Solaria Said to Hire Goldman Sachs to Seek Data Center Partner

Spanish solar developer Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find a financial partner for a newly created European data center platform, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The platform will include 3.4 gigawatts of secured power grid access, as well as about 400 hectares (990 acres) of land across Spain, Italy, Germany and the UK, said the person, who declined to be identified discussing private information. The company has requested access to an additional 5 gigawatts, and aims to find a partner before next summer, the person said.