Khazna Data Centers (Khazna), a global leader in digital infrastructure, announced breaking ground on two brand new facilities in the UAE, marking continued expansion of its data centre footprint in the country.
The two new centres – AUH4 in Mafraq and AUH8 in Masdar City – are located in Abu Dhabi, and will join QAJ1, the quickly progressing facility in Ajman, which is billed as the region’s first AI-optimised data centre.
The rising number of data centres are expected to play a crucial role in supporting the growth of digital and AI-based services across the UAE.
Supporting UAE’s AI ambitions
“The UAE economy is transforming rapidly as industries across the board continue to embed AI into more of their critical processes. This is creating unprecedented capacity demand for AI-optimised infrastructure, and we’re proud to be meeting this demand,” said Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO, Khazna.
“The establishment of AUH4 and AUH8, as well as the strong progress we are making on QAJ1, reaffirm our position as a key enabler of the future economy that is currently being built in the UAE,” he said.
The company said AUH4 and AUH8 will substantially expand the region’s cloud hosting capacity and provide a combined 60MW of capacity.
Due for completion in December 2026 and August 2026 respectively, Khazna is using a modular design architecture to improve efficiency during the build phase, with minimal waste and faster construction timelines.
By employing adiabatic free cooling to improve cooling efficiency, these data centres are set to deliver industry-leading Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) figures for the region, the company said.
The steel structures for QAJ1 facility in Ajman is complete and the initial project phase is due for completion in December 2026, it said.
With large-scale AI infrastructure a strategic priority for the Emirates, the aggressive construction timelines of all three facilities will help the UAE meet its ambitious digital transformation targets.
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