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Google to Invest a Further $1.1bn to build Data Centers in the Netherlands
Once the expansion and Agriport data center are completed, Google’s total investment in data centers in the Netherlands since 2016 comes to $2.85 billion.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday unveiled plans to invest an additional $1.14 billion to build data centers in the Netherlands, including a new facility in Middenmeer, Netherlands.
Since announcing the opening of its first cloud region in the Netherlands back in March 2017, Google has heavily invested in the region both in the building of data center facilities and in expanding its renewable energy sources.
The new investment budget includes building a new data center in Agriport, around 30 miles north of Amsterdam, as well as expand its existing data center in Eemshaven.
That expansion comes on top of the extension that was already announced last year, at a cost of $569m. Sources claim that the additional investment was being made to boost local cloud services in a market that continues to grow due to consumer and enterprise demand for digital services.
Once the expansion and Agriport data center are completed, Google’s total investment in data centers in the Netherlands since 2016 comes to $2.85 billion.
The Agriport and Eemshaven will employ an expected 500 people ranging from security guards to facility managers.
According to Joe Kava, vice president of Google’s Global Data Centers, the Netherlands are an attractive location for its “ample sustainable energy sources”.
