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European Data Center Development Pipeline 2026–2030

Which announced campuses can progress into real IT capacity, by phase, owner, power milestone and delivery dependency

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Decision and outcome

Identify which European data center development projects deserve commercial outreach or investment screening before their first halls are delivered

A phase-by-phase comparison of announced, permitted, under-construction and commissioning projects, with electrical and IT capacities separated and target dates traced to evidence

Geography

EU27, United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland; the selected market and operator scope is confirmed before invoicing

Evidence date

Evidence freeze agreed at commissioning; announced phases targeting delivery through 2030

Capacity basis

Electrical MW, MVA and IT MW recorded separately; campus and phase totals deduplicated

Opening research brief

Opening research brief • 3 pages. It sets out scope, method and source examples from public sources. It is not an extract of a completed report

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Opening research brief · page 1 of 3 · 4 October 2026

European Data Center Development Pipeline 2026–2030

Identify which European data center development projects deserve commercial outreach or investment screening before their first halls are delivered

The decision this research supports

A phase-by-phase comparison of announced, permitted, under-construction and commissioning projects, with electrical and IT capacities separated and target dates traced to evidence

Scope

  • EU27, United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland; the selected market and operator scope is confirmed before invoicing
  • Evidence freeze agreed at commissioning; announced phases targeting delivery through 2030
  • Electrical MW, MVA and IT MW recorded separately; campus and phase totals deduplicated

What the paid edition delivers

  • Phase-level public-source project register
  • Country and developer comparison
  • Power and permitting milestone matrix
  • Delivery dependency and evidence register

These three opening pages explain the scope, method and a limited example. The commissioned commercial report is completed to the agreed scope; its detailed findings are not published here.

Public research preview, not the full study

Chapter outline

  1. 1. Pipeline definitions and evidence

    • Announced, permitted, construction and commissioning stages
    • Physical campus versus building and phase

  2. 2. Country and market comparison

    • Project concentration and delivery windows
    • Quantified versus unresolved IT capacity

  3. 3. Developer and operator landscape

    • Asset ownership, operator and development sponsor

  4. 4. Power and permitting milestones

    • Connection commitments, physical works and planning conditions

  5. 5. Phase delivery scenarios

    • Operator targets and conditional scenarios shown separately

  6. 6. Commercial outreach shortlist

    • Public project contacts, procurement triggers and evidence gaps

Included deliverables

  • Phase-level public-source project register
  • Country and developer comparison
  • Power and permitting milestone matrix
  • Delivery dependency and evidence register
  • Commercial outreach shortlist within the agreed scope

Limits

  • An announced target is not a guarantee of delivery
  • Campus headline power is not commissioned IT load
  • Unstated capacity and ownership remain unresolved
  • No exhaustive European census or private mandate access is promised

Edition and licence

Commissioned edition · scope and delivery agreed before invoicing

Single edition. Named-user licence for internal use within the purchasing company. Redistribution, resale and publication are not permitted. Separate from any PowerlandMap subscription.

Delivery

Available on request. The complete study is provided only after payment has been received. Scope, price and delivery date are confirmed before invoicing. The commissioned research is prepared to the agreed scope and delivered privately on the agreed schedule after payment confirmation.

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