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Schwarz Group Breaks Ground on €11 Billion AI Data Campus in Lübbenau

The project centers on keeping critical data under German law to reinforce digital sovereignty.

Overview

  • At a ceremonial start with federal and regional leaders, the Lidl and Kaufland owner confirmed its largest-ever investment for a six‑module, 13‑hectare facility with an initial 200 MW connection.
  • The campus is designed to host up to 100,000 GPUs to power large‑scale AI training and inference.
  • First computing capacity is planned to come online in the second half of 2027, with modular expansion to follow.
  • The infrastructure will primarily serve the company’s own operations while also offering cloud and AI services to external customers.
  • The site will run on renewable power and feed waste heat into the local district heating network from 2028, with utilities citing potential supply for about 75,000 households.