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Microsoft Secures Grevenbroich Site for €3.2 bn AI Data Center

7/3/2026

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Microsoft Deutschland GmbH signed a conditional land purchase for a data-center in Grevenbroich on July 1 2026.
The deal requires Grevenbroich to adopt a development plan before construction.
The facility will join Microsoft’s cloud-AI cluster in North Rhine-Westphalia and use a water-saving closed-loop cooling system.
Microsoft pledged €3.2 billion ($44 billion) to double AI and cloud capacity in Germany, citing the region’s strategic importance.

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Microsoft Deutschland GmbH signed a conditional land purchase for a data-center in Grevenbroich on July 1 2026.
The deal requires Grevenbroich to adopt a development plan before construction.
The facility will join Microsoft’s cloud-AI cluster in North Rhine-Westphalia and use a water-saving closed-loop cooling system.
Microsoft pledged €3.2 billion ($44 billion) to double AI and cloud capacity in Germany, citing the region’s strategic importance.