Luxembourg's government has not heard from Google about a proposed data center in Bissen for some time.

The Ministry of Environment said that the company had gone quiet, with no updates on the project's future, Minister Joëlle Welfring said in comments first reported by RTL.

The last time Google talked to the ministry was about the need for a report on the environmental impact of the project. Google has to submit such a report, but has yet to do so.

It also hasn't applied for a building permit, which it has to do by the beginning of 2024.

In October, the opposition party declared the project dead and said that the land it was set to be built on was needlessly being held up.

Should the data center be built, the €1 billion ($1.05m) data center would be one of the largest developments of any kind in the small country, and would be the largest single user of electricity.

The project has been hit by multiple delays, as land has taken years to be reclassified for data center use, and the data center has been held up by land zoning issues, environmental reviews, and government approval processes - as well as a lack of communication from Google.

Back in May, Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot said that “the way is free for Google to tackle the next steps," but added, "I cannot tell you today when these next steps will be taken.”

At the same time, Google has expanded its data center in Belgium, raising questions about its commitment to the Luxembourg development.