Alibaba to build new data centers in Europe and the Middle East

Sep 23, 2026 · Issue 8 · 4 sources, 4 articles

Alibaba is accelerating its data center build-out in Europe and the Middle East, which Bloomberg says is part of its 20-gigawatt global infrastructure expansion. At its annual event, the company announced European data centers, a more powerful AI chip and an expanding Qwen lineup.

Who is affected and how

supplier

European data center construction is gaining a new group of customers, so energy and cooling suppliers can bid for work.

energy specialist

New European data center connection requests could further strain local grid capacity.

Sources

• Alibaba to Add Data Centers in Europe, Middle East in AI Push - Bloombergbloomberg.com · Sep 23, 2026
• Backlash over data centers tests Europe's AI ambitionsdw.com · Sep 26, 2026
• Europe Data Center Backlash Puts the EU’s AI Ambitions Under Pressureremio.ai · Sep 27, 2026
• Alibaba expands in Europe with new data centres | Euronewshu.euronews.com · Sep 23, 2026 · magyar

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