Poland to build 1.6 billion zloty national data center KCPD

Heat recovery, hydrogen and redundancy

The design uses renewable energy sources, hydrogen technologies and heat recovery systems. That matters because data centers consume large amounts of power, both to run servers and to cool them. The center is to meet the PN-EN 50600 standard for designing and operating data centers, and it will have redundant power and cooling systems so it can keep running if one component fails.

The building will be managed with BIM (Building Information Modeling), which creates a digital model of the infrastructure, and Digital Twin, which reproduces its operation in a virtual environment. Both are intended to support planning, monitoring and management throughout the facility's lifetime.

Why it matters

The authorities say the new infrastructure should make the state more resilient to digital threats and reduce dependence on external resources. Its modular design allows the center to be expanded step by step as the needs of public offices grow.

The project also affects citizens and businesses, since the availability of the online services they use depends on the reliability of state IT systems. KCPD is intended to give those services a sturdier technical foundation.