UAE, Saudi Arabia to add up to 3GW of data centre power by 2030
The UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, are expected to quickly increase data centre capacity, and will account for more than 80 per cent of the region’s share of data centre capacity by 2030, as per an S&P report. In Saudi, the data centre projects developed by the Public Investment Fund-backed company Humain could push data power of up to 1.9 GW by 2030, rising to 6.0 GW-6.6 GW in 2034.
The credit rating agency said that both countries will presumably add around 2 to 3 gigawatt (GW) of IT power, making up up less than 2 per cent of global IT power but contributing the most in the region.
The available reporting does not yet establish a clear practical impact. Read the source for the details reported so far.
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