Bin Hassan to lead hyperscale growth as company advances 200MW Dammam project aligned with Vision 2030
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Middle East emerges as major hub for AI data centre growth – report
Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia lead regional efforts to attract global AI data centre investment through competitive costs, advanced infrastructure and fast-track development, BCG’s findings show
Artificial intelligence
AI data centre boom tests global supply chains
New report warns that the surge in AI-ready data centres is outpacing supply chain capacity, with cooling technology and power availability emerging as major obstacles
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Microsoft and G42 to expand UAE data centre capacity
Plans for large-scale data centre expansion will strengthen the UAE’s AI and cloud infrastructure and accelerate its digital economy goals
Amazon
Amazon stocks surge after $38bn cloud compute deal with OpenAI
The multi-year partnership empowers OpenAI with immediate and increasing access to Amazon Web Services’s cloud infrastructure for their advanced AI workloads
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UAE data centre market to exceed $3.3bn by 2030
The UAE data centre market, worth $1.26bn in 2024, is forecast to exceed $3.3bn by 2030 as AI and digital transformation fuel investment
AI infrastructure
MGX part of a consortium that acquires Aligned Data Centers
Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, which includes Nvidia and Microsoft, and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners
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Abu Dhabi’s Zero Two invests in Singapore-based Evolution Data Centres
Zero Two will assume a co-controlling position alongside Warburg Pincus; Evolution has a significant data centre presence in Southeast Asia
Artificial intelligence
Max-Hervé George Leads SWI Group’s Bold Pivot Toward AI and Data Infrastructure
SWI Group’s strategic pivot to digital infrastructure powers Europe’s generative AI and cloud computing revolution
Artificial intelligence
Abu Dhabi’s Khazna to build Blackwell-ready data halls for NVIDIA across MEA
Khazna’s upcoming projects to feature NVIDIA-ready blueprints, ensuring full compatibility with the latest GPU-accelerated workloads
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
Abu Dhabi data centre industry power investments to top $10bn
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company expects massive investment from data centre industry
Bitcoin
Pakistan allocates 2,000MW to power Bitcoin mining and AI data centres
Pakistan plans to use surplus electricity to support bitcoin mining and AI centres, aiming to boost jobs and attract investment
cloud computing
Inside the UAE’s tech-powered economic transformation
With IT services adoption soaring across manufacturing, logistics, real estate, and education, experts predict a transformational decade ahead for the UAE’s digital economy
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Du to open $545m hyperscale data centre in Dubai
Sheikh Hamdan witnessed announcement of massive du and Microsoft data centre in Dubai
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Khazna launches UAE’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
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ to partner ECP in $25bn investment in the US energy infrastructure
The 50-50 partnership will focus on developing new power generation to serve the growing electricity needs of data and industrial centres
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e& to sell 40% stake in Khazna Data Center Holdings for $2.2bn
Will generate a capital gain of $1.4bn before federal royalty and corporate tax; Proceeds to be utilised to reduce the group’s debt balance
