Switch Datacenters, a leading provider of sustainable and high-quality data center solutions, today announced a major milestone in its European expansion strategy: the successful completion of the land transaction and confirmation of all necessary permits for the construction of its new, state-of-the-art data center in Warsaw, Poland (WAW1). This crucial development paves the way for the start of construction of what will become a cornerstone of the company’s growing presence in Europe.
The new data center, Switch Datacenters’ first in Poland, is strategically located in the Mory area of Warsaw and designed to be the region’s largest data center, with 90MW of power capacity licensed and 60 MW of IT load in the first phase. This modular construction, designed for 100+ MW IT load after further expansions, will provide a highly flexible infrastructure to meet diverse customer needs. It is tailored for high-density AI, but can also serve more traditional cloud applications and computing workloads, supporting both air-cooled and liquid-cooled requirements, using hybrid dry cooling technology.
“This is a momentous day for Switch Datacenters and a testament to our commitment to expanding our European reach and meeting the changing needs of our customers,” said Gregor Snip, founder of Switch Datacenters. “Securing both land and permits for our project in Poland marks our first international expansion outside of the Netherlands. Poland’s strategic location, robust digital economy, growing demand for advanced data solutions and willingness to develop more sustainably make it an ideal market for our next-generation facilities. We are excited to bring our expertise, innovative designs and sustainable approach to the region.”
The Polish data center will offer wholesale colocation, connectivity and services, giving businesses the resilient critical infrastructure needed to support cloud adoption, AI initiatives, big data analytics and other compute-intensive workloads. By adopting advanced hybrid dry cooling technologies and energy-efficient solutions and working with local renewable energy partners, Switch Datacenters plans to deliver on its sustainability mission here as well with its new Warsaw facility.
“We are incredibly proud to officially announce the launch of our project in Poland,” added Roland de Vries, managing director of Switch Datacenters and currently responsible for its development. “Local authorities and partners have been crucial in reaching this stage, and we look forward to building strong, long-term relationships within the community. This will not only provide essential sustainable digital infrastructure, but also create significant local jobs and contribute to the region’s economic growth.”
Construction will begin early next year, with the first phase of the data center expected to be operational by early 2027.
Switch Datacenters would like to express its thanks for the instrumental contributions of key partners, in particular Maciej Kowalski, and to investment partner Han de Groot with DGFO (De Groot Family Office). Special thanks also go to the Municipality of Ożarów Mazowiecki (Urząd Miasta w Ożarowie Mazowieckim) for their dedicated support throughout this process.
Maciej Kowalski, founder of Regenate Group, added: “The Polish digital ecosystem has grown rapidly in recent years and needs advanced, AI-ready infrastructure to continue that pace of growth. Switch Datacenters has proven to be an excellent partner, with engineering teams that are technologically at the forefront of sustainable data center innovation.”
About Switch Datacenters: Switch Datacenters is a leader in sustainable development and operation of high-density data centers, aiming to drive the energy transition and drive toward a more sustainable future as we enter the era of artificial intelligence. It operates and develops multiple data centers in the Amsterdam region and Europe with a total of 450 MW of IT load of high-density data center capacity. Switch Datacenters focuses on designing, building and operating high-end sustainable data centers in Europe.