MCIT and SDAIA issue National Data Center Strategy targeting 1.5GW by 2030
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In brief
In June 2025 the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched the National Data Center Strategy, targeting up to 1.5 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2030, one of the Middle East's largest planned national builds.
In June 2025 the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched the National Data Center Strategy, targeting up to 1.5 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2030, one of the Middle East's largest planned national builds. The strategy stresses foreign investment, localization partnerships and public-private collaboration.
HUMAIN's own 2030 target of 1.9 GW is higher than the national figure.
Key figures
- 1.5GWnational capacity target 2030
Sources
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- 1Saudi Arabia ICT: New Data Center Strategy to Accelerate AI and Cloud Expansion U.S. International Trade Administration · 4 Aug 2025
- 2Saudi Arabia's data centre expansion: regulatory framework and strategic considerations Greenberg Traurig · Jan 2026
- 3Saudi Data Center Capacity: The Real Megawatts vision2030.ai (independent analysis)
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "MCIT and SDAIA issue National Data Center Strategy targeting 1.5GW by 2030". Cicada, June 2025. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/national-data-center-strategy-2025
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