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Data center projects in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia · The Gulf · dataset updated 2026-09-27

ArusGrid tracks 11 active data center projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 1,053 MW of planned IT load. Of these, 1 is operational, 1 is operational and expanding, 4 are under construction, 3 are at the land and permitting stage and 2 are announced only. Projects under construction or commissioning account for 669 MW and operational sites for 20 MW of planned capacity.

The largest project is SDAIA Hexagon at 480 MW, under construction. The operators with the most planned capacity here are SDAIA (500 MW across 2 projects), AirTrunk (250 MW across 1 project) and Humain (150 MW across 3 projects). No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Riyadh, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.

The US export control position for advanced AI chips in Saudi Arabia, as of 19 November 2025, is recorded as “Case-by-case authorisation only”.

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All projects largest planned capacity first

ProjectCityStagePlanned MWRunning MWOperatorAI
SDAIA HexagonRiyadhUnder construction480 *undisclosedSDAIA (Saudi Data and AI Authority)Confirmed
AirTrunk and Humain Riyadh campusRiyadhAnnounced250undisclosedAirTrunk and HumainLikely
Humain Riyadh campusRiyadhUnder construction100undisclosedHumainLikely
ICS Arabia Desert Dragon (Riyadh phase)Al KharjUnder construction65undisclosedICS ArabiaLikely
Humain / xAI Riyadh campusRiyadhAnnounced50undisclosedHumainLikely
DataVolt Riyadh East (First Technology Park)RiyadhLand and permitting44undisclosedDataVoltLikely
Ezditek RUH01RiyadhUnder construction24undisclosedEzditekNo signal either way
DAMAC Digital RUH-1 (Riyadh Industrial City 2)RiyadhOperational20undisclosedDAMAC Digital (EDGNEX)No signal either way
SDAIA Salboukh data centreSalboukhLand and permitting20undisclosedSDAIA (Saudi Data and AI Authority)No signal either way
Humain Al-Saad campusRiyadhLand and permittingnone publishedundisclosedHumainLikely
center3 Riyadh (Khurais)RiyadhExpandingnone publishedundisclosedcenter3No signal either way

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* marks a capacity figure whose source states a basis other than IT load. Planned MW is IT load unless marked. Running capacity is rarely published, so a missing figure means undisclosed. Cancelled projects are listed and excluded from every total. Definitions, sourcing standards and evidence rules are on the Methodology page. Data is CC BY-NC 4.0. Corrections go to [email protected]. This page is generated from the dataset, so it cannot drift from the map.