In summer 2025, the Canadian company Brookfield Asset Management announced plans for a large data center on Gorsingeberget in Strängnäs. According to sources, the key issue is access to electricity to power the facility. Svenska kraftnät and Vattenfall hold the keys to electricity supply, and many actors are in line for electricity supply.
According to Strängnäs municipality, it has been difficult to get a decision on when sufficient electricity power can be drawn. Now, 'broader solutions' are being looked at, according to information on the municipality's website. The 'broader solutions' refer to places in Sweden where electricity is more readily available, and parts of the AI center may be moved to other locations in the country.
We are working together with Brookfield for Strängnäs to become a strategic innovation node for Sweden's digital development in the AI area.
However, Strängnäs should still have a continued central role in the project, according to the municipal leadership. " The land can go back to the municipality if the company does not solve access to sufficient power in the electricity grid within two years. The question of electricity supply awaits its answer, and it is not yet known which specific other locations in Sweden are being considered for parts of the AI center.