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Grid connection tracker

Where Europe’s grid can still connect a data centre

On 23 October 2026 the tracker covers 17 countries: 11 pause, ration or condition new grid connections in all or part of their grid, 2 report congestion without a formal rule, and 4 have none of these in force.

Checked 23 Oct 202617 countries15 hubs

At a glance

Pause, ration or condition new connections
11
of 17 countries
Grid connection tracker,
New connections paused nationwide
United Kingdom
1 of 17
Grid connection tracker,
Most data-centre load waiting to connect
Italy
94.0 GW
Grid connection tracker, figure of

Coverage and quality

What is included

17 countries and 15 hubs. A restriction shows only when a rule in force pauses, rations or conditions new connections, or the grid is declared full.

What is not covered

Other countries, single-site offers and enquiry volumes. 8 of the 17 countries publish no data-centre pipeline figure.

Units

MW or GW. 23 of 128 power figures were published in MVA or GVA and are read as MW, original unit shown.

Corrections

Data © DC Blueprint. Each row shows the date its sources were last checked.

Where new data-centre load can still connect

Shade: the strictest rule on new connections. Bubble: data-centre load waiting to connect.

Europe now

Map of Europe: each tracked country shaded by the strictest rule in force on new grid connections, with a bubble sized by its data-centre pipeline. The table below lists every figure.Norway: Paused in parts, 4.2 GW reservedFrance: None in force, 18.0 GW reservedSweden: Congested in parts, 7.3 GW queuedPoland: CongestedAustria: None in force, 2.5 GW requestedGermany: RationedSwitzerland: None in forceBelgium: ConditionalNetherlands: Rationed in partsPortugal: RationedSpain: Rationed in parts, 6.3 GW grantedIreland: Conditional, 2.0 GW contractedItaly: None in force, 94.0 GW queuedDenmark: RationedUnited Kingdom: Paused, 73.0 GW queuedFinland: Conditional in parts, Almost 5.0 GW contractedCzechia: Conditional in parts
Paused 1Rationed 3Conditional 2Congested 1None in force 4In parts 6 Bubble area: load waiting to connect (key on the map) Dashed ring: none published

Strictest rule first

  1. 1 United KingdomLondon Paused 73.0 GW
  2. 2 NorwayOslo Paused in parts 4.2 GW
  3. 3 DenmarkCopenhagen Rationed Not published
  4. 4 GermanyFrankfurt, Berlin Rationed Not published
  5. 5 Portugal Rationed Not published
  6. 6 SpainMadrid Rationed in parts 6.3 GW
  7. 7 NetherlandsAmsterdam Rationed in parts Not published
  8. 8 IrelandDublin Conditional 2.0 GW
  9. 9 Belgium Conditional Not published
  10. 10 FinlandHelsinki Conditional in parts Almost 5.0 GW
  11. 11 CzechiaPrague Conditional in parts Not published
  12. 12 PolandWarsaw Congested Not published
  13. 13 SwedenStockholm Congested in parts 7.3 GW
  14. 14 Italy None in force 94.0 GW
  15. 15 FranceParis, Marseille None in force 18.0 GW
  16. 16 Austria None in force 2.5 GW
  17. 17 SwitzerlandZurich None in force Not published

Grid connections by country

Rules in force, data-centre pipeline and published wait, per country.

