
Spotlight: UK Data Centre Building Capacity – H1 2026
Contains 7 articles"Training defines today's AI boom, but inference will determine the long-term infrastructure requirements."
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"Training defines today's AI boom, but inference will determine the long-term infrastructure requirements."

"The UK market has entered a structurally tighter phase: demand has broadened and deepened, but deliverable supply remains constrained by power, land and time."

"As we look forward to 2026, Savills Research talked to regional occupational and investment experts across our European network. Based on this, we have produced the following outlook, examining the common themes across European markets and summarising individual market conditions throughout Europe."

"As AI workloads surge, Neo clouds emerge as pivotal intermediaries between hyperscalers and operators, redefining the competitive balance of Europe’s cloud and data-centre markets"

"Despite talk of location-agnostic AI strategies, operators have doubled down on proven availability zones with reliable power and scalable growth potential"

"Around 2,800 MW of data centre capacity is under construction, and 11,300 MW is committed, already over a quarter of the live supply. With a further 21,000 MW in early-stage plans, the market is gearing up for a step-change in scale to meet soaring AI and cloud demand"

"EMEA construction costs will stay under upward pressure, reflecting structural shortages, advanced-technology requirements and the enduring impact of power and supply-chain constraints"

"Europe’s data centre industry will increasingly hinge on energy resilience, as AI growtrupert duckh and electrification amplify pressure on ageing grids and accelerate the shift to renewables"

"Strong investor confidence and healthy fundamentals sustain momentum across the data centre market, confirming its role as a backbone of Europe’s digital infrastructure"

"EMEA’s data centre market will continue to scale rapidly, supported by accelerating digitalisation, resilient investor appetite and the convergence of AI and cloud technologies"