The UAE plans to invest €40bn in Germany, including 1GW of data centres
THE SO WHAT
€40B into Germany with ~1 GW of new data centers ties Middle Eastern capital directly to European compute and energy footprints. If you’re siting AI workloads in the EU, watch how this shapes power pricing, permitting norms, and which regions become de facto hyperscale corridors.
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