Dardania AI Infrastructure | Gigawatt-scale AI compute in EMEA

Infrastructure Platform

Turnkey, GPU-Native AI Infrastructure.

The platform is built around control of power, not just access to it. Engineered for high-density hyperscaler, enterprise and sovereign workloads. Compliant with EU data residency and GDPR requirements.

Land Secured and Permitted Land

Land secured near Camp Bondsteel, with access to the transmission corridor. Master-planned for a 1.2 GW campus.

<1 km to Camp Bondsteel
Four 300 MW phases
US- and NATO-aligned jurisdiction

Energy → Direct-Contracted Power

A dedicated, directly contracted power supply. Dardania AI controls the energy stack end to end.

Direct contracts with generators
40–50% below Western European hubs
3–7 year queues bypassed

Data Centers → 100% Liquid Cooled

Every data hall is built for direct-to-chip liquid cooling from the start, on the NVIDIA reference architecture. Nothing is adapted from an air-cooled design.

Liquid-cooled GPU superclusters
Vera Rubin ready
Repeatable 50 MW increments

Connectivity Carrier-Diverse Fiber

Multiple operators provide dedicated, redundant fiber backbone.

Low latency to Europe, Asia and the United States
Dark fiber available on the transmission grid

Why Now

A Relief Valve for a Power-Starved AI Economy.

Power deliverability is now the binding constraint on AI infrastructure. Dardania AI is built for hyperscalers, sovereigns and enterprises that cannot wait years for capacity to come online.

The constraint

Western European AI Infrastructure Growth Is Hitting Structural Bottlenecks

Prime hubs in the US and Western Europe are grid constrained: allocations are rationed and queue timelines uncertain.
Interconnection and substation upgrades carry multi-year lead times; transformers and switchgear are gating items.
Permitting and community approvals are tightening, especially around water use and grid impact.
Legacy facilities struggle with high-density, liquid-cooled AI loads; retrofits are slow and capital-intensive.

The unlock

Kosovo Offers a Faster, Lower-Cost Path to AI Infrastructure at Scale

Kosovo enables parallel execution across land, power, permits and design, reaching energized megawatts faster.
Materially lower construction and operating cost base, with among Europe’s lowest energy costs.
Greenfield campus designed for high-density GPU loads from day one, liquid-cooling ready.
US- and NATO-aligned governance with institutional structuring and a clear path to scale.

Energy

Secured Power Supply

A dedicated, directly contracted power supply protects the national grid and shields customers from rising tariffs and carbon taxes.

DirectcontractDirect-contracted energy. Dedicated industrial power contracts with generators, capitalizing on regional low-cost supply.

40–50%Power cost advantage versus Western European hubs.

€30–40M/yrOpEx savings per 50 MW deployment, insulating off-takers from tariff inflation and carbon taxes.

3–7yrGrid queues bypassed. A parallel-execution model replaces the interconnection wait in Western European hubs.

DedicatedsupplyEnergy independence. Dedicated transmission and industrial power contracts protect national energy security.

Offtakers

Purpose-Built for GPU-Native, High-Density Compute.

A scalable AI Factory engineered for hyperscaler, enterprise and sovereign demand, delivered in repeatable 50 MW increments to a 300 MW baseline, then on to 1.2 GW.

Hyperscalers

Energized megawatts without the multi-year wait for Western European capacity.

Sovereign

A GDPR- and EU data-residency-compliant framework, adjacent to the largest U.S. military base in the Balkans.

Enterprise

Liquid-cooled, NVIDIA reference-architecture capacity on direct-contracted power.

AI Factory

Central Europe's Only AI Factory.

Developing a 1.2 GW AI Factory campus in Kosovo, Dardania AI will deliver 300 MW in Phase 1 by 2028, with 50 MW ready for service in 2027. Capitalizing on regional low-cost supply, our architecture ensures total platform control over the entire energy stack.

Aerial view of site works at the Dardania AI campus, Ferizaj — Earthworks · 300 MW Slab · September 2026Resolution enhanced

Team at the groundbreaking, August 2026 — Groundbreaking · August 2026

Earthworks · 300 MW Slab · October 2026

Dardania AI Factory Campus banner on the site fence — AI Factory Campus · Ferizaj, Kosovo

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Panorama of the levelled 300 MW pad with excavators, October 2026 — Earthworks · 300 MW Slab · October 2026

Phased Build-Out

0 → 1.2 GW in Four Phases

MW · cumulative

300 MW

Phase 1 · Foundation

Available for offtake · first energization 2027

600 MW

Phase 2 · Expansion

900 MW

Phase 3 · Scale-up

1,200 MW

Phase 4 · Full Scale

Each phase adds 300 MW, delivered in repeatable 50 MW increments. Timing beyond Phase 1 will be announced as work progresses.

