultsfred100 km
Pin placed at the Nyhagen industrial area in Hultsfred. The properties are Verktyget 4 and 5 and part of Hultsfred 3:1; exact building positions are not published.

Phases

    Capacity disclosure

    • IT power

      Not stated in the cited sources

      IT power · current · 2026 · announced · campus

      Unclear / conflictingAs of 2026-10-26 · Hultsfreds kommun

    Planning and grid

    Letter of intent approved by the municipal executive committee on 1 September 2026 (item 108, case 2026/208); minutes posted 3 to 29 September. Step 2, ahead of a sale, may begin only after a decision by the working committee. A sale would go to the municipal council.

    The minutes say the municipality has held close talks with the grid owner E.ON. No capacity, grid connection or connection date is given.

    Updates

    • 2026-09-01

      Hultsfred executive committee approves letter of intent with Magnora

      The municipal executive committee approved a letter of intent with Magnora Project Infra 2 AB on investigating a data centre on Verktyget 4 and 5 and part of Hultsfred 3:1 in the Nyhagen industrial area (item 108, case 2026/208). The working committee is to approve or reject step 1 before step 2 may begin. No land sale was decided.

    Context

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    Knowledge gaps

    • No IT load, grid capacity or connection date is given in the municipal documents.
    • Investment size and timetable are not disclosed.
    • The letter of intent itself is not published with the minutes.
    • Whether the working committee has approved step 1 is not yet known.

    Sources

    1. Minutes, Hultsfred municipal executive committee, 1 September 2026 (item 108, case 2026/208) — Hultsfreds kommun, 2026-09-03. Checked 2026-10-26.
    2. Notice and agenda, Hultsfred municipal executive committee, 27 October 2026 — Hultsfreds kommun (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-10-26.

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