Data centres are now a mainstream infrastructure asset and are rapidly expanding in the UK and Europe, but investors, developers and operators face structural obstacles that could hold back this growth. Demand, capacity, risk, financing structures and policy are shaping the investment, development and operation of data centres in the...

Data centres have emerged as a leading infrastructure investment category across the European market, with €176 billion in cumulative investments expected across Europe between 2026 and 2031, according to the European Data Centre Association. Beyond the established markets of the UK and Germany, which remain central to investor strategies, increasing...