EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexico has joined the race towards a digital economy by green-lighting construction of a U.S. tech company’s $4.8 billion data center in the state of Queretaro.

CloudHQ Chief Operating Officer Keith Harney on Thursday unveiled plans in Mexico City for the 130-acre campus near Queretaro International Airport.

The company plans construction of six large buildings to be leased to major tech companies and a power plant to supply at some of the 200 megawatts to 900 megawatts of electricity those tenants will need.

The construction phase will create 7,200 jobs; once in operation in 2027, the campus will need 900 highly skilled professionals, in addition to however many employees each tenant hires, Harney said.

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