{"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":"stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025","event_date":"2025-12-18","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"stc's center3 and HUMAIN sign MoU for AI data center joint venture","ar":"«سنتر 3» التابعة لـstc وهيوماين توقعان مذكرة تفاهم لمشروع مشترك لمراكز بيانات الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"stc's subsidiary center3 and HUMAIN signed an MoU on 18 December 2025 to form a joint venture, 51% HUMAIN and 49% stc, to develop and operate AI-focused data centers with an initial capacity of up to 250 MW and a long-term target of 1 GW, subject to customer commitments. The six-month MoU was reportedly extended by a further six months in June 2026 to complete regulatory, operational and commercial requirements. A definitive agreement has not been announced.","ar":"وقّعت «سنتر 3» التابعة لـstc وهيوماين في 18 ديسمبر 2025 مذكرة تفاهم لتأسيس مشروع مشترك بحصة 51 في المائة لهيوماين و49 في المائة لـstc، لتطوير مراكز بيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي وتشغيلها بسعة أولية تصل إلى 250 ميغاواط وهدف طويل الأمد يبلغ 1 غيغاواط، رهناً بالتزامات العملاء. وبحسب ما أُفيد، مُدّدت مذكرة التفاهم، ومدتها ستة أشهر، لستة أشهر أخرى في يونيو 2026 لاستكمال المتطلبات التنظيمية والتشغيلية والتجارية. ولم يُعلن حتى الآن عن اتفاق نهائي."},"entities":["stc","center3","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"initial capacity","label_ar":"السعة الأولية","value":250,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"long-term target","label_ar":"المستهدف طويل الأمد","value":1,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1866924","publisher":"Argaam","title":"stc inks MoU with HUMAIN to develop AI data centers","published":null},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21523829/stc-humain-establish-jv-to-develop-ai-focused-data-centers-in-kingdom?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"stc, HUMAIN establish JV to develop AI-focused data centers in Kingdom","published":null},{"url":"https://meatechwatch.com/2026/06/19/stc-and-humain-extend-talks-on-ai-data-center-joint-venture-targeting-1gw-capacity/","publisher":"MEA Tech Watch","title":"stc and HUMAIN Extend Talks on AI Data Center Joint Venture Targeting 1GW Capacity","published":"2026-06-19"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025.jpg"}}