Data Center Atlas
Igoudar Dakhla green data centre complex
Announced
Western Sahara · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
State-led programme for a green data centre complex in Dakhla targeting 500 MW, unveiled by Morocco in November 2025 for AI and high-performance computing, to be powered by a dedicated solar and wind farm. In April 2026 two ministries, the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab wilaya and regional council, the Mohammed VI Investment Fund and CDG signed an agreement launching the strategic studies that are to set its governance, economic model, phasing and financing. It is planned in two parts, a sovereign segment for national needs and a segment open to private investors. The sources give no investment figure, operator or schedule.
Source record as of 2026-04-16 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
Igoudar Dakhla green data centre complex
Announced last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Dakhla, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, EH. City coordinates from the Dakhla Wikipedia page; no site within Dakhla has been named. Dakhla is in Western Sahara (ISO code EH), a disputed territory administered by Morocco; the sources present the project as a Moroccan national programme. W.Media; Finances News Hebdo; Wikipedia
Use: Ai unspecified, Hpc, Cloud
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | 500 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2026-09 | Target capacity of the complex; the scope is not stated. | W.Media; Finances News Hebdo; The North Africa Post |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform | Government | Signatory to the April 2026 agreement launching the studies. | Finances News Hebdo |
| Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development | Government | Signatory to the April 2026 agreement launching the studies. | Finances News Hebdo |
| Wilaya of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab | Government | Signatory to the April 2026 agreement launching the studies. | Finances News Hebdo |
| Regional Council of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab | Government | Signatory to the April 2026 agreement launching the studies. | Finances News Hebdo |
| Mohammed VI Investment Fund | Government | State investment fund; signatory to the April 2026 studies agreement. No investment commitment is reported. | Finances News Hebdo |
| Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) | Government | Public financial institution; signatory to the April 2026 studies agreement. No investment commitment is reported. | Finances News Hebdo |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | Announced | Actual | Plans unveiled, with an agreement on the Igoudar programme signed in Dakhla that month; an earlier accord linking digital and energy strategies dates from July 2025. | W.Media; Finances News Hebdo |
| 2026-04 | Other | Actual | Agreement, reported on 16 April 2026 without a signing date, launching the strategic studies on governance, economic model, phasing and financing. | Finances News Hebdo |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | Planned to run fully on green power from a dedicated solar and wind farm. | W.Media |
| Wind | Planned to run fully on green power from a dedicated solar and wind farm. | W.Media |
Still at the study stage: the April 2026 agreement launched the studies that precede any investment decision. A September 2026 article still described the campus as targeting 500 MW with no schedule. Coverage uses both the names Igoudar Dakhla and Igoudar Numérique for the programme.
Sources for these details
- Morocco plans 500 MW green data center in Dakhla — W.Media; 2025-11-24
- Datacenters verts à Dakhla : le Maroc lance le campus « Igoudar Numérique » de 500 MW — Finances News Hebdo; 2026-04-16 · Archived source
- Morocco's Data Center Boom Raises a Power Question — The North Africa Post; 2026-09
- Dakhla, Western Sahara — Wikipedia; publication date not stated · Archived source
- Companies
- Government: Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Wilaya of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Regional Council of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Mohammed VI Investment Fund (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Datacenters verts à Dakhla : le Maroc lance le campus « Igoudar Numérique » de 500 MW evidence row
Finances News Hebdo · published 2026-04-16 · News - Locator
- Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality evidence
- Source checks
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Location details
- Coordinates
- 23.70806, -15.94556
- Geometry licence
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- Use scope
- Locality reference only
- Scope class
- locality
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- City coordinates from the Dakhla Wikipedia page; no site within Dakhla has been named. Dakhla is in Western Sahara (ISO code EH), a disputed territory administered by Morocco; the sources present the project as a Moroccan national programme.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
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A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakhla, Western Sahara Archived copy | Wikipedia Other | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Wikipedia | 41365e4820b9d503401f520781e88f999185b4d2def202bd1ad5ec84156c5b34Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Datacenters verts à Dakhla : le Maroc lance le campus « Igoudar Numérique » de 500 MW Archived copy | Finances News Hebdo News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Milestone: Other, Role: Government | source-terms-not-recorded | Finances News Hebdo | 3a1e307f252a65c59eb854648bc8ba33ce123977c3a040ab442ec11459955dabFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Morocco plans 500 MW green data center in Dakhla Archived copy | W.Media Trade publication | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Power Source: Solar, Power Source: Wind | source-terms-not-recorded | W.Media | 2414794f68256b7ee01eb11f2d5566a5f810b21b5eb6e63cddddabfeda521de0Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Morocco's Data Center Boom Raises a Power Question Archived copy | The North Africa Post News | Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity | source-terms-not-recorded | The North Africa Post | 47dd3f06e26635e439c43681097a85001810b258e1df7b6da1ab350d4fd8171eFactual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Igoudar Dakhla green data centre complex [site vcc-site-1057cda1149b646f7a24]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-1057cda1149b646f7a24/
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