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Saudi Arabia Data Center Capacity Expansion

Sector: Data Center • Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Source: Arab News

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Under Construction

Saudi Arabia's data center sector has expanded sixfold since the launch of Vision 2030, with investments exceeding SR16 billion ($4.26 billion). The number of operational data centers has risen to more than 60, developed by over 20 companies. The project aims to establish a data center capacity of 1.8 gigawatts by 2030 and 100 GW of AI compute capacity by 2026, positioning the Kingdom as a regiona

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Data Center
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Arab News

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The project “Saudi Arabia Data Center Capacity Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Arab News.

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Saudi Arabia's data center sector has expanded sixfold since the launch of Vision 2030, with investments exceeding SR16 billion ($4.26 billion). The number of operational data centers has risen to more than 60, developed by over 20 companies. The project aims to establish a data center capacity of 1.8 gigawatts by 2030 and 100 GW of AI compute capacity by 2026, positioning the Kingdom as a regional technology hub and globally competitive AI hub.

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Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh

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Data Center

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2026-04-10

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