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Merlin Properties has abandoned its plans to develop data centers in Andalusia due to insufficient long-term electricity supply guarantees. Despite this withdrawal, the company's overall strategy for data centers remains unchanged, with ambitions to reach 274MW capacity across Spain, requiring over €2 billion in investment. The issue in Andalusia highlights broader challenges within the Spanish electricity grid, where access requests for data centers have exceeded 100GW, creating pressure on infrastructure and delaying new investments.