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Country profiles built from primary sources: what is being built, by whom, the grid and planning context, and the policies that shape cooling and power choices. Figures are tracked public coverage, never national totals unless a source says so.
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unique physical assets tracked across 122 project records
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dated policy records
US$201.9bn
filed capex of Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta in the quarter ending 30 Sept 2026
Source: US Securities and Exchange Commission (opens in a new tab)
Five things decide whether a data centre market can grow. Each profile covers them from primary sources. Counts are records on CoolPower Index, not national totals.
Purchases of property and equipment from 10-Q and 10-K cash flow statements, which excludes finance leases. Some quarters are derived from year-to-date figures.
Source: US Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q and 10-K filings) (opens in a new tab). More on Investment
| Quarter ending | US$bn |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | US$88.2bn |
| 30 Sept 2025 | US$97.3bn |
| 31 Dec 2025 | US$118.6bn |
| 31 Mar 2026 | US$129.8bn |
| 30 Jun 2026 | US$165.1bn |
| 30 Sept 2026 | US$201.9bn |
| Country | Region | Projects | Cloud regions | Policies | Evidence score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Americas | 22 | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Germany | Europe | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Ireland | Europe | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Singapore | Asia Pacific | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East and Africa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East and Africa | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaysia | Asia Pacific | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Finland | Europe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Italy | Europe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Netherlands | Europe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spain | Europe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Denmark | Europe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| France | Europe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nigeria | Middle East and Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Poland | Europe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Austria | Europe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Belgium | Europe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Canada | Americas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Israel | Middle East and Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qatar | Middle East and Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| South Africa | Middle East and Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sweden | Europe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brazil | Americas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Egypt | Middle East and Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenya | Middle East and Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway | Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Australia | Asia Pacific | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| China | Asia Pacific | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| India | Asia Pacific | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Japan | Asia Pacific | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mexico | Americas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Base map: Natural Earth, public domain. Records are what this site tracks, not national totals.
Counts of project, cloud region and policy records on CoolPower Index that name each country. This is tracked coverage, not the size of each market.
| Country | Projects | Cloud regions | Policy records |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 28 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Germany | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Ireland | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Singapore | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Finland | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Each card shows one indicator with its definition, period and source type, then two things to check. Indicators measure different things in different countries, so do not compare them across cards.
In Australia AEMO reports that about 165 data centres used about 5 TWh in FY2026, around 3% of operational consumption in the National Electricity Market, and expects strong growth.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
In Austria Microsoft opened its Austrian cloud region in 2025 with three data centres in Lower Austria.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile
In Belgium Google runs a data centre campus at Saint-Ghislain in Wallonia and in October 2025 announced EUR 5 billion for 2026 and 2027 to expand it.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
In Brazil the system operator ONS accepted 7,040 MW of data centre access requests by February 2026, while total requests reached 38 GW by June 2026.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile
In Canada Microsoft said in December 2025 it is investing CAD 19 billion between 2023 and 2027 to expand its Canada Central and Canada East regions, with new capacity from the second half of 2026.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
The IEA puts China at 25% of world data centre electricity use in 2024, second to the US.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 6 Profile
In Denmark Microsoft opened Denmark East in March 2026 with campuses in Høje Taastrup, Køge and Roskilde, and Køge expects surplus heat for district heating.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile
In Egypt Vodafone Business, Elsewedy Electric and Cassava Technologies announced Africa Data Centres Egypt in September 2026, a sovereign AI data centre targeting 20 MW within three years and a path to 200 MW.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
In Finland Fingrid reported in August 2026 nearly 5 GW of planned final capacity from data centre projects with signed connection agreements.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 8 Profile
In France RTE signed an accelerated connection contract in January 2026 for the Campus IA site at Fouju, with 240 MW by the end of 2027 and 700 MW before the end of 2029.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile
Germany is the largest data centre market in continental Europe, centred on Frankfurt/Rhein-Main.
Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
In India Cushman & Wakefield reports nearly 1.8 GW of operational capacity and nearly 3.9 GW of pipeline in H1 2026.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile
Ireland has the highest data centre share of national electricity use among the focus countries.
Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile
In Israel, Globes reported in November 2025 that AWS leased land near Netanya for a possible 35 to 40 MW data centre that could double its Israeli capacity, probably by 2030.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
In Italy the Italian Datacenter Association puts commercial live IT capacity at about 460 MW in 2025 and forecasts 2.0 to 2.3 GW by 2031.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile
For Japan the IEA expects Japanese data centre electricity use to grow by about 15 TWh between 2024 and 2030.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
In Kenya the Microsoft and G42 plan for Olkaria, announced in May 2024 with an initial 100 MW, was reported as stalled in May 2026 because a 1 GW site would need about a third of national supply.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
Malaysia, led by Johor, has become one of Asia's fastest-growing data centre markets.
Last checked 9 Nov 2026Evidence 4 Profile
In Mexico ODATA launched the first 72 MW (IT) facility at its QR03 campus in Querétaro on 30 April 2025, after energising 200 MW of campus power infrastructure in February 2025.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026Evidence 3 Profile
In the Netherlands the Dutch Data Center Association reports about 935 MW of operational colocation IT power in Q2 2026, up 6.6% in a year, and says grid congestion, permits and a lack of sites now limit growth.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
In Nigeria Equinix announced its USD 22 million LG3 site in November 2025 and Kasi Cloud launched LOS1 in May 2026, described in the press as the largest data centre in West Africa.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile
In Norway NVE reports that data centres used about 3 TWh in 2025 and forecasts about 8 TWh in 2030, with about 10 GW of data centre capacity reserved or queued in the Statnett transmission grid.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 11 Nov 2026Evidence 4 Profile
In Poland the government announced in February 2025 a Microsoft investment of almost PLN 3 billion, and Atman opened its WAW-3 campus with 14.4 MW of IT power in September 2025.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile
Google launched its Doha cloud region in Qatar in April 2023 with three availability zones, and Microsoft opened its Qatar datacenter region in August 2022.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
Saudi Arabia is scaling data centre capacity from a small base as part of its AI and digital strategy.
Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
Singapore is a mature, land and power constrained hub that rations new capacity.
Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
For South Africa, Daily Maverick reported in February 2026 that announced expansions would push IT load above 1,200 MW.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile
In Spain SpainDC counts 439 MW of installed colocation and hyperscale IT power at the end of 2025 and sees up to 2,537 MW by 2030.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 7 Profile
In Sweden Svenska kraftnät puts data centre electricity use at about 3 TWh today, with 2050 scenarios from 9 to 41 TWh.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 6 Profile
The UAE is positioning itself as a regional AI infrastructure hub.
No comparable indicator published yet.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile
The UK is Europe's largest colocation market by the government's own estimate, heavily concentrated in London.
Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile
The US is the largest data centre market and the centre of AI campus construction.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile
More countries are in research and appear here once they meet our publication rules. How we publish.
Official videos from the International Energy Agency, NVIDIA and Vertiv on power demand and AI data centres. They load from YouTube only when you press play.
A page per country showing how many data centres it has, what is being built, and what is holding it back, such as power or planning.
Countries count in different ways, some in megawatts, some in racks, so adding them would mix apples and oranges. We show each figure with its own source.
The United States, by electricity use. China is second.
Why it matters Of all the electricity data centres used worldwide in 2024, about 45% was in the US and 25% in China.
Source: IEA
Where the grid cannot supply more power, there is almost no empty space left to rent.
Why it matters In Northern Virginia, only about 3 in every 1,000 megawatts were empty.
Source: CBRE
