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Capability Statement · Mission Critical Facilities

Powering data centres, from complexity to confidence.

Data centre delivery has become an infrastructure and energy challenge, not only an engineering one. We bring both together, under one integrated team.

300+
Data centre specialists
1.7+ GW
IT power designed
800k+
White space delivered
20+
Countries across EMEA & beyond

The market we operate in

Demand is accelerating. Delivery is getting harder.

AI, cloud and digitalisation are driving data centre demand faster than ever. At the same time, power, grid capacity and land are tightening across every major hub — turning delivery into a broader infrastructure and energy problem.

Grid congestion Power scarcity Land availability Longer connection timelines Sustainability rules Infrastructure dependencies
Multistorey data centre, Frankfurt
Frankfurt · Germany25+ data centre projects in one market alone

Why Haskoning is different

We simplify complexity through integration.

Most projects still run on fragmented models — responsibilities split across disconnected consultants and contractors. That creates interface risk, delays and rework. We bring the disciplines that decide a data centre's success into one coordinated structure.

Data centre engineering

Hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge — designed for density, resilience and uptime.

Energy & power systems

Grid integration, power strategy and resilient supply — the constraint that now defines growth.

Infrastructure planning

Site viability, feasibility and infrastructure readiness assessed before capital is committed.

Permitting & local delivery

Local permitting expertise and navigation of regional constraints, market by market.

Sustainability

Heat reuse, water efficiency and low-carbon strategy built into the design, not bolted on.

Project & programme management

One team owning coordination end to end — fewer interfaces, faster decisions, clearer risk.

End-to-end delivery

Continuity across the full project lifecycle.

Our involvement often begins before clients commit capital — evaluating power, site viability and delivery risk — and continues through to operation and optimisation.

01

Strategy

Site selection, power & energy strategy, feasibility

02

Due diligence

Infrastructure analysis, viability, risk assessment

03

Design

Engineering, specialist studies, permitting support

04

Delivery

Project & construction management

05

Operation

Optimisation and long-term performance

Why this reduces risk

Fewer interfaces. Faster decisions. Lower risk.

Fragmented model

Responsibility split across parties

  • Interface risk between disconnected teams
  • Delayed decision-making and coordination gaps
  • Rework and cost overruns
  • Misaligned priorities across suppliers
  • Increased operational and delivery risk
The Haskoning model

One coordinated delivery structure

  • A single team accountable for the outcome
  • Faster, better-aligned decision-making
  • Consistency across every discipline
  • Clear risk visibility, end to end
  • Full ownership of the commitment we make

Our portfolio, mapped

3,540 MW of IT load across 20+ countries.

Explore every active and completed data centre project on our interactive portfolio maps — filtered by country, status and IT capacity. From Frankfurt and Amsterdam to a growing African footprint.

Global map Europe map

Future-readiness & resilience

Infrastructure built to stay ahead.

Energy resilience

Power strategies that hold up as grids tighten and demand climbs.

Heat & water reuse

Heat recovery and water efficiency designed into the scheme.

Low-carbon & circular

Renewable and circular principles that meet tightening regulation.

Scalable by design

Room to grow without re-engineering the foundations.

Proven experience

Delivery at scale, across markets and typologies.

Hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge — in some of the world's most competitive and infrastructure-constrained markets.

Nebius data centre, Finland
40 MW · PUE ≈ 1.0 · Finland

No mechanical cooling, 40% construction saving

Mäntsälä · Nebius

ZRH21 data centre, Switzerland
24 MW · Biodiversity design · Switzerland

A 24 MW facility that blends into its green setting

Glattfelden · ZRH21

Telia data centre, Finland
Heat recovery · District heating · Finland

Finland's most sustainable data centre

Helsinki · Telia

Why choose Haskoning

A strategic, integrated and reliable partner.

01

Proven delivery experience at scale

02

Combined data centre and energy expertise

03

Multidisciplinary integration under one team

04

Deep technical and infrastructure capability

05

Global reach with local execution

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A long-term partnership mindset

What we deliver

We don't simply design data centres. We help clients move from complexity to confidence.