New Investment in Europe’s Data Centre Markets to Hit New Heights in 2025

According to new research from CBRE, there are 937MW of new supply expected in European markets this year. If this data centre supply is delivered, it will set a new record for Europe and would represent an increase of 282MW more than the 655MW of capacity delivered in 2024.

More than half (57%) of this capacity is expected to be delivered in the leading European data centre markets - Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin.

In 2024, facilities of unprecedented size were delivered across Europe for the industry’s largest customers, but demand for colocation data centre space continued to outstrip supply, at 706MW and 655MW respectively. Customer appetite for capacity has grown despite the difficulties data centre providers are having sourcing power and available land for new facilities.

Nevertheless, a greater proportion of supply will be delivered to Europe’s smaller secondary markets than ever before. CBRE expects double-digit supply growth in five of the 10 secondary European markets tracked in 2025. There are seven markets, such as Milan and Madrid, expected to have 100MW of supply or more by year-end, compared to just four markets at the end of 2022.