ArusGrid tracks 2 active data center projects in Bahrain with 60 MW of planned IT load, spread over 1 market. Of these, 1 is under construction and 1 is on hold. Projects under construction or commissioning account for 60 MW.
Manama is the largest market with 2 projects and 60 MW planned. The operators with the most planned capacity in the country are center3 (60 MW) and AWS.
Grid power for a large industrial user in Bahrain costs about US$0.095 per kWh as of September 2026, the country figure ArusGrid applies where a site has no published rate. The US export control position for advanced AI chips in Bahrain, as of 27 September 2026, is recorded as “Licence required as enforced (Country Group D:4), no named authorisation found”.
| Market | Projects | Planned MW | Under construction MW | Operational MW | Colocation vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manama | 2 | 60 | 60 | 0 | not published |
Vacancy is the share of built, leasable colocation capacity sitting empty, as published by a third party. It excludes hyperscaler self-build and is never estimated.
| Project | City | Stage | Planned MW | Running MW | Operator | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| center3 Bahrain Data Center Park | Al Qurain | Under construction | 60 | undisclosed | center3 (stc Group) | Likely |
| AWS Middle East (Bahrain) region, me-south-1 | Manama | On hold | none published | undisclosed | Amazon Web Services | No signal either way |