The invisible backbone of the UAE's AI superpower dreams
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- Khazna, a UAE-based data center company, controls over 70% of the country's data center capacity, serving tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
- Starting with just 2 megawatts in 2014, Khazna now powers 200,000 households, supporting the UAE's digital economy and AI infrastructure.
- Khazna's expansion includes projects like a 32MW facility in Masdar City and a 100MW AI-focused campus in Ajman, using advanced cooling technologies.
- The company leverages partnerships with firms like Nvidia and G42 to build AI factories and expand globally, including in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France, and Italy.
- Khazna addresses cooling challenges with liquid and immersion cooling systems, optimizing energy use for high-performance AI workloads.
- The UAE's digital economy strategy aims to increase non-oil GDP to over 20% by 2031, with data centers playing a pivotal role.
- Challenges include supply chain constraints, skilled labor shortages, and sustainability concerns in desert climates.
- Khazna integrates solar and biofuels to align with the UAE's net-zero emissions goal by 2050.
- The company adopts a partnership model for global expansion, targeting emerging markets like Kenya for digital infrastructure development.