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Eneco and Volt are advocating for financial backing from the Dutch government to secure a bid for a European AI gigafactory capable of housing 100,000 AI chips and 20 petabytes of storage. The EU will soon open tenders for five such facilities, where member states must commit financially beforehand.

The Dutch government has not yet allocated public funds, and Germany has already committed €805 million. The proposed location is the Port of Rotterdam, which would support direct electricity use from offshore wind farms. The success of the bid hinges on government support to access EU funding, with warnings that inaction could lead to lost opportunities.