Land
Serviced plots
Land inside an equipped zone, where roads, power and fibre already reach the boundary and the permitting path is the shortest available.
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Land and buildings
for data centers
We source sites in Morocco for operators and investors, screened for power access, network routes, clean title and a permitting path that holds.
Site criteria
What we check
before you travel
A site either carries a data center or it does not. We screen against the constraints that decide it, and we tell you early when a plot fails one.
Power access
Distance to the nearest suitable line and substation, the route a new connection would take, and what the utility will put in writing about it.
Network routes
How close existing fibre runs, how many physically separate routes reach the boundary, and who owns the ducts along the way.
Title and buildable area
Registered title, the area you can actually build on, plot shape and the setbacks that decide how much of it a hall can occupy.
Water and cooling
Water availability for the cooling design under discussion, and the climate constraints that push a project toward air cooling.
Ground and access
Soil and drainage studies where they exist, flood exposure, and whether transformers and generators can reach the plot by road.
Zoning and neighbours
The zoning classification, what the plan allows on the parcel, and what sits next door today and is permitted to arrive tomorrow.
Where a number matters, we get it from the utility, the land registry or the commune in writing. We do not quote capacity we cannot show you.
What we source
Three shapes
of site
Most briefs land on one of three shapes. We run all three in parallel until one clears the checks.
Land
Parcels to assemble
Larger holdings outside the equipped zones, often several titles that have to be bought together before anything can be drawn on them.
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Existing buildings
Sheds and office floors that can take a small hall or an edge deployment sooner than new build, with a shorter path to a power connection.
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From brief
to signed deed
Five steps, each one closed with a written note, so no decision rests on a phone call.
Write the brief
We turn the load, the timeline and the budget into a site specification: area, power target, network requirement, and what you will not compromise on.
Screen the market
We search listed and off-market stock, discard the plots that fail a hard constraint, and come back with a short list rather than a catalogue.
Test power and network
We put the questions to the utility and the network operators in writing, and we walk the site with you to see the access and the neighbours.
Clear the title
Our notary confirms registration, boundaries, charges and rights of way, and we set out what an assembly of several parcels would take.
Negotiate and close
We negotiate price and conditions, structure the promise to sell around the permits still outstanding, and stay on the file until the deed is signed.
Introductions
Operators, investors
and landowners
Site sourcing rarely stops at the plot. We work with the parties on either side of it and make the introduction when it moves a project forward.
For investors, that means owners who will sell and operators who need capacity. For operators, it means landowners who understand a long due diligence and will hold a plot while it runs. We introduce, we do not sit inside the terms you agree between you.
Operators
Colocation and hosting groups looking for their next site, or for space they can take on quickly.
Investors
Buyers of land and buildings who want an infrastructure tenant rather than a residential one.
Landowners
Owners of industrial and peri-urban parcels open to a sale or a long lease.
Investment guide
The complete guide to data centre real estate in 2026
Data centre real estate is one of the most important asset types in the digital economy. Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and wider digital transformation are accelerating investment and demand worldwide. Whether you are an institutional investor, operator, developer or fund, successful projects require a clear view of the opportunities, infrastructure constraints and risks that define the sector in 2026.
A market growing quickly
AI is a principal driver of demand for digital infrastructure. The source material anticipates a major increase in worldwide data-centre investment between 2023 and 2026, with Microsoft, AWS, Google, Meta and Oracle accounting for a substantial share of global spending. AI inference - the use of trained models to make predictions - adds further demand for capacity, dedicated silicon and sophisticated supporting infrastructure.
Data-centre facilities are also increasingly treated as critical national infrastructure. That change raises the importance of regulatory frameworks, operating resilience, risk management and cybersecurity. It reinforces the sector’s strategic role, while making specialist diligence essential before capital is committed.
Advisory across the asset life cycle
Data-centre advisory can cover acquisition, development, operation and disposal of colocation facilities, hyperscale campuses and edge deployments. Transaction work includes buying, selling and sale-leaseback structures, allowing an owner to release capital while continuing to use the asset.
Valuation and due diligence require more than conventional property analysis: colocation agreements and customer contracts, technology and infrastructure, power availability, energy-price trends, environmental restrictions and future expansion all affect value. Strategic work can identify target markets, assess opportunities, plan expansion, improve a portfolio and monitor global trends.
Financing and capital raising
Financing data-centre projects combines financial engineering with real estate and digital-infrastructure knowledge. Structures can include project, acquisition and development financing, as well as refinancing of operating assets. The appropriate structure depends on the project’s power plan, customer profile, delivery risk and cash-flow characteristics.
Capital raising can bring together institutional investors, infrastructure funds and family offices seeking a defensive asset class with stable income and long-term potential. Institutional investor advisory examines returns, investment risks and the creation of long-term value, rather than treating the data centre as a standard building.
Legal, planning and energy advice
Data-centre transactions combine property, energy, digital-infrastructure and financing issues. Legal work can include planning and construction permits, land acquisition, lease negotiation, easements, rights of way, zoning and land-use compliance. Each item can affect whether a site can be built and operated on the intended timetable.
Energy is central to project success. Advice may cover power-purchase agreements, behind-the-meter arrangements, net-zero approaches and environmental permits. Mergers and acquisitions also need specialist legal diligence, joint-venture and contract review, and regulatory-compliance analysis.
Trends shaping 2026
AI, cloud services and digital transformation are accelerating demand for facilities with credible energy availability, renewable-energy options and reliable grid connections. Rising construction and energy costs, together with rapid technology change, make power a key determinant of site selection and long-term performance. The source material also notes valuation multiples commonly discussed in the range of 15 to 25 times EBITDA and continued market consolidation.
Tier-two markets are gaining attention as alternatives to established hubs such as Northern Virginia, London and Frankfurt, where land and power can be constrained. Geopolitical risk, supply-chain resilience and digital sovereignty are also encouraging more diversified and sustainable investment strategies.
Why specialised expertise matters
A data-centre project needs knowledge across real estate, finance, energy, digital infrastructure and strategy. Market intelligence should follow regulations and investment trends globally, while a strong network of investors, developers, operators and financial institutions helps identify workable investment and delivery options.
Every project has different construction, energy-consumption and financing characteristics. Investors focused on internal rate of return and those prioritising energy efficiency may require different approaches. Orchid Island supports investors, developers, operators and companies from strategy and site selection through acquisition, financing, valuation, due diligence and disposal.
FAQ
Questions
buyers ask first
Short answers to what comes up on every data center brief. Anything specific to your load, we answer on the call.
Talk to our teamNot from a listing. Available capacity depends on the substation, the load you ask for and the year you ask, so it is a question for the utility. We put it in writing on your behalf and pass on exactly what comes back.
Non-agricultural land is open to foreign buyers, companies included, and the deed is signed before a notary and registered with the Land Registry. Agricultural land is the restricted case and needs a change of use before it can be acquired. We tell you which regime a parcel falls under before you spend anything on it.
A short list usually takes weeks. The checks that follow, power, title and permitting, run in months, and an assembly of several parcels runs longer. You get a dated plan once we know the shape of the site.
Your architect and engineers file them. We map the path with the commune and the urban agency first, so the promise to sell is written around the permissions that are still outstanding.
We negotiate them as one operation, under conditions that fall away together if a single title does not clear. Buying one parcel and hoping for the neighbour is how sites get stranded.
A brokerage fee on the transaction, agreed in writing before the search starts. Where a mandate covers a longer assembly, we set those terms out separately.
Next step
Send us the load and the date
Tell us the power target, the footprint and when you need to be live. We come back with the sites worth a visit and what each one still has to prove.