Europe

Europe – Data Center Regional Overview

Europe is a mature and strategically important data center market, characterized by strong enterprise demand, advanced regulatory frameworks, and a growing emphasis on sustainability. The region serves as a critical hub for cloud infrastructure, financial services, content delivery, and cross-border digital traffic.

Key European markets benefit from robust fiber connectivity, dense subsea cable networks, and proximity to major enterprise and government customers. Increasing adoption of cloud computing, AI workloads, and digital services continues to drive demand for hyperscale and colocation data centers, while edge deployments gain traction to support latency-sensitive applications.

Sustainability plays a central role in European data center development, with operators increasingly investing in renewable energy sourcing, energy-efficient cooling technologies, and carbon-neutral operations. At the same time, strict data protection regulations and planning approvals influence site selection and development timelines.

Europe’s data center landscape is evolving beyond traditional core hubs, with secondary and emerging markets gaining importance due to power availability, land access, and cost optimization. This positions the region for steady long-term growth despite regulatory and infrastructure complexities.

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Project Name Location Full Builtout Project Status Power Capacity Action
Portugal’s Start Campus Launches SIN01, Advancing a 1.2GW Gigascale Vision Sines, Portugal (Atlantic Coast) 2030+ Operational (First Building, SIN01) 1.2 GW (Secured Total Grid Capacity)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) European Sovereign Cloud Region Germany Initial launch by late 2026; full investment deployed by 2029 Confirmed / Under Construction Significant capacity as part of the total €7.8B investment in the region
Start Campus - Sines Data Center Campus (SINES01) ZILS (Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone), Sines, Portugal 2028 - 2030 Under Construction / Phase 1 Operational 1.2 GW
WBS Power/Prime Capital Hyperscale Campus (Co-located with Project Jupiter) Former military airfield, Brandenburg, Germany Phased development Pre-Construction/Planning (Targeting 2026/2027 Start) 500 MW
DUB20 Hyperscale Campus Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland (Greater Dublin Area) Target 2028-2030 Under Construction (Initial Phase Piling & Shell) 90 MW
Apto Lacchiarella Data-Center Campus Lacchiarella (Milan Metropolitan Area), Italy N/A Announced / Early Development Phase 300 MW
Global Switch London East (GS2) High-Density Upgrade London Docklands (East India Dock), United Kingdom Expected completion in the late 2020s. Upgrade/Reconfiguration - Underway 74 MW
Echelon Iberdrola Digital Infra - Madrid Sur Campus Madrid Sur Area, Spain (South of Madrid) N/A (Potential for 700 MW+ across the JV's secured portfolio) Planning / Pre-Construction (Secured Power Connection) 230 MW
Microsoft DUB14 Data Center Campus Grange Castle Business Park, Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland Projected over 5-7 years Under Construction / Phased Buildout 240 MW
CyrusOne FRA7 (Frankfurt Westside) Griesheim (West of Frankfurt), Germany Expected completion in phases over several years. Under Construction 126 MW
SINES 4.0 (Sines Data Center) Sines, Portugal (ZILS - Sines Industrial and Logistics Area) Estimated by 2030-2035 (phased) Under Construction/Ongoing Phased Development Up to 1.2 GW
Brookfield AI Data Center Campus Strängnäs (Stockholm Metro Area), Sweden Est. 2035 – 2040 (10-15 year construction timeline) Announced / Long-term Development Initial planned expansion from 300 MW to 750 MW
