{"id":424061,"date":"2026-04-29T21:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/424061\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:31:20","slug":"one-of-europes-largest-ai-data-centres-to-be-built-in-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/424061\/","title":{"rendered":"One of Europe\u2019s largest AI data centres to be built in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                by <a class=\"articleDetails__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/author\/admin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">croatiaweek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    April 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>                    in<\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"articleDetails__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/category\/business\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business<\/a>                <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/data-centre-topusko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"478\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-164271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Illustration)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A major artificial intelligence and data centre project planned in Topusko is set to become the largest investment in Croatia\u2019s history and one of the most significant in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vecernji.hr\/vijesti\/podatkovni-centar-pantheon-ai-najvece-je-ulaganje-u-povijesti-hrvatske-1955088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ve\u010dernji list<\/a> exclusively reports, the project, known as Pantheon, an AI development and data centre campus, is valued at more than \u20ac50 billion. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With a planned capacity of 1 gigawatt, it would place Croatia among Europe\u2019s leading digital infrastructure hubs. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with operations targeted for early 2029.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The facility is designed to exceed the highest current European reliability standards, ensuring near-continuous operation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It will support a wide range of digital services and systems, reflecting growing global demand driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beyond the data centre itself, the project includes extensive investment in national infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Plans feature a new high-capacity substation, around 280 kilometres of transmission lines, and a dedicated 500-megawatt solar power plant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These upgrades are expected to strengthen Croatia\u2019s energy network and enable additional renewable energy projects to connect to the grid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The infrastructure developed as part of the project will remain in Croatia, contributing long-term value to the national energy and transport systems. Additional investments in local roads, education and healthcare facilities are also planned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The project is expected to generate around 3,000 jobs during construction and approximately 1,500 permanent positions once operational, with a significant share in high-skilled roles. Thousands of indirect jobs are also anticipated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Topusko, located in a region affected by depopulation and economic challenges in central Croatia in Sisak-Moslavina County, was selected partly for its development potential.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164272\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Topusko.jpg\" alt=\"Topusko\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-164272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Topusko (Photo: Sandor Bordas\/CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The investment is seen as an opportunity to support regional revitalisation while strengthening Croatia\u2019s position in the global digital economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As demand for data capacity continues to rise, projects of this scale are increasingly shaped by access to reliable energy and stable regulatory environments, factors that played a key role in Croatia\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n<p>        \tSign up to receive the Croatia Week Newsletter <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by croatiaweek April 28, 2026 in Business (Illustration) A major artificial intelligence and data centre project planned in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[220,218,219,61,60,80],"class_list":["post-424061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}