Countries / Europe
Romania
Romania is building the RO AI Factory under EuroHPC and developers are scouting 50 to 200 MW sites, with power and permits as the deciding factors.
The RO AI Factory is led by ICI Bucharest and the Politehnica University of Bucharest, with a supercomputer described as reaching over 5 exaflops of theoretical AI performance. A sponsored Euronews Romania piece says at least two AI factories should be operating in 2026, with investment above 70 million euros. An event organiser quoted in the same piece says international developers are evaluating 50 to 200 MW facilities near Bucharest, in the centre and west and in Dobrogea, and that 10 to 20 year power purchase agreements are under discussion. For someone seeking compute, the picture is public AI Factory capacity soon and private projects still at the planning stage.
AI policy and activity
Priority areas are manufacturing, cybersecurity, life sciences, digital public services and autonomous systems. EuroHPC's AI Factories page groups Romania with Spain's factory.
Data centres and compute
| Site | Where | Status | Notes and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| RO AI Factory supercomputer ICI Bucharest with Politehnica Bucharest | Bucharest | Planned | The sponsored Euronews Romania article gives the 5 exaflops theoretical AI figure. Treat it as a promotional claim. No site beyond the consortium's Bucharest base is given. (source) |
Rules and programmes
| Instrument | Kind | Status | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| RO AI Factory | Programme | In force | AGERPRES wire report of 12 October 2025 on the EuroHPC selection of Romania's first AI Factory. |
Checked on 2 October 2026 and due for review by 1 January 2027. Many sources are trade press or law-firm summaries rather than official texts, and statuses such as reported or unconfirmed are shown as the source gives them. This is a summary, not legal advice. If something is wrong or out of date, tell us.