VOLT, an AI factory developer and operator, is taking the first step toward establishing an AI Gigafactory in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with the announcement it is building the Dutch AI Cloud in Amsterdam. The cloud platform will support mission critical applications in various sectors including financial services, healthcare, biotech, industry, government, and defense.
According to a press release, the company signed partnership agreements with NorthC Datacenters, Dell Technologies, and investor De Groot Family Office this week with a view to having the Dutch AI Cloud operational by October 2026.
The cloud will be hosted from a new VOLT AI Factory located in Amsterdam, allowing local organizations to leverage AI compute power that complies with European laws and regulations. Capacity of the Dutch AI Cloud will expand in phases toward the AI Gigafactory in Rotterdam.
“AI is rapidly evolving from an experimental technology into a mission-critical production factor. Organizations need not only access to computing power but also control over the infrastructure on which their AI runs. With the Dutch AI Cloud, we are building a European alternative that gives organizations that certainty,” said Han de Groot, VOLT Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
“Data centers are evolving from supporting infrastructure into a strategic utility for the digital economy. AI is accelerating that development. Through this collaboration, we are making an important contribution to the digital infrastructure on which the next generation of AI will be built,” added Alexandra Schless, NorthC Datacenters Chief Executive Officer.
VOLT’s plans for an AI Gigafactory broke cover in April 2026, with the company noting that it would be developed in phases with the goal of having up to 800 MW of capacity. Construction is expected to start in 2027. The company added this week that the data center will house approximately 250,000 GPUs once complete, giving organizations the infrastructure they need for large-scale AI applications.
“As AI moves from experimentation to production, organisations need more than compute, they need platforms that bring data, networking, cooling, software and services together as one integrated whole. Only then can organisations develop and scale AI on infrastructure they can trust and confidently control,” said Adrian McDonald, President of Dell Technologies EMEA.
The Dutch AI Cloud is being launched in response to the evolving AI cloud market where organizations are looking beyond public platforms toward specialized AI cloud providers. There is also a growing demand for sovereign AI solutions as businesses look to maintain ownership of their data and store it in the country.
“The countries that possess their own AI computing power will shape the next phase of the digital economy. That is why I believe the Netherlands should not only be a user of AI, but also a producer of AI computing power,” said de Groot.
VOLT isn’t the only company in the Netherlands eyeing a mega-scale AI facility. While large data centers captured around 41 percent of the Dutch data center market in 2025, Mordor Intelligence reports that mega facilities are expected to record a CAGR of 6.32 percent, far higher than large facilities, and exceed 868 MW by 2031.