MasterDC to Open the Czech Republic’s First AI Data Center Next Year

In November, work will begin in Brno on a data center designed to support AI development in Moravia and across the Czech Republic. The announcement was made by representatives of MasterDC, the project’s investor, during Innovation Week, one of Europe’s leading events focused on innovation and artificial intelligence.

“Building a high-performance AI data center usually takes years. Because we already own the Kanice site, we can put it into operation within months. We chose this location for its security and for the opportunity to build in an environmentally responsible way, with minimal impact on the surrounding area,” says Karel Diviš, Chief Sales Officer at MasterDC, the company behind the project.

Connecting the Czech Republic to Silicon Europe

The AI Data Center project has received logistical, non-financial, support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the South Moravian Region, and the City of Brno. It is expected to foster innovation, attract investment, and create new high-skilled jobs in the region.

The new center will strengthen the region’s knowledge and innovation base, while also enhancing the Czech Republic’s overall capabilities in artificial intelligence.

“The Czech National Semiconductor Cluster welcomes MasterDC’s initiative, as it can provide substantial support to both our academic and industrial members in research, technology development, and chip design,” said Stanislav Černý, President of the Czech National Semiconductor Cluster.

Capacity to Grow with Market Demand

The data center’s computing power will support universities, research institutions, and industry, enabling demanding workloads such as chip design, quantum modeling, and AI model training and inference. Market demand for these capabilities already exists and is expected to continue growing. The center’s capacity will therefore expand in phases according to user needs.

A photovoltaic power plant will be built both on-site and off-site to supply renewable energy for the data center. In the first phase, the facility will provide 4 MW of power and around one hundred rack spaces. The total planned power capacity of the Kanice site is up to 25 MW.

“Our goal is not to invest blindly in large-scale infrastructure, but to develop AI-focused data services gradually and in line with real demand – whether through private AI cloud deployments, AI-oriented colocation, or GPU server rentals,” Karel Diviš added.