Google will invest 5.5 billion euros in data centers and offices in Germany

Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced plans to invest €5.5 billion (approximately $6.4 billion) in computing resources and operations in Germany over the next four years, marking another example of tech companies increasing their investments in Europe recently.

Google made this announcement at an event in Berlin on Tuesday, attended by German federal ministers. The investment includes the construction of two data centers in the Frankfurt area, although Google did not disclose the specific scale of these facilities.

As Europe worries about falling further behind in technology and artificial intelligence, several countries are prioritizing the construction of data centers. The European Commission has previously called on companies to build so-called "gigafactories" to support the training and maintenance of complex AI models.

Last week, NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom announced plans to build a €1 billion data center in Munich, expected to be operational by early 2026. Microsoft also stated on Tuesday that it will build a $10 billion data center cluster in Portugal.

In a statement, Google said that this investment in Germany is part of its "ongoing commitment to Europe." For years, Google has been dealing with complaints and regulatory actions in the region regarding privacy, antitrust, and copyright issues.

In September of this year, Google announced plans to invest £5 billion (approximately $6.8 billion) in the UK over the next two years. The investment in Germany also includes the expansion of three Google offices.

Globally, Google's parent company Alphabet expects its capital expenditures to reach as high as $93 billion by 2025