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FLAP-D markets in particular( Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin) have encountered a range of grid capacity limitations and planning restrictions as demand continues to rise. These constraints have led to operators now being pushed to consider alternative locations for large-scale developments.

It is against this backdrop that Poland is emerging as a strong presence in the European data centre market. With the country’ s ongoing investments in grid development, alongside its rapid renewable energy transition and its ability to support digital infrastructure, it is attracting both regional and international data centre operators.

“ We see Poland as a contender for Tier 2 market status, allowing European data centre capacity expansion outside of the FLAP-D region and serving as a gateway to Central and Eastern Europe,” says Piotr Kowalski, Managing Director of the Polish Data Center Association( PLDCA).

Wojciech Stramski, Beyond. pl CEO, adds:“ When it comes to AI training,

TITLE: MANAGING DIRECTOR, POLISH DATA CENTER ASSOCIATION

Strategic business leader with proven track record in international technical sales and business development. Stanford GSB LEAD Program graduate with 22 + years professional and 16 + years data centre industry experience, with excellent understanding of EMEA market outlook and major industry players across the value chain( design engineering, critical equipment vendors, contractors, colocation operators and hyperscale end users). Proficient in B2B sales of large and complex solutions to data centre colocation, telco and hyperscale cloud accounts with increasing responsibility and regional coverage, including a 4-year expat experience in Middle East and Africa. Former Vertiv CTO Office liaison for EMEA and Global Innovation Office technology scout, responsible for the partnership with Research Institutes of Sweden.

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