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“ The next initiative we’ re currently discussing is focused around expedited planning and permitting procedures for data centres,” he shares.“ There’ s been a special, streamlined pathway approved by the government for the purpose of developing the National Data Centres( KCPD) project. Having a standard process approved for the wide data centre industry would expedite the country’ s digitalisation and attract international investors.”
With this level of support, Poland is maintaining growth within the EU, which is supported by a highly-skilled workforce across the technology sector. Technical expertise, alongside competitive salary structures, provides a range of operational advantages for data centre operators.
PLDCA is also focused on educating the public about the data centre industry to present its long-term potential for career building and attracting further talent.
Cooperation with the Combined Heat & Energy sector and establishing data centres at the heart of the modern energy ecosystem will present opportunities for qualified engineering and operations staff to transition into the data centre industry. Here, they can use their mission-critical experience to streamline the adoption of large-scale waste heat recovery projects.
“ Poland operates the second largest district heating network in Europe, which presents unique opportunities for exploiting the industry synergy, achieving improved data centre energy efficiency and optimum resource utilisation. On top
of that, the decarbonisation process of combined heat & power plants releases new, attractive locations for data centre investments with direct access to high voltage grid connections and access to district heating systems.”
A strategic edge Poland’ s market expansion comes as hyperscale data centre companies seek locations that can accommodate high-density AI workloads while meeting environmental commitments.
The data centre market in Poland has reached 180MW of live capacity and has maintained a compound annual growth rate of 19.8 % since 2020. Hyperscalers like Google Cloud, AWS and Microsoft
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