Italy Eyes $41.5 Billion Data Center Boom to Fuel AI Expansion Through 2036

Italy's data center buildout is poised to attract approximately €36.9 billion ($41.5 billion) in investment through 2036 as artificial intelligence and cloud computing drive rapid infrastructure expansion, according to a study from the Italian Datacenter Association. The projections underscore Italy's emergence as a critical hub in Europe's digital infrastructure landscape, with commercial data-center capacity expected to rise roughly fivefold by 2031 to as much as 2.3 gigawatts, up from approximately 460 megawatts at the end of 2025.