Market profile
Italy
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. Microsoft is building in Bornasco near Pavia and AWS plans more than EUR 1.2 billion for its Milan region.
- Tracked project records
- 4
- Policy records
- 0
- Cloud regions
- 1
- Last checked
- 19 Oct 2026
Overview
Near Milan, Data4 is building the EUR 500 million MIL02 campus at Vittuone with four data centres and 100 MW in total, the first 15 MW due in early 2027. In Rome, Aruba opened a campus at the Tecnopolo Tiburtino in October 2024 that is planned for five data centres and 30 MW of IT power at full build.
Grid context
IDA notes that higher demand could take commercial capacity up to 3.4 GW by 2031, which would need matching grid build.
Latest changes
- Project 5 Feb 2026 Microsoft data centre (Bornasco, Pavia)Construction under way Related: Microsoft data centre (Bornasco, Pavia). datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab)
Tracked projects
| Project | Level | Stage | Operator or developer | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba Hyper Cloud Data Center campus (Tecnopolo Tiburtino, Rome) | campus | Operating | Aruba | not disclosed |
| AWS Europe (Milan) Region expansion (investment programme) | project | Announced | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | not disclosed |
| Data4 MIL02 campus (Vittuone, Milan) | campus | Under construction | Data4 | not disclosed |
| Microsoft data centre (Bornasco, Pavia) | campus | Under construction | Microsoft | 5 Feb 2026: Construction under way |
Capacity in tracked public coverage
Tracked public coverage, not a national total. Sums of reported, project-level figures from 0 of the 4 published project records we track for Italy. Each metric and each delivery class is summed on its own and never added to another. Confirmed operating capacity never includes design or ultimate capacity. Delayed projects are never counted as under construction now. Campus and phase figures are not double counted. Ranges and upper bounds are not summed. Unknown values are not counted as zero.
None of the tracked project records for Italy has a figure that can be summed yet. Figures with an unclear basis and undisclosed values are never added. Each project page lists its reported figures as published. Not disclosed is not zero.
Figures not counted (5) and why
- Aruba Hyper Cloud Data Center campus (Tecnopolo Tiburtino, Rome)
- IT power 30 MW: Marked not summable by research: IT power at full build of five data centres
- AWS Europe (Milan) Region expansion (investment programme)
- Investment at least EUR 1.2 billion: Marked not summable by research: EUR billions over five years, lower bound
- Data4 MIL02 campus (Vittuone, Milan)
- Other 100 MW: Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed.
- Other 15 MW: Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed.
- Investment EUR 500 million: Marked not summable by research: Investment in EUR millions
Method: capacity rules. Company-wide investment, area figures and third-party market estimates are never included in these sums.
Hyperscaler and AI cloud activity in Italy
4 tracked projects in Italy, of which 2 involve a hyperscaler or AI cloud as owner, operator, developer or a stated or reported tenant. Part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region on the hyperscaler and cloud hub.
| Project | Stage | Operator, developer or owner | Hyperscaler or AI tenant | Announced | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Europe (Milan) Region expansion (investment programme) Lombardy | Announced | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | not stated | 2024-12-05 | not stated |
| Microsoft data centre (Bornasco, Pavia) Lombardy | Under construction | Microsoft | not stated | not stated | not stated |
Capacity, forecasts and market share: Italy
Every number is shown as published, with its basis, date and source. Figures with different bases (IT power, grid connection, electricity use) or from different sources are never added or blended. Where no figure exists we say not publicly reported. CoolPower makes no forecasts of its own.
Current capacity and pipeline
| Figure | What it measures | State | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 460 MW Third-party reported | IT power Commercial (colocation and wholesale) live IT capacity Source statement (paraphrased): "circa 460 MW IT commerciali" | Operational | 2025 | Italian Datacenter Association (opens in a new tab) Published Oct 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Forecasts and scenarios
| Figure | What it measures | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 to 2,300 MW Forecast | IT power IDA forecast of commercial IT capacity. Up to 3.4 GW with additional demand Source statement (paraphrased): "2,0 a 2,3 GW entro il 2031" | 2031 | Italian Datacenter Association (opens in a new tab) Published Oct 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Cloud market share
Provider market share: not publicly reported. No public provider market share by country was found except mainland China (Omdia via DCD). Every other country page shows not publicly reported.
Cloud regions in Italy
A cloud region is a provider's service area. It is not a data centre campus and has no MW figure here.
- AWS Europe (Milan) , available
Policy timeline
No policy records published.
Operators and developers
- Microsoft Hyperscaler, Developer, Occupier
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hyperscaler, Occupier
- Data4 Colocation owner, Colocation operator, Developer
- Aruba Colocation owner, Colocation operator
Sources (5), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Ricerca di mercato IDA 2026 (opens in a new tab), Italian Datacenter Association, published 2026-10, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Microsoft starts construction of data center in Bornasco, Italy (opens in a new tab), DatacenterDynamics, published 5 Feb 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- AWS invests EUR 1.2 billion to expand cloud infrastructure in Italy (opens in a new tab), About Amazon EU, published 5 Dec 2024, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Data4 announces 500 million euro investment to develop a new Data Center campus in Milan of 100 MW (opens in a new tab), Data4 (press release via TR Newswire), published 2 Apr 2024, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Inaugurato il Data Center Campus di Aruba a Roma (opens in a new tab), Aruba, published 2 Oct 2024, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.