E.ON reviews former German nuclear sites for data centres

Advertisement Business E.ON reviews former German nuclear sites for data centres 11 Nov 2026 08:23PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST Nov 11 : Europe's largest energy grid operator E.ON is reviewing whether former nuclear plant sites in Germany could be converted into data centres, its finance chief said on Wednesday during a post-earnings presentation. A six-decade nuclear programme in Germany came to an end in 2023, leaving dozens of inactive sites across the country, after Berlin pledged to quit nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. • "These former power plants can provide attractive industrial locations and depending on the site, we can use the existing infrastructure, particularly the large grid connection," CFO Nadia Jakobi said • E.ON is taking a "first step" with US chip designer Nvidia to establish the project's viability, she added • Jakobi said she was hopeful former sites would soon become available and that E.ON had become "world class" in nuclear demolition Source: Reuters Newsletter Week in Review Subscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in Review Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday. Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST