Khazna Data Centers, a provider of hyperscale wholesale data centers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has launched a new data center in Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City. The data center named AUH6 has been designed to facilitate the growth of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In a press statement, the company said, “In an era driven by data and AI, AUH6 emerges as a hub for exclusive AI-related data development and hosting for its customers, offering 31.8-megawatt (MW) of IT power capacity.”
Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO of Khazna Data Centers, said, “AUH6 embodies Khazna’s commitment to pushing boundaries of technological innovation and sustainability in data center infrastructure. We anticipate that AI will positively transform the technological landscape, and Khazna is ready to shape this AI reality of tomorrow. With the expected surge in data volumes brought by the integration and widespread use of AI, the design, build and operations of data centers will undergo significant reshaping, and we are confident that AUH6 is designed to incorporate these advancements.”
The company also shed light on the new data center’s sustainability initiatives saying, “AUH6 aligns with Khazna’s Future First Strategy, which outlines the company’s sustainability ambitions. The data center employs a modular and repeatable structure that not only enhances construction efficiency, but also boosts performance, accelerates deployment timelines, and ensures seamless day-to-day operations.”
It further said, “Through Khazna’s collaboration with Emerge, a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has been developed to efficiently provide electricity to fuel the operations at AUH6. This solar plant boasts an impressive installed capacity of 7 megawatts peak (MWp). The external architecture of the AUH6 was also crafted to protect the facility from the adverse effects of direct sunlight. This design approach effectively reduces the infiltration of heat into the building, therefore enhancing the data center’s efficiency and sustainability.
Khazna today has fourteen data centers in the UAE, and nearly a dozen more are in various stages of development. Moreover, it teamed up with Benya Group in November 2023, to enter the Egypt market, making it one of the most ambitious players in the MENA region.
