Steven Yi, president of Huawei Middle East & Africa, and HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), have broken ground the first phase of the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East and Africa.
“Data is quickly becoming the new engine for economic expansion and diversification. As more data center facilities are established in the future, this project serves as an exemplar of combining digital and power electronic technologies to create greener, low-carbon ICT infrastructure powered through renewable energy. We are committed to contributing towards carbon neutrality worldwide and very proud to be working with Moro Hub, in what is truly a landmark project for the region in this regard,” said Yi.
Set to be Uptime TIER III-certified, the data center will be implemented by Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. The carbon-neutral green data center will use 100% renewable energy with a capacity exceeding 100 megawatts (MW).
“We work in line with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai a global hub for green economy and sustainable development. Breaking ground for the largest green data center in the Middle East and Africa confirms that we are on the right track to achieve the goals of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of energy from clean energy sources by 2050, as well as the Dubai Demand Side Management Strategy, which aims to reduce electricity and water demand by 30% by 2030,” said Al Tayer.
This is the second solar-powered green data center in Dubai launched by Moro Hub, offering digital products and services using 4IR technologies, such as cloud services, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI).
The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by Jerry Liu, CEO of Huawei UAE; Marwan Bin Haidar, vice chairman - digital & group CEO of Digital DEWA; Waleed Bin Salman, vice chairman - energy, Digital DEWA; Matar Al Mehairi, board member of Digital DEWA; Mohammad Bin Sulaiman, CEO of Moro Hub; and other officials from both sides.