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“Not published”: no comparable official figure; the date is our last search.
MarketNew connectionsData-centre pipelineStageTrendWait
United Kingdom London Checked 23 Oct 2026PausedTransmission, all customers73.0 GWNational, Mar 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Queued No earlier figureNot published, checked 23 Oct 2026
Germany Frankfurt, Berlin Checked 23 Oct 2026RationedTransmission, large loadsPaused in partsBerlin, distribution, large loadsRationed in partsBerlin, distribution, large loadsNot published, checked 23 Oct 20262030–2036Earliest connection, in partsFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
Netherlands Amsterdam Checked 12 Oct 2026Rationed in partsAmsterdam, all voltages, data centresConditional in partsAmsterdam, distribution, data centresCongested in partsAmsterdam, transmission, all customersNot published, checked 12 Oct 20262034–2037Earliest connection, AmsterdamFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
France Paris, Marseille Checked 11 Oct 2026None in forceNo pause, cap or condition published18.0 GWNational, May 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Reserved ↑ from 5.0 GWDec 20242028–2029Earliest connection, selected sitesFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
Ireland Dublin Checked 23 Oct 2026ConditionalAll voltages, data centresPaused in partsDublin, transmission, data centres2.0 GWNational, May 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Contracted No earlier figureNot published, checked 23 Oct 2026
Austria Checked 23 Oct 2026None in forceNo pause, cap or condition published2.5 GWNational, Apr 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Requested No earlier figureNot published, checked 23 Oct 2026
Belgium Checked 23 Oct 2026ConditionalTransmission, all customersConditional in partsDistribution, large loadsCongested in partsDistribution, large loadsNot published, checked 23 Oct 2026Not published, checked 23 Oct 2026
Czechia Prague Checked 23 Oct 2026Conditional in partsPrague, distribution, all customersNot published, checked 23 Oct 20265–15 yearsTypical waitFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
Denmark Copenhagen Checked 23 Oct 2026RationedTransmission, large loadsConditionalTransmission, large loadsRationed in partsCopenhagen, distribution, large loadsNot published, checked 23 Oct 20265–10 yearsTypical waitFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
Finland Helsinki Checked 11 Oct 2026Conditional in partsHelsinki, distribution, large loadsAlmost 5.0 GWNational, Aug 2026Filed, checked 23 Oct 2026 Contracted ↑ from over 3.0 GWJun 2026Not published, checked 11 Oct 2026
Italy Checked 23 Oct 2026None in forceNo pause, cap or condition published94.0 GWNational, Jun 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Queued ↑ from 78.8 GWJan 2026Not published, checked 23 Oct 2026
Norway Oslo Checked 11 Oct 2026Paused in partsTransmission, large loads4.2 GWNational, Oct 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Reserved No earlier figureNot published, checked 11 Oct 2026
Poland Warsaw Checked 11 Oct 2026CongestedTransmission, all customersPaused in partsTransmission, all customersNot published, checked 11 Oct 2026Not published, checked 11 Oct 2026
Portugal Checked 23 Oct 2026RationedAll voltages, large loadsNot published, checked 23 Oct 2026Not published, checked 23 Oct 2026
Spain Madrid Checked 11 Oct 2026Rationed in partsTransmission, all customers6.3 GWNational, Oct 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Granted No earlier figureNot published, checked 11 Oct 2026
Sweden Stockholm Checked 11 Oct 2026Congested in partsStockholm, transmission, all customers7.3 GWNational, Oct 2026Filed, checked 11 Oct 2026 Queued No earlier figure1–5 yearsTypical wait, in partsFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
Switzerland Zurich Checked 11 Oct 2026None in forceNo pause, cap or condition publishedNot published, checked 11 Oct 20263–10 yearsTypical waitFiled, checked 11 Oct 2026
Unit
Status of new connections, by country and voltage level
Coverage
32 markets in 17 countries
Last check
23 October 2026
Basis
274 filed by an operator, regulator or ministry, 4 forecasts or planned capacity, 3 metered
Review due
monthly where connections are paused or rationed, every two months where conditional, quarterly elsewhere; next 22 November 2026
Method

A country shows a restriction only when a rule in force pauses, rations or conditions new connections, or the grid is declared full; the worst rule at either voltage level sets its status. Pipeline figures count data-centre load alone, at the stage stated, and are never added across countries.

Sources: 58 official bodies, checked 23 October 2026

50Hertz, ACM (Dutch regulator), Amprion, Austrian Power Grid (APG), BOE (Spanish official gazette), Bundesnetzagentur, Camera dei deputati, Canton of Zurich, Caruna, Central Statistics Office (Ireland), City of Frankfurt am Main, CRE (French regulator), CREG (Belgian regulator), CRU (Irish regulator), Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, DGEG (Portuguese energy directorate), Dziennik Ustaw (Polish official journal), EirGrid, Elvia, Energinet, ERÚ (Czech energy regulator), EUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU), Fingrid, Fluvius, Gemeente Amsterdam, Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs, Government of Portugal, Helen Sähköverkko, Hessian Ministry for Digital Affairs, Liander, London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee, MITECO, MITNETZ STROM, NESO, Netbeheer Nederland, Netztransparenz (German TSOs), NRM Netzdienste Rhein-Main, Officiële bekendmakingen (Dutch official gazette), Ofgem, ORES, PSE, Radius Elnet, Red Eléctrica, REN, Retsinformation (Danish law), RIS (Austrian federal law), RTE, Statnett, Stromnetz Berlin, Svenska kraftnät, Swissgrid, TenneT, Terna, TransnetBW, Vattenfall Eldistribution, ČEPS.