VOLT is launching Dutch AI Cloud, an AI cloud platform that will provide organisations in the Netherlands and Europe with access to AI compute capacity on Dutch infrastructure.

The platform has been developed with Dell Technologies, NorthC Datacenters, and investor De Groot Family Office. VOLT said it marks the first operational step toward an AI gigafactory the company is developing in Rotterdam.

Dutch AI Cloud is aimed at organisations using AI for mission-critical workloads in sectors including financial services, healthcare, biotech, industry, government and defence.

The platform is expected to become operational in October 2026 from a new VOLT AI Factory in Amsterdam, following a partnership agreement between VOLT and NorthC Datacenters. Capacity will then be expanded in phases towards the planned AI gigafactory in Rotterdam.

VOLT said the buildout supports its ambition to become one of Europe’s largest independent AI cloud platforms.

“AI is rapidly evolving from an experimental technology into a mission-critical production factor. Organisations need not only access to computing power but also control over the infrastructure on which their AI runs,” said Han de Groot, founder and CEO of VOLT.

VOLT develops, builds and operates AI infrastructure for organisations that need dedicated compute capacity and control over their AI workloads. The company offers hourly AI compute access, reserved GPU capacity for a fixed monthly fee, managed AI infrastructure and customised managed AI environments.

VOLT said it is selecting data centres that are located in the Netherlands, European-owned and operated from the Netherlands. This is intended to give organisations a European infrastructure option where data, AI models and AI workloads remain subject to European laws and regulations.

“Data centres are evolving from supporting infrastructure into a strategic utility for the digital economy. AI is accelerating that development,” said Alexandra Schless, CEO, NorthC Datacenters, adding that the collaboration will support the digital infrastructure needed for future AI workloads.

VOLT expects demand to shift from general-purpose public cloud platforms towards specialised AI cloud providers built for AI workloads.

Dutch AI Cloud is the first operational step toward VOLT’s planned AI Gigafactory Rotterdam. Over the coming years, the facility is expected to expand in phases to around 250,000 GPUs, which would make it one of Europe’s largest AI compute campuses.

VOLT is developing the AI gigafactory as an NVIDIA AI Gigafactory Partner, alongside technology, industrial and research partners. The facility is being designed for mission-critical AI applications for organisations in the Netherlands and Europe.

The project is backed by a wider consortium of technology, energy, finance, industrial and research partners, including Eneco, TNO, InvestNL, ING, Schneider Electric, Accenture and several Dutch universities and medical institutions.