Overview
- The Schwarz‑Gruppe publicly unveiled the Dummerstorf plan on Thursday with a commitment of up to €5.6 billion for a data centre delivering 240 megawatts by 2033 and the option to expand to 1 gigawatt by 2045.
- The company said the site near Rostock was chosen for abundant renewable electricity from onshore and offshore wind and for an available high‑voltage grid link that 50Hertz has signalled.
- Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern offered up to €120 million in support and Schwarz signed an intention paper with Stadtwerke Rostock to explore using the centre’s waste heat for district heating.
- Schwarz expects thousands of construction jobs and about 120 permanent high‑skilled positions at the facility, with construction targeted to start in 2027 but contingent on permits, grid delivery and final contracts.
- The Dummerstorf project is part of a wider Schwarz Digits push to build European cloud and AI capacity, following a larger Lübbenau investment and fitting into Germany’s 2026 national data‑centre strategy while raising local debates over water, cooling and transmission impacts.