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Google Changhua County Data Center

coastal Changhua County, TaiwanPartially operational
Capacity
—
No public figure
Lead participant
Google
Operator
Last updated
Aug 26, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Google Changhua County Data Center

Google opened its Changhua County data center in 2013, announced an expansion in 2015 and says it has invested more than $1.6 billion since 2011 in construction, expansion, outfitting and continuous upgrades.

Capacity

Operating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Onsite Generation10 MWActual · Google Changhua County Data Center

Development

2 phases · 4 milestones
Initial facilityOperational

First Asia-Pacific Google data center; site acquired in 2011.

Expansion and continuous upgradingOperational

No public MW split by phase.

Jan 1, 2011
Google acquires 15-hectare Changhua site
Completed
Jan 1, 2013
Changhua data center opens
Completed
Jan 1, 2015
Google announces Changhua expansion
Completed
Jan 1, 2023
Google reports phased expansion completed
Completed

Infrastructure

Renewable Energy SupplySecured Or Contracted

10 MW

Output of a Tainan solar array about 100 km south on the same regional grid; not Changhua capacity.

Water SupplyOperational

100 percent

Google's 2023 history says the facility completed transition to 100% industrial water in 2022; volume undisclosed.

Project map

0 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
2
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
2

No map point available

Power & interconnection: 1Cooling & water: 1

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

11 facts
Operating Status
Operating
Actual
Google TaiwanGoogle's Taiwan data center marks ten yearsGoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location
Site Acquisition Area
15 hectares
Actual
Google TaiwanGoogle's Taiwan data center marks ten years
Initial Announced Investment
$600,000,000
Transaction Scope
Google TaiwanGoogle's Taiwan data center marks ten years
Opening Year
2013
Actual
Google TaiwanGoogle's Taiwan data center marks ten yearsGoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location
Expansion Announcement Year
2015
Actual
GoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location
Staged Expansion Completion Year
2023
Actual
Google TaiwanGoogle's Taiwan data center marks ten years
Cumulative Investment
$>1.6B
Transaction Scope
GoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location
Renewable Contract Capacity
10 MW
Actual
GoogleLet the sunshine in: opening a market for more renewable energy in AsiaGoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location
Renewable Contract Location
Tainan City, about 100 km south
Actual
GoogleLet the sunshine in: opening a market for more renewable energy in AsiaGoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location
Industrial Water Share
100 percent
Transaction Scope
Google TaiwanGoogle's Taiwan data center marks ten years
Current Expansion Status
Continuous upgrading
Actual
GoogleChanghua County, Taiwan — Google Data Center Location