ODATA begins operations in Querétaro
ODATA, a subsidiary of Aligned Data Centers, has started operations at the first facility of its DC QR03 campus, located in the PyME Industrial Park in Querétaro. This is the company's most ambitious data center development in Mexico, with a projected investment of over US$3 billion.
The project will have a total capacity of up to 300 megawatts (MW) of information technology (IT) power once completed. The first phase of the campus, which was energized in February 2025, already delivers 200 MW to the electrical system and houses a building with a capacity of 72 MW, focused on serving cloud services and artificial intelligence applications customers.
“QR03 is an essential interconnection hub for Querétaro and Mexico,” said Ricardo Alário, CEO of ODATA, who highlighted that the campus already has three hyperscale customers. According to Alário, Querétaro's strategic location allows it to serve both the Mexican and US markets, where there are energy restrictions in certain regions.
The center's entry into operation coincides with the rapid growth of digital infrastructure in the state. According to state government data, there are currently 15 data centers operating in Querétaro, but the figure is projected to exceed 35 in the coming years, with cumulative investments of over US$12 billion since 2009.
One of the main challenges facing the sector has been energy availability. ODATA is therefore already working on an expansion that will add an additional 400 MW, one of the largest initiatives of its kind in Mexico.
In addition, the company presented its patented Delta Cube cooling system in the country, designed to directly capture heat in the racks and thus reduce energy consumption. This technology can also be adapted to hybrid solutions with liquid cooling.
The QR03 operation reinforces Querétaro as one of the most important data center infrastructure hubs in the country, joining a growing wave of investments in the region by technology giants such as AWS, Google, and Microsoft.
