Data Center Atlas
Khazna QAJ1 AI data center (Ajman)
Under construction
United Arab Emirates · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
AI-optimised, liquid-cooled data center being built by Khazna Data Centers in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, with 20 data halls of 5 MW each for 100 MW of IT load, the largest facility in Khazna's portfolio. Construction by Laing O'Rourke began in October 2024 with a 15-month target, and power is to come from Etihad Water and Electricity. By April 2025 the steel structure was complete and the first phase was rescheduled to December 2026 from an earlier 3Q 2025 date. In February 2026 the Uptime Institute awarded the design documents Tier III certification.
Source record as of 2025-10-14 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
Khazna QAJ1 AI data center (Ajman)
Under construction last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Ajman, AE. Sources name only Ajman. Coordinates are the Ajman city point from its Wikipedia article and stand in for the emirate; the plot location is not published. W.Media; MEED; Wikipedia
Use: Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | 100 MW | Under construction · Campus · Unspecified | 2024-10-18 | Reported as 20 data halls of 5 MW each; these reports do not state the scope. | W.Media; MEED; MEED |
| Power capacity | 100 MW | Planned · Campus · It load | 2026-02-25 | The Uptime Institute release describes 100 MW of total IT load, with 5 MW of IT capacity in each of 20 halls. | ITWeb Africa (Uptime Institute release via Business Wire) |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khazna Data Centers | Developer | W.Media; MEED; Khazna Data Centers; ITWeb Africa (Uptime Institute release via Business Wire) | |
| Laing O'Rourke | Builder | MEED | |
| Etihad Water and Electricity | Utility | W.Media; MEED |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | Announced | Actual | Announced by Khazna in a LinkedIn post reported on 15 October 2024. | W.Media |
| 2024-10 | Construction started | Actual | Laing O'Rourke started construction; completion was then expected within 15 months. | MEED |
| 2025-04 | Other | Actual | Khazna said the steel structures were complete. | MEED |
| 2026-12 | First operational | Planned | Initial phase target as of April 2025, a delay from an earlier 3Q 2025 completion date. | MEED; Enterprise AM |
| 2026-02 | Other | Actual | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents awarded; the design certification does not cover a built facility. | ITWeb Africa (Uptime Institute release via Business Wire) |
Power supply
Status rests on Khazna saying in October 2025 that it was developing hyperscale facilities in Ajman and on MEED's April 2025 report of completed steel structures; the February 2026 certification release speaks of performance once the facility is constructed, and no later construction or opening report was found. MEED reported in October 2024 a multibillion-dirham cost with no exact figure, and a project area of 100,000 square metres without saying whether that is floor or land area, so neither is recorded as a metric.
Sources for these details
- Khazna announces construction of 100 MW AI optimised Data Center in Ajman — W.Media; 2024-10-15 · Archived source
- Construction begins on Khazna data centre in Ajman — MEED; 2024-10-18 · Archived source
- Khazna breaks ground on new UAE data centre projects — MEED; 2025-04-22
- Khazna to boost UAE data center infrastructure with 60 MW projects — Enterprise AM; 2025-04-22
- Khazna Data Centers to Add Over 1GW Hyperscale Capacity Across Multiple Countries By 2030 — Khazna Data Centers; 2025-10-14
- Khazna Awarded Uptime Tier III Certification of Design Documents for Ajman, UAE Facility, Largest in Company's Portfolio — ITWeb Africa (Uptime Institute release via Business Wire); 2026-02-25
- Ajman — Wikipedia; publication date not stated · Archived source
- Companies
- