Data centre regulation in Slovenia
Our tracker lists 8 rules for building and running a data centre in Slovenia, national and EU, and 4 of them are in force.
Each comes with its status, who it applies to and the next date that matters. When a rule here changes, the change is logged below with its date.
- 4 of 8rules that apply, in forceRegulation tracker, updated 19 Oct 2026
- 4not yet in forceproposed, adopted or in scrutiny
- 14 Dec 2026next date, EURegulation tracker, updated 19 Oct 2026
Rules that apply in Slovenia
National rules first, then the EU rules every member state applies. Status as on the tracker.
| Rule | Level | Status | Applies to | Next date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Act (ZInfV-1), articles 6 and 7 and Annex 1 sector 8 (digital infrastructure: providers of data centre services); NIS2 transposition | National | In force since 19 June 2025 (Uradni list RS 40/2025 of 4 June 2025; in force on the fifteenth day after publication) | New and existing sites. Providers of data centre services with at least 50 staff and annual turnover or balance sheet total of at least 10 million euros are covered (article 6(1)); those with at least 250 staff, turnover of at least 50 million euros or a balance sheet total of at least 43 million euros are essential entities, the rest important (article 7) | No date published |
| Energy Efficiency Directive data centre duties, national transposition: new Energy Efficiency Act in preparation, to replace the Energy Efficiency Act (ZURE) of 2020 | National | Not transposed. The 2024 draft act (ZURE-1, public consultation from 4 October 2024) was not adopted; the state legal register lists a new Energy Efficiency Act at the planning stage at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, with no text published; the 2020 Act, which holds no data centre duty, remains in force | New and existing sites. No national duty yet. The 2024 draft would have required owners and operators of data centres whose installed IT infrastructure power is above 500 kW to report to the European database each year by 15 May, and those above 1 MW to apply efficiency measures with priority to waste heat use; the new bill's text is not published | No date published |
| EED reporting, Article 12 and Delegated Regulation 2024/1364 | EU | In force | New and existing sites. Data centres ≥500 kW installed IT power | 15 May 2027, next annual report |
| EED waste heat, Article 26(6) | EU | In force | New and existing sites. Data centres >1 MW total rated energy input | Ongoing duty |
| EED energy management systems, Article 11 | EU | In force as a Directive duty on Member States; deadline not yet reached | Enterprises, including data-centre operators, with average annual energy consumption above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) over the previous three years, all energy carriers together | 11 October 2027, certified energy management system in place |
| EU rating scheme, delegated regulation adopted 21 Sep 2026 | EU | Adopted, in Parliament and Council scrutiny | New and existing sites. Same ≥500 kW reporting population | In force 20 days after Official Journal publication, if not objected to |
| EU minimum performance standards | EU | Consultation open | Not yet defined | 14 December 2026, consultation closes |
| Cloud and AI Development Act, COM(2026) 502 | EU | Proposal, with Parliament and Council | Cloud and AI infrastructure providers broadly | No fixed date |
Slovenia in detail
What the national rules say, with the legal texts.
Slovenia has not yet put the Directive's data centre duties into law. The 2020 Energy Efficiency Act (ZURE) is still the act in force, and it holds no data centre duty. A ministry draft of a new act (ZURE-1) went to public consultation on 4 October 2024. Under it, data centres above 500 kW would have reported each year by 15 May. Those above 1 MW would have applied efficiency measures, with waste heat use first. In January 2026 the government planned adoption by parliament in June 2026. That draft was not adopted. The state legal register now lists a new Energy Efficiency Act at the planning stage, with no text published. The rule in force today is cyber security. Since 19 June 2025 the Information Security Act (ZInfV-1) lists providers of data centre services.
Dates to watch
The next dates for Slovenia and the EU, soonest first.
- 14 Dec 2026The EU Commission's minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- 15 May 2027EU database dueevery year
- 11 Oct 2027EU deadline under Article 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive for a certified energy management system at enterprises above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) of annual energy consumption
What changed
The latest changes to these rules on the tracker, newest first.
- 18 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: EED energy management systems, Article 11 (In force as a Directive duty on Member States; deadline not yet reached).
- 16 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: Information Security Act (ZInfV-1), articles 6 and 7 and Annex 1 sector 8 (digital infrastructure: providers of data centre services); NIS2 transposition (In force since 19 June 2025 (Uradni list RS 40/2025 of 4 June 2025; in force on the fifteenth day after publication)).
- 16 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: Energy Efficiency Directive data centre duties, national transposition: new Energy Efficiency Act in preparation, to replace the Energy Efficiency Act (ZURE) of 2020 (Not transposed. The 2024 draft act (ZURE-1, public consultation from 4 October 2024) was not adopted; the state legal register lists a new Energy Efficiency Act at the planning stage at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, with no text published; the 2020 Act, which holds no data centre duty, remains in force).
Questions
Which rules apply to a data centre in Slovenia?
Our tracker lists 8 rules for building and running a data centre in Slovenia, national and EU, and 4 of them are in force.
What is the next date for data centre rules in Slovenia?
The next date is 14 Dec 2026: the EU Commission's minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes.
Sources
From the European data-centre regulation tracker, which cites the legal text for every rule.
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.