Google Plans to Invest $6.4 Billion in German Data Centers

Major Investment Google Plans to Invest $6.4 Billion in German Data Centers

2025-11-12 From Susanne Braun | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

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After there had already been indications that US hyperscaler Google wanted to invest money in Germany's data center infrastructure, the announcement was made official on 11 November 2025. $6.4 billion / €5.5 billion are to flow into Google's German cloud locations by 2029.

Google's cloud regions in Germany include the Hesse area and the Berlin-Brandenburg region.(Image: Google Cloud) — Google's cloud regions in Germany include the Hesse area and the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
(Image: Google Cloud)

Google is planning major investments, it was said in the run-up to the official announcement on November 11, 2025 in Berlin, which was attended by Google's Head of Germany Philipp Justus as well as Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil. Things then became more concrete at the press conference itself. In the coming years, the US hyperscaler Google plans to spend around 5.5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) on expanding its existing data center infrastructure in Germany.

The plans include the construction of a new data center in Dietzenbach (close to Frankfurt) and the expansion of the existing data center in Hanau, according to the press release. The new construction and expansion will strengthen the Rhine-Main region as a digital hub. In the immediate vicinity of DE-CIX in Frankfurt am Main, the Group is using the existing infrastructure for fast data exchange and is also focusing on sustainability: in future, the waste heat generated during data processing will be fed into the district heating network of Energieversorgung Offenbach AG (EVO). This could supply more than 2,000 households in the region with hot water and heating energy.

In addition, expansions are planned for further Google locations in Munich (Google's development center), Frankfurt am Main and Berlin. The investments are planned until 2029 and are expected to secure around 9,000 jobs per year.

Investments in Europe

While Justus had to put up with uncomfortable questions regarding data protection and job cuts due to AI in the interview with Tagesschau, he emphasized that Google is not using any government funding for its investment plans. The company is pursuing a Europe-wide strategy with these investment plans.

Around 5 billion euros of funding for Belgium was announced back in October 2025. The funds will be used to expand the data center infrastructure in St. Ghislain, which will strengthen the capacities of Google Cloud and related services.

Around 300 new full-time positions are also planned for the existing local workforce - a sign that Google wants to expand its presence in Europe. The investment underlines Belgium's role as a strategic location for digital infrastructure in Europe and shows how tech companies are increasingly investing in regional cloud and AI capacities. (sb)

From left: Dorothee Bär (Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space), Jensen Huang (CEO Nvidia), Tim Höttges (CEO Deutsche Telekom), Dr. Karsten Wildberger (Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernization). (Image:Deutsche Telekom AG / Marc Steffen Unger)

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