Poland: Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

Key Market Highlights: 

• The Poland data center market has been witnessing investments from new entrants, especially from global companies owing to the strategic location of Poland in the data center market. The country is connected to major data center markets such as Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. It offers affordable land and power costs, which is increasing its popularity. Vantage Data Centers, Orange Business Services, and Data4 are some new entrants in the market in 2022; Vantage Data Centers opened its first facility in Warsaw. 
• The Poland Government has taken several initiatives toward digitalization, such as the Digital Competence Development Programme (2020–2030) and the National Broadband Plan 2025 that will further drive technology growth and demand for data centers in the country. 

• The market is witnessing ample opportunities from Ukrainian companies that are entering the market for a safe business environment due to the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine. These companies expect to colocate in local data center facilities in Poland for their workload services. 
• The government has taken several initiatives in the field of renewable energy. It is working toward the Energy Policy of Poland to increase the share of renewable energy sources to a minimum of 23% by 2030.