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Dossier · Ongoing

Germany's bid for an AI Gigafactory

From the EU's July call for proposals to Germany's higher federal funding in August 2026: the race for a German AI Gigafactory, tracked over time.

The EU opened its call for up to seven AI gigafactories in July 2026, backed by more than 30 billion euros. Germany is competing with several consortia for one of the sites and raised its own funding contribution to one billion euros in August 2026 to strengthen its bid.

This dossier tracks the race for a German gigafactory site from the call for proposals to the site selection expected in early 2027.

Timeline

  1. EU tenders seven AI gigafactories worth 30 billion euros

    The EuroHPC call runs until November 12, and only consortia willing to cover roughly two thirds of the cost themselves may bid.

  2. Germany raises AI Gigafactory funding to one billion euros

    The Research Ministry is increasing its funding share for a German AI Gigafactory by 200 million euros – in response to the EU-wide call for proposals.