SDAIA lays foundation stone for 480MW Hexagon government data center
By Cicada DeskEvent date: 1 min read
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In brief
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) laid the foundation stone in early January 2026 for Hexagon, a 480 MW government data center in Riyadh covering about 30 million square feet, which SDAIA describes as the world's largest government data center and says it has designed to Tier IV.
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) laid the foundation stone in early January 2026 for Hexagon, a 480 MW government data center in Riyadh covering about 30 million square feet, which SDAIA describes as the world's largest government data center and says it has designed to Tier IV. Gulf News put the project's estimated value at about $2.7 billion, and SDAIA has not published a cost figure.
SDAIA says Hexagon will host more than 290 government systems, supporting e-government services and national data sovereignty. SDAIA President Abdullah Alghamdi called it a strategic national initiative aligned with Vision 2030.
Key figures
- 480MWcapacity
- $2.7bnestimated cost (Gulf News estimate)
Sources
This report is compiled from the sources below. Cicada links to every source we rely on.
- 1Saudi Arabia Advances Vision 2030 with Groundbreaking SDAIA Data Center Project TechAfrica News · 5 Jan 2026
- 2SDAIA lays foundation stone for 480MW Hexagon government data center in Riyadh W.Media
- 3Saudi Arabia starts work on huge government data centre AGBI · Jan 2026
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "SDAIA lays foundation stone for 480MW Hexagon government data center". Cicada, January 2026. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026
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