Alphabet’s Google plans to invest €5.5 billion ($6.41 billion) over the coming years to expand its infrastructure and data center capacity in Germany, the company and government officials announced.
The investment includes the construction of a new data center in Dietzenbach, near Frankfurt, along with the expansion of Google’s existing site in Hanau, both located in the central state of Hesse, officials confirmed at a press conference in Berlin.
Marianne Janik, Vice President for Google Cloud Northern Europe, told Reuters that the investment, scheduled for 2026–2029, will involve around 100 employees each in Dietzenbach and Hanau.
Philipp Justus, Google’s head in Germany, said the initiative is expected to generate approximately 9,000 indirect jobs in the region, noting that “the economic multiplier effect of this investment will be considerable.”
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil called Google’s plan “a truly important signal for Germany as a business location,” following the $1.2 billion AI partnership between Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA announced the previous week.
According to Reuters journalists Christian Kraemer, Klaus Lauer, and René Wagner, Germany has been working to attract investment and strengthen its struggling economy, which continues to face high costs and bureaucratic challenges.
Klingbeil added that while the government has set up a large off-budget infrastructure fund to enhance Germany’s competitiveness, no state subsidies will be provided for Google’s project. “The funds have been available for a few weeks now, and we are seeing considerable interest and demand. Our clear goal is to modernize our country and advance its economy,” he said.
