Germany's Data Center Market Poised for Strong Growth

Strategic Insights -

The "Germany Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering, providing a comprehensive analysis of the country's data center market. Germany's data center market is poised for strong growth, with upcoming power capacity projected to reach 3 GW, double the current 1.5 GW. Frankfurt remains the country's primary hub, hosting both existing and future capacity.

Key Takeaways:

  • The upcoming rack capacity in Germany's data center market is expected to exceed 350,000 racks.
  • NTT DATA, VIRTUS Data Centres, Maincubes, and CyrusOne are leading the upcoming supply through large-scale developments.
  • Frankfurt is the primary hub for Germany's data center market, hosting both existing and future capacity.
  • Operators such as CloudHQ, STACK Infrastructure, Colt DCS, and SDC Capital Partners are expanding their footprint in the country.
  • New entrants like Lidl (Schwarz Group), Goodman, and PGIM Real Estate are contributing to capacity growth with major new projects.
  • The database covers the analysis of 187 existing data centers and 43 upcoming data centers, providing information on white-floor space, IT load capacity, and retail colocitation pricing.
  • Existing data centers have a total white-floor space of over 2.3 million square feet, while upcoming data centers have a total white-floor space of over 2.7 million square feet.
  • Retail colocitation pricing in Germany ranges from €400 to €1,200 per kw, while wholesale colocitation pricing ranges from €5 to €15 per kw.

Statistics:

  • The German data center market is expected to reach 3 GW of power capacity by 2029, double the current 1.5 GW.
  • The upcoming rack capacity in Germany's data center market is expected to exceed 350,000 racks by 2029.
  • Frankfurt hosts over 45% of Germany's existing data center capacity, followed by Munich and Berlin.
  • The average price of retail colocitation in Germany is around €800 per kw.

Sources:

  • ResearchAndMarkets.com: Germany Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio database
  • ResearchAndMarkets.com: Germany data center market press release
  • Industry reports and analyst forecasts