# Dutch AI Factory (AIFNL / NLAIF) Facility record `fac-aifnl-groningen` — data source: surf-press-2025-10 (https://www.surf.nl/en/news/netherlands-gets-ai-factory-european-funding-awarded); authority tier 1 | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | HPC Center | | Status | Announced | | Location | Groningen, NL | | Power capacity | not published MW | | IT load | not published | | GPU count | not published | | Peak PFLOPS (FP16) | not published | | Owner | not published | | Operator | AIFNL Foundation | | Announced | 2025-10-10 | | Operational | not published | The Dutch EuroHPC AI Factory (JU designation 'NLAIF'), to be built in Groningen. Selected by the EuroHPC JU on 2025-10-10 in the third-cut-off round of the EUROHPC-2024-CEI-AI-02 call (six new AI Factories: Czechia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain). The AIFNL Foundation (Stichting Nederlandse AIfabriek) is the lead partner and hosting entity, with a consortium comprising SURF, Samenwerking Noord, TNO and AIC4NL (the Dutch AI Coalition). Total investment EUR 200 million: EUR 70 million EuroHPC JU funding, EUR 70 million Dutch national government, EUR 60 million from the Nij Begun funds (Groningen/North Drenthe). The AI Factory comprises an expertise centre, a data facility and an AI supercomputer; the expertise centre starts in 2026, with the supercomputer expected to be running at full capacity in 2027. Focus on AI applications involving highly sensitive data (health information, IP-protected datasets) and on healthcare, safety, and agriculture. ## Cite > Scrutica, "Dutch AI Factory (AIFNL / NLAIF)" (facility record), https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-aifnl-groningen; data source: surf-press-2025-10; accessed 2026-09-02. Full interactive record: https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-aifnl-groningen · Methodology for derived values: https://scrutica.com/methodology#flop-estimation · All programmatic surfaces: https://scrutica.com/agents