Google to invest EUR5.5B in cloud infrastructure in Germany

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) (GOOG) Google announced a new EUR5.5B investment from 2026-2029 in infrastructure and offices in Germany – including a new data center in Dietzenbach, continued investments in the existing Hanau data center campus, and expanded office locations in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich. Google also detailed its first heat recovery project in Germany, and local skilling and wetland protection initiatives. This announcement is part of Google’s continued commitment to Europe, and is projected to contribute on average EUR1.016B to local GDP and support ~9000 jobs annually in Germany through 2029. Google announced the construction of a new data center in Dietzenbach. When the facility is complete, it will strengthen the company’s cloud regions in Germany, which are part of the global network of 42 regions delivering high-performance and low-latency services that businesses and organizations – including Mercedes-Benz and Koenig & Bauer – use to build and scale their own AI-powered solutions, the company said. Google also announced the expansion of its 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy partnership with Engie in Germany through 2030. This pioneering collaboration, which began in 2021, is now scaling up to contribute to Germany’s energy transition and grid stability.