Hylte · Halland County
Data centre, Hylte (Hyltebruk, Västra Åkralt)
Data centre on the property Västra Åkralt 1:80 in Hyltebruk, Hylte municipality, Halland County, between national road 26 and Gamla Nissastigen. On 21 October 2026 the municipal community-development committee granted a building permit for the data centre with a pump house and a guardhouse (item 91, case 2026 SBN0103) and a permit for a control building with an outdoor switchyard and two transformer stations (item 90, case 2026 SBN0102). The applicant states that the building is designed for an installed IT capacity of about 60 MW. The minutes do not name the applicant; on 12 November 2026 the municipality stated that the permit was granted to Magnora Data Center AB with subsidiaries. According to the municipality and the company, no investment decision has been taken; the first phase could be in operation around 2029 if construction starts in the first half of 2027.
Fact box
- Actor
- Magnora Data Center
- Status
- In development
- Municipality / county
- Hylte · Halland County
- IT power
- 60 MW · Hylte kommun
- Last checked
- 2026-11-13
- Location accuracy
- District
Phases
Capacity disclosure
IT power
60 MW
IT power · announced / planned · 2026 · designed · building
ReportedAs of 2026-10-21 · Hylte kommun
The applicant's own wording, quoted in the permit minutes. Not a connection agreement.
“dimensionerad för en installerad IT-effekt om cirka 60 MW”
Planning and grid
Detailed plan Hyltebruk 618 for industry and business, in legal force since 20 July 2023. Building permits for the data centre and the control building granted on 21 October 2026. According to the minutes, the decisions gain legal force four weeks after publication of the notice, or three weeks after service on neighbours, unless appealed; the municipality expects legal force at the end of November 2026. An operating permit for the facility, including backup power, is to be examined by the County Administrative Board of Halland; dialogue is ongoing. No start notice is published.
A control building of 300 square metres, an outdoor switchyard and two large transformer stations form a receiving station that is to supply the data centre, according to the permit minutes. Power is supplemented by 48 EPOD units with diesel backup generators. According to the municipality and the company (12 November 2026), the grid installation is being designed together with the regional network owner E.ON, and the connection to the regional network is to be examined through an application for a network concession at the Energy Markets Inspectorate. No connection agreement, capacity or connection date is published.
Updates
2026-11-12
Hylte and Magnora set out next steps: E.ON grid, county permit, operation around 2029
Hylte municipality confirmed that Magnora Data Center AB with subsidiaries holds the building permit. The grid installation is being designed with the regional network owner E.ON and requires a network concession; the operating permit is to be examined by the County Administrative Board of Halland. No investment decision has been taken; the first phase could start operating around 2029 if construction begins in the first half of 2027.
2026-10-21
Hylte grants building permits for a data centre and receiving station in Hyltebruk
Hylte's community-development committee granted building permits for a data centre on Västra Åkralt 1:80 (item 91) and a control building with switchyard and transformer stations (item 90). The applicant states an installed IT capacity of about 60 MW.
Context
- County: Halland County
- Municipality: Hylte
- Actors: Magnora Data Center
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Knowledge gaps
- No connection agreement, grid capacity or connection date is published; no network-concession application has been published.
- Investment amount and end customer are not disclosed, and no investment decision has been taken.
- The permit minutes describe diesel-engine backup generators; the company describes fossil-free backup power. Which fuel will be used is not stated.
- Whether this is the 60 MW SE4 project Magnora Data Center describes as its first Swedish project is not stated.
- Whether the permits are appealed and when a start notice is issued is not known.
Sources
- Hylte municipality: minutes of the community-development committee (Samhällsbyggnadsnämnden), 21 October 2026, items 90 and 91 — Hylte kommun, 2026-10-29. Checked 2026-11-13.
- Sveriges Radio P4 Halland: “Byggplanen: Stort datacenter i Hylte – kan ge 400 jobb” (12 November 2026) — Sveriges Radio, 2026-11-12. Checked 2026-11-13.
- Sveriges Radio P4 Halland: “Hemligt vilka som kommer hyra in sig på planerade datacentret” (12 November 2026) — Sveriges Radio, 2026-11-12. Checked 2026-11-13.
- Hylte municipality: “Information om planerat projekt: Datacenter i Hyltebruk” (news item, 12 November 2026) — Hylte kommun, 2026-11-12. Checked 2026-11-13.
- Magnora Data Center Sweden AB: “Datacenter i Hyltebruk – information om planerat projekt” (PDF, published by Hylte municipality, 12 November 2026) — Magnora Data Center Sweden AB, 2026-11-12. Checked 2026-11-13.
- Magnora Data Center: Company portfolio — Magnora Data Center ASA, 2026-10-30. Checked 2026-10-30.