{"publisher":"Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Cite as: Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","docs":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/llms.txt","item":{"id":"leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments","event_date":"2026-09-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"LEAP 2026 day two adds $2.5bn for data centers and cloud","ar":"اليوم الثاني من ليب 2026 يضيف 2.5 مليار دولار لمراكز البيانات والحوسبة السحابية"},"summary":{"en":"On day two of LEAP 2026, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) reported about $2.5 billion in new investments. Al Moammar Information Systems committed $1.2 billion to reach 192 MW of capacity; NHC Innovation about $880 million (SAR 3.3 billion) for the Khuzam Digital Valley, targeting 65 MW by 2033 with NAVER Innovation and BytePlus as anchor customers; Vision Invest and Africa Finance Corporation $300 million for WIOCC; and Mobily and BytePlus more than $150 million for a cloud region. Nokia opened its first Saudi R&D center, and HPE expanded its Saudi Made program.","ar":"أعلنت وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات في اليوم الثاني من ليب 2026 عن استثمارات جديدة بنحو 2.5 مليار دولار، منها 1.2 مليار دولار من «المعمر لأنظمة المعلومات» للوصول إلى سعة 192 ميغاواط، ونحو 880 مليون دولار (3.3 مليار ريال) من «إن إتش سي للابتكار» لـ«وادي خزام الرقمي» بهدف الوصول إلى 65 ميغاواط بحلول 2033 مع «نافر للابتكار» و«بايت بلس» عميلين رئيسيين، و300 مليون دولار من «فيجن إنفست» و«مؤسسة التمويل الأفريقية» لـ«دبليو آي أو سي سي (WIOCC)»، وأكثر من 150 مليون دولار من «موبايلي» و«بايت بلس» لمنطقة سحابية. وافتتحت «نوكيا» أول مركز للبحث والتطوير لها في السعودية، ووسّعت «إتش بي إي» برنامج «صُنع في السعودية»."},"entities":["Al Moammar Information Systems","NHC Innovation","Vision Invest","Mobily","BytePlus","NAVER","Nokia","HPE"],"figures":[{"label":"day-two investments","label_ar":"استثمارات اليوم الثاني","value":2.5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"Al Moammar investment","label_ar":"استثمار المعمر","value":1.2,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"Khuzam Digital Valley capacity by 2033","label_ar":"سعة وادي خزام الرقمي بحلول 2033","value":65,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.mcit.gov.sa/en/node/256522","publisher":"Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)","title":"LEAP 2026 Day Two: Over $2.5 Billion in Investments to Expand Saudi Data Center and Advanced Technology Capabilities","published":"2026-09-01"},{"url":"https://english.aawsat.com/node/5316320","publisher":"Asharq Al-Awsat","title":"National Housing Company Invests About $880 Million in Riyadh Data Center","published":"2026-09-09"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/menaplus/2026/09/04/saudi-secures-new-compute-offtakers-and-builders-at-leap/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi secures new compute offtakers and builders at LEAP","published":"2026-09-04"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments.jpg"}}