The Dutch economy could lose billions of euros due to a freeze on the development of new data centers in Amsterdam, where the power grid is full to capacity. As a result, new data centers cannot be delivered until at least 2035, which raises fundamental challenges for the Netherlands to remain an important digital hub and an attractive location for digital businesses.
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Capacity limits on the power grid may hamper economic growth
The majority of the Netherlands' data centers are located in Amsterdam, where the power grid is at full capacity. There is still some limited expansion happening, but no new data centers.
Analysts fear that, if this situation is not clarified, the result could be to push investments, technical skills, and jobs abroad.
The Netherlands currently has more than 200 data centers operational, with 63 percent located in the Amsterdam region. These include both commercial data centers and significant data centers operated .
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