"Microsoft will be the only tenant of a new hyperscale data center in Amsterdam. The new data center in the Western Port Area consists of three 85-meter-high towers. This was reported by NRC. British developer Pure DC is building the new data center. Its power consumption is equivalent to that of all households in Haarlem combined. Microsoft has confirmed to NRC that it will be the sole user, something that the tech company does not "normally" disclose publicly."
"Despite the national ban on new hyperscales from 2022, the hyperscale may still be built. This is due to a construction in the permit application. The construction project has been divided into three separate data center permits, each separately approved by the province of North Holland. "From a legal point of view, these separate data centers do not meet the criteria for a hyperscale," the province writes in response to questions from the State Council."
A new hyperscale data center composed of three 85-meter towers will be built in Amsterdam's Western Port Area by British developer Pure DC, with Microsoft confirmed as sole tenant. The facility's power use equals that of all households in Haarlem. The project was split into three separate permits, each approved by the province of North Holland, creating a legal distinction from the 2022 national ban on new hyperscales. The cabinet limited new hyperscales to Eemshaven and Wieringermeerpolder, and the project's initial plans date from 2016. Local concerns include acute power grid shortages, 591 Liander customers on a waiting list, delayed construction of 30,000 homes, and fifty schools and daycare centers unable to be built or renovated.
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