How well evidenced is it
Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Reaching this stage requires a dated construction source, which corroborates the project on its own.
Named funderYes
Disclosed clientNo
Committed or approved capitalNo
Dated, sized phaseYes
Three or more sourcesYes
Dated source in the last 24 monthsYes
AI workloads
StatusConfirmed
Announced as a net-zero AI factory. Stated AI purpose with no site-level cooling or accelerator disclosure. Liquid cooling stated by w.media on 2026-07-17. Seawater provides 100% of heat rejection; 70% liquid / 30% air cooling (DataVolt NEOM).
Access to AI chips
GradeGovernment-confirmed
A dated US government document names this project's operator, its parent, or a named funder as authorised to receive advanced computing items. Criteria are published on the Methodology page.
Country-level export frameworkNo
A party named in a government authorisationYes
US approved operator or confirmed client on the projectNo
Named chip-vendor partnershipNo
Humain · Commerce Department authorisation of 2025-11-19 for up to 35,000 Nvidia GB300 accelerators, case by case, subject to security and reporting conditions with ongoing BIS monitoring. (2025-11-20) source
Case-by-case authorisation only · Case-by-case authorisation only (2025-11-19) source
Phases
Phase 1 (DataVolt 360MW first phase of 1.5GW masterplan) · Under construction360 MW, target 2028
Humain co-developed tranche within phase 1 · Under construction100 MW, target 2028
Stage history
Who is behind it
OperatorDataVolt · Colocation
Funder, EquityVision Invest
Funder, Joint venture partnerNEOM
Funder, Joint venture partnerHumain
No tenant disclosed. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
Land
LandlordOxagon (NEOM) · leased · Feb 2025 Reported source ↗ Oxagon to lease land and provide infrastructure under $5bn agreement
Power supply
Power allocation or planFeb 2025 Confirmed source ↗ NEOM states the facility will be entirely powered by renewable energy. Supplier and contract not named. · Oxagon provides infrastructure support under the agreement. · Applies to the whole campus.
Water and cooling
WaterSeawater for cooling · Seawater (heat rejection) Reported source ↗ seawater used for heat rejection, not stated as desalinated
CoolingHybrid air and liquid cooling Reported source ↗ Seawater provides 100% of heat rejection; 70% liquid / 30% air cooling (DataVolt NEOM)
MOU only.
DataVolt signed an MOU with LG Electronics in September 2025 to supply cooling systems.