Google Plans New €600 Million Dutch Data Center

Google plans to spend €600 million on a new data center in the Netherlands. This will add to almost €4 billion invested in expanding the company's Dutch infrastructure over the past decade.

The company said the new data center will be located in the Westpoort business park in the municipality of Groningen and construction is already underway. Google expects the site to create 125 direct local jobs and thousands of indirect jobs related to the construction, adding it prioritized sustainability and positive impact on local communities during the planning process.

Google’s move comes four months after announcing it was building a data center in the municipality of Oldambt, while its facilities in Middenmeer and the Eemshaven seaport have employed 670 people to date. The new data center in Groningen will be equipped with solar panels in line with its green ambitions, Google added.