Data centres in Poland
Oct 2026: 12 projects in the pipeline in Poland, 2 permitted or being built.New grid connections congested since 30 Sep 2026. Wholesale power €104/MWh in 2025.
Pipeline movement, last 12 months
9 milestones ·
124 data centres on record in Poland
Projects by stage
Who is building in Poland
Capacity by stage
- Facility power, all stages
- 1,305 MW
- Facility power, under construction
- 0 MW
- Projects
- 12
Stated by each project, . Bases are never added together.
| Stage | IT load, MW | Facility power, MW | Grid connection, MW | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | 143 | 1,105 | 500 | 9 |
| In planning | · | 200 | · | 1 |
| Permitted | · | · | · | 2 |
| Under construction | · | · | · | 0 |
| In service | · | · | · | 0 |
Premium Premium adds the quarterly series and all 12 projects. Frankfurt is open in full with a free account.
Market economics, Warsaw
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- Construction cost
- Premium figure
- EUR m per MW
- Nov 2025
- Business electricity
- Premium figure
- EUR per MWh
- H1 2026
- Permitting
- Premium figure
- months
- Jul 2023
- Property tax
- Premium figure
- EUR k per MW a year
- Nov 2025
- Staff cost
- Premium figure
- EUR k per FTE a year
- 2024
- Guarding, 24/7
- Premium figure
- EUR k a year
- Apr 2026
Operators in Poland
What changed
3 milestones since 1 Aug 2026; the newest is from Sep 2026.
Power and grid in Poland
Congested
New grid connections are congested (nationwide, transmission, since 30 Sep 2026). Every country’s grid connections
Over a year, country level
- Grid carbon, latest full-year average
- 591g CO₂/kWh
- 29th cleanest of 30 countries; 31% renewable or nuclear
- Business electricity price, latest full year
- 233€/MWh
- 25th cheapest of 26; wholesale is 29% of it
- Wholesale power, 2025 average
- 104€/MWh
- 19th cheapest of 30
Climate at Warsaw
- Hours a year above 27 °C dry-bulb
- 215h
- mean of 2016 to 2025
- Hours a year above 32 °C dry-bulb
- 14h
- worst year 27 h
- Hours a year above 20 °C wet-bulb
- 186h
- limit for evaporative cooling
Fibre latency from Warsaw
| To | Round trip, minimum | Path length | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 5.6 ms | 568 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Vienna | 6.4 ms | 654 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Prague | 6.7 ms | 685 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Frankfurt | 9.5 ms | 965 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Amsterdam | 12 ms | 1,217 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Paris | 15 ms | 1,536 km | Mapped fibre route |
| London | 16 ms | 1,624 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Dublin | 20 ms | 2,046 km | Mapped fibre route |
Rules and dates
| Where | Rule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EU | Reporting duty from 500 kW installed IT power, 7 items and 24 indicators, next report 15 May 2027 | In force |
| EU | Waste-heat use above 1 MW total rated energy input, unless a cost-benefit assessment shows it is not feasible | In force |
| EU | Common rating scheme adopted 21 Sep 2026; in Parliament and Council scrutiny, extended 6 Oct | Adopted, not in force |
Next dates
- 14 Dec 2026the EU Commission’s minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- 15 May 2027EU database and French reports due (every year)
- 11 Oct 2027EU deadline under Article 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive for a certified energy management system at enterprises above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) of annual energy consumption
Formal refusals and bans since 2025
- 26 Aug 2026Dobre, Masovia Council removed a data-centre zone from the draft general plan. Standing
1 decision on a single site since 2025, not listed here.