Overview

• Google confirmed on July 15 that it will not proceed with its long-planned Mittenwalde data center following a thorough review of feasibility, market development and corporate priorities.
• Operations continue at its Hanau facility, which opened in 2023 and has completed only one of three planned construction phases.
• Google will maintain active cloud regions in Berlin-Brandenburg and Frankfurt to support its services across Germany.
• The company retains two undeveloped plots in the Rhine-Main region for potential future data center projects.
• Frankfurt’s data center market remains in rapid expansion driven by the nearby DE-CIX internet exchange enabling high-volume, low-latency data transfers.