Humain and center3 Riyadh AI data centre is a data center project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, operated by Humain and center3. It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. It is planned for 50 MW of IT load.
Latest change on record: entered the record as announced on 6 October 2026. Record last checked against its sources on 10 October 2026.
How Saudi Arabia approves, powers and taxes data centers is on Data center rules in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh holds 12 active projects with 1,103 MW of planned IT load between them, and Humain and center3 Riyadh AI data centre ranks 6th by planned capacity. Of those, 1 is operational, 1 is operational and expanding, 4 are under construction, 3 are at the land and permitting stage and 3 are announced only. No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Riyadh, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
Humain has 4 others in Saudi Arabia tracked by ArusGrid, including Humain Dammam campus, Humain Riyadh campus and Humain / xAI Riyadh campus. Named funding comes from Humain and stc Group. No tenant has been disclosed, which is normal for colocation and says nothing about occupancy.
The build is phased. Phase 1 at 16 MW is announced with a 2028 target; Phase 2 (to 50MW total) at 34 MW is announced. The stage was recorded as announced only on 6 October 2026.
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”. ArusGrid holds 1 public source for this project, the latest dated 6 October 2026, and last checked the record on 10 October 2026.
One or two hard signals sit behind the announcement. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Joint AI data centre of Humain and center3 with four high-density halls of 11.2MW each.
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.
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
No tenant disclosed. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy. Not yet checked against second-order sources.
No published price band exists for Saudi Arabia, and ArusGrid does not estimate from the regional benchmark alone. What was searched is listed on the Colo prices page.
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