Data Centers in Łódź

Łódź – The Industrial Edge of Central Poland

Executive Summary

Łódź serves as the premier secondary hub for enterprises requiring high-availability disaster recovery and edge capacity outside Warsaw. Its central position within the national logistics corridor ensures low-latency access to manufacturing giants while offering a significantly lower total cost of ownership than the capital.

Łódź: At A Glance

Network & Connectivity Ecosystem

Carrier Density & Carrier Neutrality: Carrier count: over 10. Roughly 10–15 providers maintain a presence here, offering a mix of local fiber operators and national transit providers, as of September 2025.

Direct Cloud On-Ramps: 0, enabling access to 0 cloud regions. As of September 2025, no direct on-ramps are located in this market. Most enterprises utilize private wavelength extensions or PNI to reach cloud regions in Warsaw, located roughly 130 kilometers away.

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs): Peering is primarily handled through the Łódź Internet Exchange (LIX), which keeps local traffic efficient while maintaining high-capacity links for international transit, as of September 2025.

Bare Metal: Resilient bare metal services are available via regional providers and global players like OVHcloud or IONOS, supporting hybrid configurations for local workloads, as of September 2025.

Power Analysis

Average Cost Of Power: Industrial electricity is priced at €0.10/kWh, as of September 2025. This rate provides a stable financial base for high-density deployments compared to Western European markets. The energy mix remains coal-heavy at approximately 70%, with renewables like wind making up about 20% of the grid.

Power Grid Reliability: The local grid is well-engineered with redundant feeds and multi-substation support. Facilities in the primary industrial corridors benefit from the city history as a manufacturing center, featuring purpose-built electrical infrastructure.

Market Access, Business & Tax Climate

Proximity To Key Business Districts: Data centers are positioned to serve the massive logistics and manufacturing sectors in Central Poland. This proximity reduces latency for industrial IoT and supply chain management systems.

Regional Market Reach: Łódź provides a central staging point to reach the entire Polish population. Its location at the intersection of major transit routes makes it a natural failover site for Warsaw-based operations.

Tax Advantage For Data Centers: Standard corporate tax structures apply without specific local incentives for data center builds. The primary financial benefit remains the lower cost of real estate and labor compared to the capital, which reduces total cost of ownership.

Natural Disaster Risk

The overall risk profile for Łódź is Low, rated at 2.5/10, as of September 2025. The region is geologically stable and far from coastal threats.

• River Flood (5.9): The primary natural concern, though typically limited to specific zones near local tributaries, as of September 2025.
• Indirect Coastal Risk (5.7): While the city is inland, national infrastructure may be impacted by coastal events, as of September 2025.
• Epidemic (2.6): In line with regional health risk averages, as of September 2025.
• Drought (2.4): A moderate concern for cooling systems relying on municipal water sources, as of September 2025.
• Earthquake (0.8): Seismic activity is negligible, as of September 2025.