AVK and Rolls-Royce have signed a multi-year capacity agreement aimed at shoring up supply chains and accelerating the rollout of power systems for Europe’s rapidly expanding data-centre market.
The deal, announced on today in London, deepens the ties between the UK-based power-solutions supplier and Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division. It follows a record year in 2024, when AVK delivered its 500th mtu Series 4000 generator set and reported sharply rising demand from data-centre operators.
Under a new five-year capacity framework, Rolls-Royce will guarantee production slots for mtu generator sets, while AVK will commit to defined volumes. A parallel six-year master agreement designates AVK as the exclusive System Integrator for mtu equipment across the UK and Ireland until 2031, setting commercial terms, pricing, compliance standards, and delivery expectations.
The expanded partnership is intended to streamline production planning, tighten alignment on product development, and speed up routes to market. Both companies expect the arrangement to improve supply-chain resilience and give customers greater certainty over the availability of critical backup-power technology, including HVO-ready diesel units and future gas-powered systems.
Vittorio Pierangeli, Senior VP Power Generation at Rolls-Royce, said the agreement underlined the companies’ commitment to supporting Europe’s fast-growing data-centre sector. He added that shifting technologies and the rise of alternative fuels were reshaping the market, with Rolls-Royce investing heavily in gas products to complement its diesel and energy-storage offerings.
Ben Pritchard, CEO of AVK, said the framework marked a significant evolution of the companies’ long-standing relationship, giving AVK the industrial capacity needed to meet a surge in demand. “This is not simply about growth,” he said. “It is about a much stronger, more enduring collaboration as the market enters a new phase. Together, AVK and Rolls-Royce will deliver integrated, future-proofed power solutions at industrial scale.”
The agreement comes as data-centre operators across Europe race to secure reliable, lower-carbon backup power in anticipation of rising energy and compute requirements driven by artificial intelligence and Cloud computing.
