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Google opens new AI focused data centre in Winschoten, the Netherlands

Google opened a new data centre in Winschoten, adding capacity to its Dutch Google Cloud region as part of over EUR 3.7 billion it has invested in Netherlands digital infrastructure to date.

Verified Editor-read Google Cloud Press Corner, 18 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not state the new facility's power capacity or construction cost on its own.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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