VIRTUS Wustermark Megacampus Wustermark (30 km west of Berlin), Germany Est. 2028-2030 Under Construction / Phased Development Up to 300 MW (Across 9 data center buildings)
Microsoft Middenmeer Campus Expansion (AMS13/14) Middenmeer, Hollands Kroon (North Holland), Netherlands Long-term development Announced / Under Phased Construction Significant multi-MW capacity added over 50 hectares of new land
Fossefall AI Factory & Data Center Fyresdal, Vestfold and Telemark County, Norway Phased towards 500 MW goal by 2030 across the Nordic region. Announced / Acquisition Complete (Late 2025) Commissioning Commissioning Phased conversion, initial AI capacity launch expected H Initial 5.5 MW (Existing reserved capacity)
Google Data Center Expansion, Saint-Ghislain Campus Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut Province, Belgium Continuous phased expansion over the next decade. Announced / Active Expansion (Investment committed late 2025) Significant increase from current load; scaled to support multi-phase gigawatt-scale AI requirements.
Amsterdam Hyperscale Campus Greater Amsterdam Region, Netherlands To be determined (Likely multi-year development) Announced / Pre-Construction (Lease Secured) Up to €1 Billion in construction investment; Hyperscale scale, multi-megawatt IT load.
Colt DCS Frankfurt 4 & 5 Hyperscale Campus Rhine-Main Region, Frankfurt, Germany TBC Announced / Land Secured & Power Contracts Signed 63 MW (Total IT Load)
Vantage Cardiff CWL1 Campus Celtic Way, Newport, South Wales, UK Estimated completion of all three buildings by 2026-2027 Partially Operational / Expanding 148MW+ (Upgradeable)
Equinix Lelystad AI Data Center (AMS10) Flevokust Haven, Lelystad, Netherlands 2030 Planning / Pre-Construction 150 MW Dedicated Site Power
IonQ QuantumBasel Tempo Hub uptownBasel Campus, Arlesheim/Basel, Switzerland 2029 Active Expansion / Technology Integration Scalable Hub (Quantum systems are high-efficiency)
Goodman European Data Centre Development Partnership (GEDCDP) Frankfurt (Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Paris (France) 2030 Announced / Pre-construction 435 MW Total Portfolio
Digital Realty AMS11 (Amsterdam Data Tower Campus) Science Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands Q3 2026 Live / Operational 27 MW IT Capacity
Sesterce "Rhône-Alps" AI Mega-Campus Lyon-Valence Logistics Hub, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2032 Latest Launch (Active Execution Phase - Jan 2026) 1 GW (Initial Execution)
Equinix Hertfordshire Campus (DC01UK) Hertfordshire, UK 2029 Under Development / Construction Phase 250 MW IT Load
EdgeMode Villasequilla AI Campus Villasequilla, Spain 2029 Approved / Ready-to-Build (RTB) 600 MW IT Load
Digital Realty FRA18: 16MW AI-Ready Heritage Facility Frankfurt Estimated late 2027 Phase 1 Live (Operational) 16 MW Total
DayOne Nurmijärvi: 300MW Renewable AI Campus Nurmijärvi, Finland 2030 Phase 1 Groundbreaking / Early Construction 300 MW (Total Campus Buildout)
Mediterra Barcelona: 12MW AI-Ready Edge-Hyperscale Hub Strategic site in Catalonia, near Barcelona 2029 Launched / Site Acquired (Feb 20, 2026) Secured 12 MW
Osae-NFU 250MW AI Data Center Bordeaux France Former Industrial Site, Bordeaux Metropole 2029 Groundbreaking (Today) 250 MW IT Load
Digital Realty FRA20: 16MW AI-Ready Hyper-Scale Frankfurt Digital Park Fechenheim, Frankfurt Estimated 2028–2029 (Total Campus) Under Construction (Phase 1 Groundbreaking) 16 MW (IT Load)
Google Skien Norway: 240MW Hyperscale AI-Ready Data Center Skådalsvegen, Skien, Telemark, Norway 2030 (Planned 840 MW) Live / Commissioning 240 MW
atNorth SWE04 Sollefteå AI Campus (300 MW) Sollefteå (Långsele) 2031 Announced (Feb 24, 2026) 300 MW Total Utility Capacity
