Egypt has signed an MoU with Incom, SIC Investment, and Record Digital Asset Ventures to build a green data center powered by 200 MW of renewables, according to a statement released last week. The project — which will be made up of both solar and wind plants — will be implemented in two 100 MW phases.

Green data centers are gaining traction in the region: Egyptian contractor Petrojet and Huawei Digital Power signed an MoU in June to have Huawei use its newest technologies in solar energy storage and green data centers to improve energy efficiency and decrease dependence on diesel. The UAE’s 16 sqkm solar-powered data center Moro Hub was granted the award for largest data hub in 2022. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology is also setting into motion a development framework for establishing clean energy data centers in the Chinese city of Hohhot.

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