Project record, campus
Stargate UAE AI infrastructure cluster (1 GW)
1 GW AI infrastructure cluster developed by Khazna Data Centers, a G42 company, inside the UAE-US AI Campus. Announced in May 2025 with OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, Cisco and SoftBank as partners. In October 2025 G42 said design and civil works were well advanced, all long-lead equipment had been procured and first mechanical deliveries had arrived. Reuters describes it as a $30 billion first phase of the wider campus.
Part of UAE-US AI Campus (Abu Dhabi). Capacity roll-ups count the parent figure and do not add this record again.
Reported figures
| Figure | What it measures | Delivery state | Scope and date | Used in totals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GW Official source | Otherbasis unclear Cluster capacity in GW. Basis not defined. Parent campus 5 GW includes it. Source wording: "a 1GW large-scale AI infrastructure cluster" | Announced Stage stated in source: Announced | campus 16 Oct 2025 | No. Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed. | wam.ae (opens in a new tab) |
| USD 30 billion Third-party reported 30,000,000,000 USD | Investment USD billions as reported by Reuters. Not confirmed by G42 in sources reviewed. Source wording: "a $30-billion, 1-gigawatt compute cluster known as Stargate UAE" | Announced Stage stated in source: Announced | campus 11 Sept 2026 | No. Marked not summable by research: USD billions as reported by Reuters. Not confirmed by G42 in sources reviewed. | internazionale.it (opens in a new tab) |
Each figure is shown as reported, with its own definition. IT, facility, grid and thermal figures are never added together. Capacity definitions.
What changed
- 11 Sept 2026 UAE reportedly reworks 5 GW AI campus into distributed sites: Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources, that the UAE is revising its single-site Abu Dhabi AI campus after the Iran conflict, toward a network of protected and partly underground sites. Stargate UAE's first 200 MW was still described as due in 2026. Third-party reported Related: UAE-US AI Campus (Abu Dhabi), Stargate UAE first 200 MW, Khazna Data Centers. internazionale.it (opens in a new tab)wam.ae (opens in a new tab)
- 16 Oct 2025 Construction progress update by G42 Related: Khazna Data Centers, Oracle, Stargate UAE first 200 MW. wam.ae (opens in a new tab)
Phases and buildings
- Stargate UAE first 200 MW Under construction
Sources (2), last checked 18 Oct 2026
- G42 advances construction of Stargate UAE AI infrastructure cluster (opens in a new tab), Emirates News Agency (WAM), published 16 Oct 2025, accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Reuters wire (syndicated): UAE revises AI data center plan (opens in a new tab), Internazionale (Reuters syndication), published 11 Sept 2026, accessed 18 Oct 2026
Last checked 18 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.