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UAE Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

  • Database

  • March 2025
  • Region: United Arab Emirates
  • Arizton
  • ID: 5983081
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This database (Excel) product covers the UAE data center market portfolio analysis, which will provide the following information on the colocation data centers:
  • Detailed Analysis of 35 existing data centers
  • Detailed Analysis of 24 upcoming data centers
  • Locations covered: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain and Fujairah.
  • Existing white-floor space (square feet)
  • Upcoming white-floor space (square feet)
  • Current IT load capacity (2024)
  • Future capacity additions (2024-2028)
  • Retail Colocation Pricing
    • Quarter Rack (1/4)
    • Half Rack Cabinets (1/2)
    • Full Rack Cabinet (42U/45U/47U/etc.)
  • Wholesale colocation (per kW) pricing

Key Market Highlights

  • Abu Dhabi dominates the upcoming data center market with almost 40% of the total power capacity.
  • Almost 150 MW of additional power capacity is expected to be added by the end of 2025.
  • The existing data center capacity in UAE is over 250 MW, while the upcoming capacity in the region is expected to be around 500 MW.
  • Around $1.5 billion in new investments is expected to flow into upcoming data centers in UAE by 2027.

The data points covered in the database across each facility are mentioned below:

Existing Data Centers (35 Facilities)

  • Market Snapshot
  • Location (Region/Country/City)
  • Facility Address
  • Operator/Owner Name
  • Data Center Name i.e., (Jebel Ali Data Center or DX1)
  • Core & Shell Area (White-Floor Area)
  • Core & Shell Power Capacity (IT Load Capacity)
  • Rack Capacity
  • Year of Operations
  • Design Standards (Tier I - IV)
  • Power/Cooling Redundancy

Upcoming Data Centers (24 Facilities)

  • Investment Snapshot
  • Location (Region/Country/City)
  • Investor Name
  • Area (White-Floor Area)
  • Power Capacity (IT Load Capacity)
  • Investment ($ Million)
  • Electrical Infrastructure Investment ($ Million)
  • Mechanical Infrastructure Investment ($ Million)
  • General Construction Services Investment ($ Million)
  • Announcement Year
  • Project Status (Opened/Under Construction/Announced & Planned)
  • Active or Expected Year of Opening

Target Audience

  • Data center Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
  • Data center Construction Contractors
  • Data center Infrastructure Providers
  • New Entrants
  • Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
  • Corporate and Government Agencies

Table of Contents

1. About the Database
2. Scope & Assumptions
3. Definitions
4. Snapshot: Existing & Upcoming Data Center Facility
5. Existing Data Center Database
6. Upcoming Data Center Facility
7. Existing vs. Upcoming Capacity (Infographics)
8. Colocation Pricing

Companies Mentioned

The major operators/investors covered in this UAE data center database include:
  • Datacenter Vaults
  • Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) Morohub
  • Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
  • eHosting DataFort
  • Equinix
  • Etisalat
  • Group 42
  • Gulf Data Hub
  • Injazat
  • Khazna Data Centers
  • Morohub
  • PacificControls
  • Pure Data Centers
  • Quantum Switch

Methodology


Our research comprises a mix of primary and secondary research. The secondary research sources that are typically referred to include, but are not limited to, company websites, annual reports, financial reports, company pipeline charts, broker reports, investor presentations and SEC filings, journals and conferences, internal proprietary databases, news articles, press releases, and webcasts specific to the companies operating in any given market.

Primary research involves email interactions with the industry participants across major geographies. The participants who typically take part in such a process include, but are not limited to, CEOs, VPs, business development managers, market intelligence managers, and national sales managers. We primarily rely on internal research work and internal databases that we have populated over the years. We cross-verify our secondary research findings with the primary respondents participating in the study.