Giga Data Center Magdeburg Region

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Location: Development of a site adjacent to an international data transmission line (backbone) and integration into surrounding solar and wind farm areas with a planned expansion from 300 MW today to up to 1 GW capacity.

Data Center: Development of a CO₂-neutral data center building (powered shell & core) with a 300 MW grid connection (250 MW IT capacity).

Build to Suit: The project offers to meet the specific needs of large tech companies (hyperscaler) and will be developed in collaboration with the future tenant.

Power within the fence: Power supply will be provided within the fence from local green energy sources such as solar and wind power, as well as biomass and other sources.

24/7 Carbon-free Electricity: With the onsite development of a grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) we aim to balance supply of carbon-free electricity and data center energy consumption to achieve an hourly matching rate of >85 %.

CO₂-neutrality over Life Cycle: The data center building will be constructed to the extent possible using a hybrid mass timber construction system to minimize embedded emissions. The unavoidable CO₂ emissions from data center construction and equipment will be offset by biodiversity credits from our Rainforest Conservation Project in Brazil. We intend, too, to offset operational carbon emissions as part of the lease or in any other meaningful way.

Plan of existing solar fields at the former airport Köthen and nearby expansion areas

Key Facts

Projekt start*

Completion*

07/2025

12/2029

Asset class

Plot size

Real Estate

180.0 ha

Substation

Data Center

500 MW

>300 MW IT

BESS park

CFP onsite

400 MW

Up to 1 GWp

CFP off-site

Climate

Up to 1 GWp

CO₂-neutral

Construction

Carbon offset

Hybrid Wood

Carbon Units

* Indicative information that may change at any time


Project Area Map

Power within the fence

Power projects



Source

Capacity

Year

250 MWp

Solar

2023

Active:

3


Biomass

20 MW

2023

Active:

1


450 MWp

Solar

2027

Pipeline:

3


Wind

300 MW

2027

Pipeline:

4

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