Tranemo · Västra Götaland County
Magnora data centre, Tranemo (Limmared)
Proposed data centre on about 35,000 square metres of part of Limmared 1:6, north of Primo, in Tranemo municipality, Västra Götaland County. The area already has a detailed plan for industry. On 15 October 2026 the municipal executive committee referred the case on a land deal with Magnora back to the general committee for further preparation to enable an establishment (item 203, case KS/2026:415). According to the officer's report, Vattenfall has indicated grid capacity of up to 50 MW. The company's own submission states 50 MW connected power and 35 MW IT load.
Fact box
- Actor
- Status
- Proposed
- Municipality / county
- Tranemo · Västra Götaland County
- Site power
- 50 MW · Tranemo kommun
- Last checked
- 2026-10-28
- Location accuracy
- District
Phases
Capacity disclosure
Site power
50 MW
Site power · announced / planned · 2026 · announced · campus
ReportedAs of 2026-10-28 · Tranemo kommun
Company submission in the executive committee's papers. The officer's report speaks of indications from Vattenfall of capacity of up to 50 MW. Not treated as a connection agreement or as IT load.
“50 MW ansluten eleffekt, 35 MW IT-last”
Planning and grid
The area has a detailed plan for industry. The executive committee referred the land case back to the general committee on 15 October 2026 (item 203, case KS/2026:415); minutes posted 19 October to 10 November. The administration had proposed a land allocation agreement; none has been decided.
The officer's report says the company has had indications from Vattenfall of capacity of up to 50 MW. The company submission says an application to Vattenfall for 50 MW has been filed and that it plans its own 130 kV receiving station. No connection agreement or connection date is documented.
Updates
2026-10-15
Tranemo executive committee refers Magnora land case back for further preparation
The municipal executive committee referred the case on selling about 35,000 square metres of part of Limmared 1:6 to Magnora for a data centre back to the general committee for further preparation to enable an establishment (item 203, case KS/2026:415). The administration had proposed a land allocation agreement.
Context
- County: Västra Götaland County
- Municipality: Tranemo
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Knowledge gaps
- No land allocation agreement, sale or price has been decided.
- Vattenfall's connection decision is not in the municipal documents.
- Investment, timetable and jobs beyond the officer's report are the company's own figures.
- No customer or operator is named.
Sources
- Minutes, Tranemo municipal executive committee, 15 October 2026 (item 203, case KS/2026:415) — Tranemo kommun, 2026-10-19. Checked 2026-10-28.
- Meeting papers, Tranemo municipal executive committee, 15 October 2026 (officer's report of 16 September 2026 and company submission, case KS/2026:415) — Tranemo kommun, 2026-10-12. Checked 2026-10-28.