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Last Update: 10/27/2026 at 5:34 AM EST
European Data Center Expansion
Coverage from Data Center Dynamics, The Register, and others
Data center capacity in Europe is being developed through a mix of edge and colocation facilities, larger campuses, and projects tied to existing energy infrastructure.
Germany and Austria provide concrete examples, from NorthC and Maincubes projects around Frankfurt to Nexspace’s facility in Graz. Expansion depends not only on construction and investment, but also on suitable sites, permits, grid connections, and reliable electricity. Energy companies including RWE and Uniper are exploring ways to connect data center development with power supply, infrastructure, and power-purchase agreements.
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RWE said during its second-quarter earnings call that two European data center development agreements could be signed within a month as electricity demand rises.
8/13/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Greenfield and Finsbury Infrastructure announced plans to develop a 36MW data center east of Milan, Italy, with up to 360 million euros of investment over three years.
9/7/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
The Global Electronics Association urged European Union policymakers in a report on Europe's datacenter supply chain to attract investment and expand local production of chips, servers, and cloud infrastructure.
9/28/2026 • Technology & Operations • General
Telehouse opened Building N at its Frankfurt, Germany, campus, adding 5.4MW of air-cooled capacity and supplying waste heat to local district heating.
9/2/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Uniper announced plans for a data center hub with battery storage and gas generation at the former Staudinger power plant site in Grosskrotzenburg, Hesse.
7/30/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
PGIM sold a permitted 30MW data center development site in Unterschleissheim near Munich, Germany, to an unnamed European infrastructure investor.
9/18/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
NorthC began preparatory construction in Frankfurt, Germany, for the 6MW FRA01 data center, which is scheduled to open in January 2028.
9/17/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
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Data Center Capital launched this month in Germany to develop 46MW of Edge colocation capacity across eight facilities in five metropolitan markets.
8/27/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
CVC DIF agreed in 2026 to acquire a majority stake in Firstcolo, supporting expansion of the Frankfurt colocation platform and its FRA7 project in Rosbach, Germany.
8/14/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Uniper plans data center site leasing and long-term electricity supply across Europe after identifying more than ten potential sites, with three projects advanced and one UK project completed.
7/17/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Maincubes completed the first module of its FRA03 data center in 2025 at Schwalbach am Taunus near Frankfurt, Germany.
8/4/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Mercury Engineering announced topping out of Equinix MU4.3 in Munich, Germany, enabling completion of internal fit-out and expanded MU4 colocation capacity.
7/18/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Nexspace broke ground this week on a four-story, 2.2MW data center expansion in Graz, Austria, with operations planned for September 2027.
8/27/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General