Datalok launches Book Your MegaWatt, the first platform dedicated to booking electrical capacity in datacenters
Paris, May 6, 2026 – Faced with the historic electrical power shortage hitting European and global datacenters, Datalok opens a single entry point to secure MegaWatts.
Datalok, the French operator of the first datacenter colocation marketplace, announces the launch of Book Your MegaWatt (BYMW), an unprecedented B2B platform that aggregates available electrical capacity from datacenter operators around the world. Accessible today at bymw.eu, BYMW allows companies to describe their power requirements and receive a tailored proposal within 48 hours.
A response to the global electrical capacity shortage
The digital infrastructure market is going through an unprecedented crisis. The question is no longer how much data a company can store, but how many MegaWatts it can secure. In just a few years, electrical power has gone from a simple budget line to a scarce, strategic resource.
According to the International Energy Agency, datacenter electricity consumption surged by 17% in 2025, with AI-dedicated datacenters growing even faster. Gartner predicts that power shortages will constrain 40% of AI datacenters by 2027, while Sightline Climate estimates that nearly 50% of global datacenter projects planned for 2026 are facing delays directly linked to grid connection and power generation constraints.
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In Europe, grid connection lead times have now reached 7 to 10 years in established hubs, and Europe's share of global datacenter capacity has fallen to 15%, down from 25% a decade ago. More recently, Anthropic announced it was recruiting a senior negotiator to secure datacenter capacity directly from European developers — a clear signal that power buyers, whether hyperscalers or enterprises, are now up against a physical availability problem.
Key takeaway: "The question is no longer how much data you can store, but how many MegaWatts you can secure. We built Book Your MegaWatt precisely to address this new market reality: turning a complex, opaque search that used to take months into a structured request processed within 48 hours." — Jules Martin, founder of Datalok.
A platform designed for buyers and operators
Book Your MegaWatt serves two audiences. On the buyer side, IT and infrastructure leaders — CTOs, VP Infrastructure, datacenter directors — looking for capacity to support cloud, HPC, or AI workloads describe their requirements through a structured form: desired power, preferred location, and site distribution.
On the supply side, datacenter operators and developers list their available or planned capacity and gain access to a qualified network of international buyers.
The launch in numbers
70 MW of bookable electrical capacity
Power immediately available on the platform
52 partner datacenters across 8 countries
An international footprint with strong European density
Over 2,900 MW in the pipeline by 2029
A four-year trajectory of additional planned capacity
Response within 48 business hours
A tailored proposal after a qualified request is received
Datalok's DNA in service of a new market standard
Book Your MegaWatt extends Datalok's mission: operating from Paris the first datacenter colocation marketplace and bringing together a network of over 50 partner datacenters, including TDF, BeYs Cloud, UltraEdge, and CastleIT.
With BYMW, Datalok expands its offering from the rack and dedicated suite all the way to the reservation of significant power allocations, becoming a single entry point for the full spectrum of IT hosting needs.
About Datalok
Datalok operates from Paris the first datacenter colocation marketplace. The platform supports CIOs, CTOs, and infrastructure leaders in transparently comparing and selecting hosting offers — from a single rack to large-scale electrical capacity reservation via Book Your MegaWatt.
About Book Your MegaWatt
Book Your MegaWatt is a B2B datacenter electrical capacity aggregator. It owns no infrastructure: it connects buyers and operators to accelerate and simplify the matching process. Requests are confidential, with no commitment and no fees. The platform is available at bymw.eu.