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The October Riyadh summit is expected to examine Gulf–European cooperation in cloud, high-performance computing, data centres and digital services, but no joint AI investment has yet been announced.
Estithmar’s Elegancia C&I will deliver a two-phase facility designed to expand Qatar’s capacity for hyperscale cloud providers and high-density AI workloads.
The framework initially covers the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, with investments in cloud, AI infrastructure, connectivity, cybersecurity and AI for Good.
The planned one-gigawatt cluster links sovereign compute, international partnerships and a 200-megawatt first phase expected to come online in 2026.
The five-year collaboration carries an investment ambition of up to $10 billion, with delivery and utilisation now the measures that matter.
A designated zone in Al Seeb, a Green AI Alliance and the Digital Triangle frame infrastructure as an ecosystem for investment and company growth.
The partnership targets financial crime prevention, knowledge intelligence, and governance, risk and compliance for financial and public-sector organisations.
The completed expansion adds operational capacity for a global hyperscaler and strengthens Qatar’s position in AI-ready digital infrastructure.
The six-month extension gives the parties more time to complete regulatory, operational and commercial requirements for the proposed joint venture.
SDAIA’s membership brings Saudi Arabia into a multilateral forum focused on responsible AI, international cooperation and shared policy practice.
The non-binding framework could support up to 250MW of AI data-centre capacity and a future investment platform for Saudi infrastructure.
The strategic partnership gives Qatar access to global funds and co-investment opportunities in sectors including artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure.
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026 highlighted the power, cooling and energy requirements behind the Gulf’s accelerating AI and data-centre build-out.