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VOLT signs Nebius as anchor customer for EUR 7 billion Rotterdam AI gigafactory

VOLT signed Nebius as anchor customer for its planned EUR 7 billion AI gigafactory in the Port of Rotterdam. Nebius will lease 100000 AI chips and up to 200 megawatts, with first capacity due in late 2029 or early 2030.

Reported AI-drafted Techzine.nl, 12 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish that the Rotterdam facility's financing has closed or that construction has begun.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Nebius only signs as lessee; VOLT stays owner/operator, financing/construction not yet agreed. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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