Data centres / Romania
Data centres in Romania
On 11 October 2026 our pipeline tracker lists 3 data-centre projects in Romania, and 1 of them is permitted or being built.
Data centres in Romania in October 2026
Our tracker follows 3 data centre projects of 1 MW or more in Romania, 1 of them permitted or being built. 5 developers are behind them.
Projects by stage
- Announced2
- Permitted1
What the capacity figures measure
- IT load1
- Facility, campus or unstated basis2
Each capacity is on its own stated basis; never added.
Who is building data centres in Romania
- Danube Solar Seven1 project
- DriverAI LLC1 project
- Leviatan Group1 project
- S+B Gruppe AG1 project
- SANY Group1 project
A joint venture counts once per partner.
What changed
1 milestone in the last 90 days. The 3 newest:
- Sep 2026NIMB data centre Bucharest building permit and power secured for the facility Permitted
- May 2026DriverAI quantum AI data centre, Luna developer reports the project is at an advanced stage of preparation after site visits and checks; no permits or construction reported Announced
- Apr 2026SANY data centre near Timișoara developer announces plans for a data centre with battery storage near Timișoara and two solar parks at Uivar Announced
Projects
Across Romania 3
| Project | Capacity | Stage and latest milestone | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIMB data centre BucharestS+B Gruppe AGPipera, Bucharest, adjacent to Pipera metro station | 12 MWinstalled power (IT capacity 6.7 MW)3,400 sqm of white space, Tier III design | Permitted Building permit and power secured for the facility, Sep 2026Expected: Operational between September 2027 and March 2028 (developer) | Statedchecked 11 Oct 2026 |
| DriverAI quantum AI data centre, LunaDriverAI LLC with Leviatan Group, E-INFRA and Carstens Consulting GlobalLuna, Cluj County (Leviatan Group industrial and technology park) | 80 MWplanned capacity, four phases of 20 MW eachPlans are subject to fiscal conditions and a regulatory framework still to be agreed with the Romanian government (developer) | Announced Developer reports the project is at an advanced stage of preparation after site visits and checks; no permits or construction reported, May 2026 | Plannedchecked 11 Oct 2026 |
| SANY data centre near TimișoaraSANY Group (through Sany International) with Danube Solar Seven as local implementerNear Timișoara, Timiș County | 70 MWinstalled power (up to)Part of a package of about EUR 1 billion with a battery storage system and two solar parks at Uivar | Announced Developer announces plans for a data centre with battery storage near Timișoara and two solar parks at Uivar, Apr 2026 | Plannedchecked 11 Oct 2026 |
Formal refusals and bans since 2025
Verified decisions only.
No formal refusal or ban recorded for Romania; absence is not evidence of low planning risk.
Decisions from 1 Jan 2025; statuses checked 11 Oct 2026. The pattern across Europe: where Europe says no to data centres.
Power and grid in Romania
Over a year, country level
Annual averages from the siting cost ranking.
Rules and dates
Next dates
- 14 Dec 2026the EU Commission's minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- 15 May 2027EU database and French reports due every year
- 11 Oct 2027EU deadline under Article 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive for a certified energy management system at enterprises above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) of annual energy consumption
From the European data-centre regulation tracker. Every rule for a data centre in Romania, with alerts
Questions
How many data centre projects are planned in Romania?
On 11 October 2026 our pipeline tracker lists 3 data-centre projects in Romania, and 1 of them is permitted or being built.
Method
Projects of 1 MW or more (or unstated), announced to under construction, not yet fully operating. A metro includes its region.
- Projects: latest public milestone, with the date checked; every project is in the pipeline tracker.
- Over a year: national averages, latest full year.
Basis: Filed when an authority has it on record; Stated when only the developer has announced it; Planned when the only figure is a target.
Cite as: ScienceShot, “Data centres in Romania”, https://scienceshot.com/data-centres/romania (checked 11 Oct 2026). © ScienceShot.
Sources, checked 23 October 2026: EUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU).
ScienceShot dataset, checked 19 Oct 2026.
Cite this page
ScienceShot. (2026). Data Centre Projects in Romania [Data set, checked 19 Oct 2026]. https://scienceshot.com/data-centres/romania
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