Khazna collaborates with NVIDIA to build AI factories
11 June 2025 12:16
ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Khazna Data Centers (Khazna), a UAE-based firm specialising in hyperscale digital infrastructure, has announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to build AI factories across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Khazna said that NVIDIA has certified the design of its next-generation facilities to support the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture. The company's ongoing and upcoming infrastructure developments will now feature NVIDIA-ready blueprints as standard, ensuring complete compatibility with the latest GPU-accelerated workloads.The collaboration follows the recent visit of US President Donald Trump to the UAE and the announcement of a planned 5-gigawatt UAE-US AI campus. The partnership between Khazna and NVIDIA is seen as another significant step in strengthening technological ties between the region and leading US innovators, particularly in the field of AI and digital infrastructure.As part of this expansion, Khazna plans to design most of its future data halls with capacities of up to 50MW and develop individual AI clusters of up to 250MW. A number of these data halls will be housed within the upcoming UAE-US AI campus, positioning the UAE as a leading global hub for advanced AI infrastructure.In addition to its UAE operations, Khazna is pursuing a rapid expansion strategy across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. The company aims to scale up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity in key markets including France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye, and Kenya.'The world is entering a new era of AI-driven innovation, and the UAE is uniquely positioned to lead. Our work with NVIDIA represents a bold step forward in delivering high-performance, future-ready infrastructure at unprecedented scale. It reinforces our support for the UAE's ambitions to become a global AI leader,' said Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO of Khazna Data Centers.
Khazna is widely recognised for its advanced, energy-efficient infrastructure solutions, and is playing a pivotal role in enabling digital economies and AI growth across the region.
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