xAI and HUMAIN to build 500MW data center in Saudi Arabia
By Cicada DeskEvent date: 1 min read
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In brief
Elon Musk announced at the US-Saudi Investment Forum on 19 November 2025 that xAI, HUMAIN and Nvidia will build a 500 MW AI data center in Saudi Arabia, powered by Nvidia chips.
Elon Musk announced at the US-Saudi Investment Forum on 19 November 2025 that xAI, HUMAIN and Nvidia will build a 500 MW AI data center in Saudi Arabia, powered by Nvidia chips. The agreement includes deploying xAI's Grok models across the Kingdom, described as the first nationwide Grok deployment.
No site or timeline has been disclosed.
Key figures
- 500MWcapacity
Sources
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- 1xAI and HUMAIN to build 500 MW data center in Saudi Arabia W.Media
- 2xAI and HUMAIN to build 500MW Saudi Arabia data center Baxtel
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "xAI and HUMAIN to build 500MW data center in Saudi Arabia". Cicada, 19 November 2025. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-xai-500mw-2025
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