United Arab Emirates (UAE) Data Center Market

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) data center market is located in the region of Middle East and within EMEA. United Arab Emirates (UAE) has 51 facilities with 1,782,372 sqft and 566 megawatts.

The top providers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are Khazna (29 sites) and MARA Holdings with 2 facilities . The most popular facilities are Etisalat SmartHub Fujairah and Etisalat SmartHub Fujairah.

Market Facts

Location Data Limited

Due to the current geopolitical situation, we have restricted public access to addresses and coordinates for data centers in this region.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Data Center Map

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Power Growth Over Time

+287% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Largest Providers in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Khazna
Site
Power
Operational
27
270.71
Construction
2
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
29
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MARA Holdings
Site
Power
Operational
2
250.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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OpenAI
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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G42 Cloud
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Largest Data Centers in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
Marathon Digital: Abu Dhabi 1
Marathon Digital Holdings and Zero Two, an emerging blockchain and digital assets infrastructure ...
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Marathon Digital: Abu Dhabi 2
Marathon Digital Holdings and Zero Two, an emerging blockchain and digital assets infrastructure ...
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Khazna: Abu Dhabi AUH6
Khazna Data Centers has launched a new data center AUH6 in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Em...
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Khazna: DXB3
Khazna DXB3 Data Center is a Tier III certified data center located in the Jebel Ali Village area...
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Khazna: Dubai DXB2
Khazna's Dubai DXB2 data center, located in the Dubai Design District, began operations in the th...
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Regions in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Data Center Events in United Arab Emirates (UAE) See all

5 events
Event Starts in Details
7 days
View DCD>Connect | MENA 2026
Organized by:
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd
Description:

DCD>Connect | MENA 2026 is DCD's annual flagship conference for the Middle East and North Africa data center market, held October 26 to 27, 2026 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. The event gathers 2,500+ senior leaders from across the MENA digital infrastructure ecosystem. Co-located with the DCD>Investment Forum | MENA, which convenes C-suite operators, developers, financiers,...

8 days
View DCD Investment Forum | MENA 2026
Organized by:
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd
Type:
Data Center Investment
Description:

DCD Investment Forum | MENA 2026 is a one-day executive conference organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), running October 27, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Dubai. The event gathers senior investors, lenders, developers, and operators active in MENA digital infrastructure deal-flow. With 35+ speakers confirmed and 2,500+ senior data center professionals expected across the co-located DCD>Connec...

29 days
View Data Center World Middle East
Organized by:
AFCOM
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

Data Center World Middle East is a two-day conference and exposition organised by AFCOM and Informa, held 17–18 November 2026 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event is the first Middle East edition of the Data Center World global series, which has run in North America for over 40 years. It brings together data center operators, hyperscalers, utilities, investors, and policymakers...

147 days
View Capacity Middle East x Datacloud Middle East 2027
Organized by:
Capacity Media
Type:
Data Center Telecom & Networks
Description:

Capacity Middle East is the Capacity Global portfolio's flagship MENA digital infrastructure event, co-located with Datacloud Middle East. The 2027 edition runs 15–18 March 2027 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Conference & Exhibition Centre. The 2026 edition drew 3,800+ decision-makers from 1,000+ companies across 100+ countries. The week bundles several branded tracks under one roof: the Digital Infr...

147 days
View Capacity Iraq Connect 2027
Organized by:
Capacity Media
Type:
Data Center Telecom & Networks
Description:

Capacity Iraq Connect is a single-day summit focused on Iraq's digital infrastructure market, staged inside Capacity Middle East week in Dubai. The 2027 edition takes place on 15 March 2027 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Conference & Exhibition Centre, opening the wider Capacity Middle East 2027 programme (15–18 March). The summit convenes Iraqi ministry officials, operators, and international invest...

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March 02, 2026 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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February 07, 2026 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

An electric and autonomous vehicle developer is looking to move into the data center space.UAE-based Robo.ai last week announced that its Robo.ai Investments L.L.C.-FZ subsidiary has entered into a definitive joint venture agreement with Tachyon9 Corporation, a US-based data center infrastructure...

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Read Sharjah Looks to Lure Data Centers to UAE city
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Sharjah Looks to Lure Data Centers to UAE city

January 30, 2026 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates, is looking to lure data centers to the area and signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DataCanvas International and AI Caravan. The MoU outlines a collaborative effort among the parties to explore opportunities for establishing and...

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Read Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE
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Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE

January 15, 2026 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Indian cloud and managed IT service provider Zoho Corp has opened two data center locations in the UAE. The data centers are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and are part of a AED 100 million ($27.23m) investment plan for the region Zoho announced in 2023."The opening of our data centers is part...

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Read Core42 Signs Deal with Northern Data for Access to 10,000 GPUs
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August 15, 2025 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Northern Data and Core42, a G42 company, have signed an agreement to establish sovereign European AI cloud capacity. Under the partnership, Core42 will have access to up to 10,000 GPUs from Northern Data's Taiga Cloud business.Aroosh Thillainathan, Northern Data Group founder and CEO, said of the...

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Read Zero Two Invests in APAC Data Center Firm Evolution
Zero Two Invests in APAC Data Center Firm Evolution

Zero Two Invests in APAC Data Center Firm Evolution

August 13, 2025 Abu Dhabi

Zero Two has invested in Evolution, taking a co-controlling position alongside Warburg Pincus. Terms of the deal were not shared, though reports from Mingtiandi puts the figure at $325 million.Darren Webb, CEO and co-founder of Evolution Data Centres, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome...

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