Diez, Volt UAE JV to build 29MW Dubai Silicon Oasis data center

Dubai Silicon Oasis is getting a new data center: A JV between Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (Diez) and Dutch data center developer Volt’s UAE arm — aptly named Volt UAE — will build a 29 MW data center facility in Dubai Silicon Oasis, according to Dubai Media Office. Another 100 MW of capacity will come online later on.

Who is doing what? Volt UAE will build the facility and lead on development, financing, leasing, and operations, while Diez will provide the land and infrastructure needs. Energy management and digital automation giant Schneider Electric is also working on the project, which will be used for advanced computing and AI deployments.

IN CONTEXT- Despite being the target of strikes in the regional war, data centers remain a major component of the UAE’s economic diversification drive — not to mention one that the Emirates has spent significant capital on. Several megaprojects are in the works, most notably the US-UAE 5 GW data center campus. State AI firm G42 has recently signaled confidence in the sector, talking about plans to spin off its units and scale up its flagship data center platform.