The Scientific and Academic Computer Network (NASK), a governmental research and development organization in Poland, has announced that it will build the country’s National Data Processing Center (KCPD).

Designed to house and protect the nation’s most important digital services, the facility will require 15MW of power. No information was released about its size or construction cost.

It appears to be the first of three originally planned for the KCPD, although this remains unclear from NASK’s announcement.

DCD has approached NASK for clarification.

“The digital services we use every day must be backed by reliable infrastructure,” said the organization’s director, Radosław Nielek, in a statement. “We are building the National Data Processing Center precisely to ensure the continuity of these services.”

The KCPD will be designed to run and safeguard various public-facing government services, including e-prescriptions and the national digital wallet ‘mObywatel.’ According to NASK, the facility will connect to an approximately 200-kilometer (124-mile) fiber-optic network and be built to a modular design that facilitates expansion in line with demand.

The organization added that waste heat emanating from servers on-site will be used to drive heat pumps and potentially warm buildings outside the facility. The KCPD will also incorporate solar panels that can, NASK said, be used to generate green hydrogen to support the facility’s power supply.

First announced in 2022, the original plan for the KCPD called for the construction of three separate data centers connected with each other by a fiber-optic network and built to the EN 50600 standard. Construction was planned for between 2024 and 2026, but was delayed because of the cancellation of an earlier procurement round. The project’s cost also rose substantially, from PLN 1 billion (then $280m) in 2025 to a ceiling of PLN 1.6 billion ($411m) this year for the first phase of development. The three data centers are now expected to be completed by 2029, according to reporting by CRN.

Founded in 1991, NASK is a research institute overseen by Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs. As well as researching new public applications for IoT technology, AI and biometrics, the organization also helps to secure Polish government online services against cyberattacks.

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