Schwarz Group is planning a data center in Dummerstorf with an investment of 5.6 billion euros

Construction work for the planned 5.6 billion euro data center in Dummerstorf near Rostock is scheduled to begin at the end of 2027/beginning of 2028. The start of construction depends largely on when the required electricity infrastructure will be in place, said a representative of the Schwarz Group, which is behind the investment, at an information event for residents in Dummerstorf. The plan is for the center to go online in 2032.

State Economics Minister Wolfgang Blank (independent) spoke to the approximately 200 residents of a milestone and the largest single investment in MV to date. The 350,000 square meter area in the Baltic Sea commercial area is in the immediate vicinity of the Amazon logistics center. In addition to buildings for the data centers, an administration building is also planned. The area is to be surrounded by a three meter high fence for security reasons.

The mayor of Dummerstorf, Jürgen Sprank (CDU), reported that there was great agreement in the local council regarding the project. With the Schwarz Group, Dummerstorf is gaining an extremely powerful commercial taxpayer. The investment will definitely pay off for the community. There will be no impact on the groundwater because the data center will have a closed water cycle.

240 megawatts capacity

The Schwarz Group is known for its Lidl and Kaufland retail chains. In the digital business, it also operates a total of seven data centers in Germany and Austria. A data center with a capacity of 240 megawatts is planned to be built in Dummerstorf by 2033, although the company sees potential for up to one gigawatt. The Schwarz Group and the IT service provider division Schwarz Digits are located near Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg.

According to the company, the investment is intended to promote the development and operation of cloud and AI solutions under German law and thereby promote value creation in Germany and Europe. The state of MV is providing funding of up to 120 million euros for the system.

Data centers contain large servers and computers in which data is stored, processed and distributed. They are important for companies that store their company data there, but also for ordinary citizens. Schwarz's digital customers include insurance companies, health insurance companies and authorities such as the police.