# Power-first market selection

> Qore Infrastructure Partners focuses on European markets with credible power, a workable planning environment and sovereign and AI demand: Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries.

URL: https://www.qoreinfra.com/markets/
Publisher: Qore Infrastructure Partners (https://www.qoreinfra.com)

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Markets

Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the Nordics, with further European markets assessed against the same criteria.

[Germany

### Europe's largest market

Transmission-connected and zoned greenfield capacity; joint ventures with power producers.](https://www.qoreinfra.com/markets/germany/)
[Switzerland

### Home market

Operating infrastructure, direct renewable supply and sovereign demand.](https://www.qoreinfra.com/markets/switzerland/)
[United Kingdom

### AI Growth Zones

Large-scale capacity with on-site generation.](https://www.qoreinfra.com/markets/united-kingdom/)
[Nordics

### Renewable scale

Fully fitted AI capacity on secured renewable power.](https://www.qoreinfra.com/markets/nordics/)

Criteria

## How markets are selected

### Credible power

Grid capacity that can be confirmed for 2027 to 2028, or generation that can be connected directly.

### Workable planning

Zoning frameworks and authorities that deliver data centre consents on a predictable timeline.

### Sovereign and AI demand

Hyperscale, AI, sovereign and enterprise customers requiring capacity in that jurisdiction.

Context

## A continent short of capacity

Source: European Commission impact assessment for the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act, as cited by ECB President Christine Lagarde, September 2026. Low and high scenarios put the gap at 12 GW and 23 GW.

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