Timrå · Västernorrland County · SE2
Google Torsboda, Timrå
Planned data centre in Torsboda Industrial Park in Timrå municipality, north of Sundsvall. On 17 August 2026 the councils of Sundsvall and Timrå approved the sale of their jointly owned Torsboda Industrial Park AB to DSC International AB, a company in the Google group, on condition that the repurchase terms are renegotiated. Timrå's decision has been appealed to the administrative court.
Fact box
- Actor
- Status
- Announced
- Municipality / county
- Timrå · Västernorrland County
- Bidding zone
- SE2
- Last checked
- 2026-11-11
- Location accuracy
- Municipality level
Phases
Capacity disclosure
IT power
Not stated in the cited sources
IT power · current · 2026 · announced · campus
Unclear / conflictingAs of 2026-09-16 · Sundsvalls kommun
Planning and grid
Sale approved by both councils on 17 August 2026, conditional on renegotiated repurchase terms; if the renegotiation fails the matter returns to the councils. A private individual has appealed Timrå's decision to the administrative court. Remaining steps named by the municipality: contract, permits, environmental review, building permits, energy supply and review by the Inspectorate of Strategic Products.
Sundsvall municipality's explainer gives no power figure. It says E.ON states that new customers pay for their own connection and that capacity is reserved for other planned projects under current assumptions.
Updates
2026-08-17
Sundsvall and Timrå councils approve sale of Torsboda Industrial Park to Google company
Both councils approved the sale of Torsboda Industrial Park AB to DSC International AB on condition that the repurchase terms are renegotiated and clarified. A private individual has appealed Timrå's decision to the administrative court.
Context
- County: Västernorrland County
- Municipality: Timrå
- Electricity area: SE2
- Actors: Google
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- Verda AI centre, Sundsvall (Almåsen) — Announced
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Knowledge gaps
- No power figure, land area, investment or timetable is given by the municipality.
- Google's own statements on Torsboda are not checked here.
- The outcome of the appeal and of the renegotiation is not known.
- The council minutes themselves are not read; the dates come from the municipality's explainer.
Sources
- Sundsvall municipality explains: Major data centre investment in Torsboda and what it means for Sundsvall — Sundsvalls kommun, 2026-06-18. Checked 2026-11-11.