Design & Technology

Designed for AI from Day One

Built around NVIDIA’s compute architecture, with Vertiv providing advanced power and cooling, and Black & White Engineering bringing it all together into one integrated campus.

DSX 2.0 AI-ready partner, in collaboration with NVIDIA and Vertiv.

NVIDIA · Compute Architecture

Designed to the NVIDIA Vera Rubin DSX reference architecture. Compute density, power and liquid-cooling requirements drive the campus design instead of being retrofitted into it.

Vertiv · Critical Infrastructure

Prefabricated power, cooling and data hall blocks, added in 50 MW increments. Direct-to-chip liquid cooling with dry coolers for heat rejection.

Black & White · Owner’s Engineer

A data-center-only engineering consultancy, 500+ engineers in 23 countries, leading design and integrating the power, cooling and construction workstreams.

Tier III+2N redundancy on power, concurrent maintainability on the primary fluid network.

100% liquid cooledDirect-to-chip cooling. A sealed glycol-water loop charged once; heat leaves through outdoor dry coolers, not evaporation.

Minimalwater drawNo cooling towers. No continuous municipal water draw and no evaporative losses.

LowlatencyLow-latency reach. Carrier-diverse fiber to Europe, Asia and the United States.

50MW blocksModular first phase. Prefabrication cuts on-site labour and deployment time; each block can take offtake as it energizes.

CapacityExplore Phase 1 Offtake OpportunitiesDiscuss capacity →

AI Factory · Progress

Progress & Milestones.

June 2026Inaugural Stakeholder SummitInvestors, technology partners and government in Prishtina. Site tours in Ferizaj.Read →
July 2026Government support reaffirmedMeetings with the Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade and the Minister of Digitalization, alongside partners from NVIDIA.
August 2026Ground brokenConstruction permit issued. Site works begin on the campus.Read →
September 2026Excavation and pad levellingSlab sized for the full 300 MW. Owner’s engineer engaged, design basis being finalized.
October 2026NVIDIA GTC BerlinOctober 20–22 at STATION-Berlin. Let’s connect.Read →
NextSlab pour, first 50 MW blockEPC award next.
September 2027Buildings GPU-ready (target)Modular blocks added in sequence. Commissioning of the first block begins.
December 2027First 50 MW ready for service (target)Phase 1 builds toward 300 MW through 2028. Capacity available for offtake now.Discuss capacity →

Company

Silicon Valley Execution. Institutional-Grade Governance.

Dardania AI brings together Silicon Valley expertise and institutional investment discipline to build and operate gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure across EMEA.

Backed by Dardania Capital, our team combines deep experience in technology, AI infrastructure, and operational value creation with over 20 years of experience operating in Kosovo.

Key Leadership

Operators Who Have Done This Before.

A senior operating and investment bench across AI infrastructure, enterprise software, private equity, hyperscalers and platform execution.

Chief Executive OfficerAlbion Calaj

Technology entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years building and scaling AI-focused ventures, with deep expertise in operational value creation, M&A and structured capital.

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PresidentJim Chapman

Operator and investor with more than 30 years of experience, including as a senior executive and founder at public companies, with $3.5B+ in capital financings and $5.6B+ in completed M&A.

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Partnerships & GovernmentJon Kondo

More than 30 years in enterprise SaaS, analytics and AI, including senior leadership roles at Oracle, Hyperion and Appen. Founded and exited OpsPanda and Heavy.AI.

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InfrastructureTodd Rowe

Led one of Google’s fastest-growing global business units and earlier ran a $500M+ business unit at SAP, with senior roles at Adobe. Board operating director at QScale, focused on go-to-market and AI data center growth.

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TechnologyAndrew Lamani

More than 20 years leading cloud, cybersecurity and data center infrastructure, and building mission-critical environments for enterprises and service providers.

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Platform ExecutionFaton Gjuka

Experienced technology and operating executive with a background spanning enterprise software, AI, IoT, and private equity. Previously held senior roles at Sumeru Equity Partners, C3 AI, Bain & Company, and GE.

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Capital StrategyRoy Liu

Co-founder and Managing Director of Hercules Capital, with more than 30 years in venture debt and structured growth financing across technology and infrastructure. Previously CFO and VP of Finance at technology companies.

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Energy DevelopmentShawn Kerns

More than 30 years in energy, including as Chief Operating Officer of California Resources Corp., California’s largest oil producer, where he ran $2B capital budgets and 800 staff.

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EU Corporate CounselMira Pogaci

Corporate counsel for Dardania AI in Europe. Previously served on the National Economic Council of Albania and in legal roles at KEK, Kosovo’s state energy corporation, and led the Albanian Commercial Union.

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Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentDavis George

Served in senior finance, operations, and M&A roles at technology companies. Completed multiple $100M+ M&A transactions. Previously William Blair, Sumeru Equity Partners and 3Gtms, through its sale to Descartes.

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