Overview
- The 2026–2027 investment will expand Google’s St. Ghislain campus and tie the site more deeply into its 42 cloud regions to serve high‑performance, low‑latency AI and core services.
- Google says the Belgian expansion will create about 300 new full‑time jobs, building on roughly 600 current data‑centre roles and nearly 150 local supplier relationships.
- Energy agreements with Eneco, Luminus, and Renner secure more than 110 MW of carbon‑free electricity, complemented by battery demand‑response work with Centrica Energy and grid operator Elia.
- With the new commitment, Google says its total investment in Belgium will surpass €11 billion since first building at St. Ghislain in 2007.
- In an Oct. 8 hearing, Google argued against a U.S. Justice Department proposal to restrict bundling Gemini with YouTube or Maps, and Judge Amit Mehta set no date for a final remedy.