Gulf Data Hub Abu Dhabi (ICAD) is a data center project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, operated by Gulf Data Hub. It is operational and expanding. It is planned for 64 MW of IT load. The operator reports 16 MW running.
Latest change on record: moved to expanding on 28 August 2026.
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How United Arab Emirates approves, powers and taxes data centers is on Data center rules in United Arab Emirates.
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. On record: named funder, dated, sized phase, dated source in the last 24 months. Criteria.
Multi-tenant colocation with no AI tenant, workload or cooling disclosure.
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Country Group A:5 with Supplement No. 8 approved end users · Country Group A:5 with Supplement No. 8 approved end users (2026-07-14) source
Checked on 2026-10-01. No user of this capacity is on the public record. ArusGrid read the operator's releases, the landlord's and contractors' exchange filings, regulator and lender documents and interconnection records. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
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