Led by CEO Hassan Abbas, Sky47 emerged as Mari Energies' entry into data centers, part of the oil and gas company's broader diversification into technology infrastructure. Mari Technologies, a wholly-owned Mari Energies subsidiary, holds 60% of Sky47, tying the operator to the Fauji Foundation, the military-linked conglomerate that controls Mari Energies. Sky47 positions itself as a sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure provider, with a pipeline of facilities planned beyond its initial Islamabad site, including projects in Karachi and Lahore developed alongside China's ZTE Corporation.
Karakoram-01 is an AI-ready, Tier III design-certified data center in Islamabad's Capital Smart City, launched by Sky47 in July 2026 with liquid cooling and N+1 redundant architecture, positioned as Pakistan's largest purpose-built facility of its kind.
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Pakistani oil company Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has revealed plans to develop data centers across the country as part of an expansion into digital infrastructure. This week the company said it has formed the new digital infrastructure subsidiary with an equity investment of Rs. 10...
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