AI 'data halls': Nvidia partners UAE's Khazna to build next-gen infrastructure

Nvidia-Khazna Data Centers will roll out AI factories across Middle East, Africa

Last updated: June 11, 2025 | 10:14

Manoj Nair, Business Editor

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AI requires heavy investments in support infrastructure - and that's exact ly what the Nvidia-Khazna deal will offer.

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Dubai: The US tech giant Nvidia will build 'AI factories' within the Middle East and Africa territory in alliance with UAE-based Khazna Data Centers.

"With many of these data halls situated in the planned UAE-US AI campus, this will place the UAE among the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure hubs," said a statement.

AI support infrastructure is a major business opportunity given the level of investments committed to the new technology by governments and enterprises in the region.

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During the May visit of US President Donald Trump to the UAE, there was the announcement of a planned 5GW UAE-US AI campus.

The Nvidia-Khazna 'collaboration is another example of the deepening ties between the region and US technology leaders in shaping the future of AI and digital infrastructure'.

Nvidia has certified the design of Khazna’s next-gen facilities to support its Nvidia Blackwell architecture.

"Khazna’s ongoing and upcoming infrastructure developments will feature Nvidia-ready blueprints as standard, ensuring full compatibility with the latest GPU-accelerated workloads," said a statement.

Khazna will design much of the 'data halls' with capacities of up to 50MW, developing individual AI clusters of up to 250MW.

Khazna plans to scale up to 1GW of capacity in France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and Kenya.

Manoj NairBusiness Editor

Manoj Nair, the Gulf News Business Editor, is an expert on property and gold in the UAE and wider region, and these days he is also keeping an eye on stocks as well. Manoj cares a lot for luxury brands and what make them tick, as well as keep close watch on whatever changes the retail industry goes through, whether on the grand scale or incremental. He’s been with Gulf News for 30 years, having started as a Business Reporter. When not into financial journalism, Manoj prefers to see as much of 1950s-1980s Bollywood movies. He reckons the combo is as exciting as it gets, though many will vehemently disagree.

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