Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Riyadh market · location approximate to city level
SDAIA Hexagon is a data center project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, operated by SDAIA (Saudi Data and AI Authority). It is under construction. The only published capacity figure is 480 MW of total facility power. IT load will be lower.
Latest change on record: entered the record as under construction on 1 January 2026.
✓ Land secured○ Power arranged✓ Approvals granted✓ Money committed✓ Tenant or own use✓ Builder appointed✓ Construction started
Next gate to watch: Power arranged.
Your call. Will it be built?
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Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. On record: named funder, disclosed client (confirmed), three or more sources, dated source in the last 24 months. Criteria.
AI workloads
StatusConfirmed
Hosts more than 290 government systems. Government workloads with no disclosed AI purpose, cooling spec or accelerator deployment. Liquid cooling stated by Gulf Business on 2026-01-04. Direct liquid cooling plus hybrid systems.
Access to AI chips
GradeNo public signal
Nothing found in the public record. This describes the record, not the company, and it is not evidence that access was sought or denied. Criteria.
Case-by-case authorisation only · Case-by-case authorisation only (2025-11-19) source