Dutch government holds off land sale for Meta’s proposed data center

• The project was put on hold due to political opposition

The Dutch government will not yet sell land in the city of Zeewolde to Facebook owner Meta, Reuters reported on Friday, citing remarks by the country's housing minister.

The Dutch farming community of Zeewolde had approved an enormous data center for Meta, in December 2021. The data center was to be powered completely by clean energy until the project was put on hold due to political opposition.