Latvia expresses interest in joining the 'Baltic AI Gigafactory' project based in Poland.
The Baltic AI Gigafactory, a multibillion-euro project, is set to take shape in Poland, aiming to build one of Europe's most advanced AI infrastructures. The project, currently in its initiation phase, is a collaborative effort involving a consortium of cloud service providers, leading AI companies, research institutions, and industry associations.
Notable private partners already on board include Allegro, Beyond.pl, Cloudferro, Greenergy Data Centers, Orange Poland, Skeleton Technologies, Synerise, Wirtualna Polska, and more. The consortium is actively expanding, seeking to involve more private sector participants, venture capital, and financial investors to match the planned scale of operations.
The project's timeline centers around the mid-2025 phase, where the Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) and Poland have submitted an Expression of Interest to the European Commission in June 2025. Calls for private partners are expected to open around August 2025. The proposal includes building the Gigafactory's core infrastructure in up to two locations in Poland, focusing on high-capacity, sustainable, and advanced HPC facilities powered entirely by green energy.
While exact operational start dates are not yet detailed, the current activities indicate foundational and consortium-building steps throughout 2025, with expansion expected in the coming months. The Baltic AI Gigafactory is positioned to develop new products and services, ensuring competitiveness in the future digital economy.
The project aims to support the development, training, and deployment of very large AI models and applications on a large scale. It is designed to be fully sustainable and commercially viable, with projected revenues covering operational costs, ensuring positive cash flow, and providing high returns on investment for private partners and investors.
The Baltic AI Gigafactory will be located in Poland, in up to two sites, and will be implemented in stages. It will closely cooperate with national AI centers in various cities and will provide world-class computing infrastructure, catering to both AI model training and inference needs. The project remains open to new partners, with several locations currently under consideration.
Investments will be based on equity contributions from project partners, venture capital funds, and other financial investors. The majority of the €3 billion budget will be allocated to capital investments for the construction and initial operation of the AI Gigafactory. The project is primarily oriented towards business investment projects, with the majority of total investment costs to be covered by private capital.
The Baltic AI Gigafactory is intended to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence in the region, supporting the consortium's goal of boosting European AI competitiveness. The project is a significant step forward in the region's digital transformation and a testament to the collective efforts of its private and public sector partners.
- The government and the European Union (EU) are being sought as potential investors for the Baltic AI Gigafactory's upcoming calls for private partners, which are slated to open around August 2025.
- A key focus of the Baltic AI Gigafactory is the design and implementation of advanced technology infrastructure, such as artificial-intelligence (AI) modeling, high-performance computing (HPC) facilities, and energy-efficient solutions powered by green energy (sustainable).
- A significant investment of €3 billion is planned for the Baltic AI Gigafactory, with the majority of the funds allocated for capital investments in the construction and initial operation of the AI infrastructure, mainly driven by business investment projects.