AWS Aragon Expansion: 33.7B Euro AI & Cloud Infrastructure Zaragoza, Multi-site: Zaragoza, Huesca, and Teruel (Aragon Region) 2030 Announced / Under Expansion Total regional capacity projected at 1 GW+ by full buildout
DT-NVIDIA AI Factory Munich: €1B 10,000 Blackwell GPU Hub Munich (Refurbished Industrial Site) 2028 Go-Live: March 4, 2026 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs (Initial phase)
Google Waltham Cross: $1B AI Data Centre Hertfordshire UK , Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire 2026 Operational (Inaugurated Sept 2025) Estimated 100 MW Utility Feed
Google Dietzenbach: €5.5B AI Data Center & Heat Recovery Germany Dietzenbach (near Frankfurt), Hesse 2029 Under Construction / Groundwork (March 2026) Part of a regional 4-GW-ready German grid strategy.
Project Lusitanus Mérida: €2.8B AI Data Center FRV Spain Mérida (Extremadura) 2029 Under Construction / Phase 1 Foundations (March 2026) 1,000 MW (1 GW) Target
Nostrum Evergreen Badajoz: €1.9B 500MW AI Data Center Spain Badajoz 2029 (for 500MW) Permitting / Pre-Construction (March 2026) 500 MW
Microsoft Project Raven Italy: €10B 800MW AI Cloud Region Lombardy and Lazio, Milan 2027 Operational / Rapid Scaling Phase (March 2026) 800 MW
Microsoft Newport Wales: £2.5B 200MW AI Data Centre Newport, Wales 2028 Under Construction / Fit-out (March 2026) 200 MW
Google Winschoten Netherlands: €1.1B AI & Cloud Hub Winschoten (Municipality of Oldambt), Groningen 2026 (Active Scaling) Operational (Opened November 18, 2025) ~200 MW (Phase 1)
Nebius Lappeenranta Finland: 310MW Liquid-Cooled AI Factory Lappeenranta 2028 Announced / Pre-Construction (March 31, 2026) 310 MW
Stargate Norway Narvik: $1B 520MW AI Gigafactory Narvik (Kvandal), Nordland 2028 Under Construction / Initial Phase (April 2026) 520 MW
Digital Realty FRA32 Frankfurt: 9MW AI-Ready Data Center Frankfurt am Main Operational (Ongoing high-density retrofits) Operational / High-Density Upgrade (April 2026) 9.0 MW
Google Azores: 10MW Nuvem & Sol Subsea Cable Landing Hub Tecnoparque da Lagoa, São Miguel, Azores Q1 2027 Under Construction (April 2026) 10 MW
Digital Realty PAR12 Paris: 20MW High-Density AI & Connectivity Hub 16 Avenue Joseph Froelicher, 77600 Ferrières-en-Brie, France Operational Operational / High-Density Optimized (April 2026) 20.0 MW
Paris Digital Park: 130MW Hyperscale AI & Cloud Campus 12-14 Rue de la Gare, 93120 La Courneuve, France 2026 (Final capacity tranches) Operational / Phased Expansion (April 2026) 130.0 MW
Digital Realty MRS5 Marseille: 14MW River-Cooled AI Hub Port of Marseille Fos, Marseille, France 2027 Under Construction (April 2026) 14.0 MW
London III Data Center: 56MW West London AI Factory Digital Park, Crawley, UK 2028 Under Construction / Phased Expansion (April 2026) 56.0 MW
Prime Finland: €6B Järvenpää AI-Ready 550MW Campus Vähänummi Industrial Area, Järvenpää 2031 EIA Phase / Pre-Development (April 2026) 550 MW
Vantage BER1: 56MW AI-Ready Brandenburg Campus 25-Acre Campus within Brandenburg Park 2026 Operational / Active Phase 2 & 3 Expansion (April 2026) 56.0 MW
Google Kronstorf AI Data Center Business Park Kronstorf 2029 Under Construction (Groundbreaking) 150 MW IT Load
Digital Realty ROM1 Rome Rome West 2029 Under Construction (Phase 1) 120 MW Total IT Load
Pantheon AI Topusko Zagreb 2032 Announced / Permitting 500 MW IT Load
Antimatter Nexus-1 | 100MW Distributed AI Neocloud Launch Distributed across Southern France 2028 (1,000 Units Worldwide) Groundbreaking / Launch Phase 100 MW (First 100 Units)
Equinix MD5 Madrid: New Q2 2026 Launch for Southern Europe AI Madrid Metropolitan Area NA In Development / Targeted Q2 2026 Opening Multi-MW Scalable
Pangea 5: TotalEnergies €100M AI Supercomputer & Heat Recovery Technical Center (CSTJF) pau 2027 Project Announced / Design Phase (May 6, 2026) Scalable High-Density (HPC Optimized)