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Sovereign Data Centers
Market Data | 2Q 2026 | MD-SVDC-101
Get The ReportAccording to ABI Research, Europe’s sovereign data center count increases from 197.8 sites in 2025 to 257.6 sites by 2035, supported by national, regional, and European Union (EU)-aligned digital-sovereignty initiatives. Sovereign cloud growth is broad-based across Western, Nordic, and Eastern Europe.
Active sovereign IT capacity is forecast to increase from 556.8 MW to 3.09 GW, while available capacity grows from 732.8 MW to 6.27 GW and under-the-roof capacity from 1.06 GW to 7.42 GW. Europe consistently maintains large sovereign power buffers.
AI workloads are expected to grow rapidly from 152 MW to 1.96 GW, narrowing the gap with legacy workloads, which reach 1.13 GW by 2035. Scientific research, national AI programs, and cross-border digital services drive demand.
Key sovereign cloud DC operators include Ark Data Centres at 139.5 MW, Rostelecom at 134.6 MW, and a fragmented set of government and academic facilities, producing a resilient but distributed ecosystem.
European sovereign strategy emphasizes compliance and autonomy, favoring energy-efficient, regionally distributed facilities aligned with sustainability and data-localization requirements
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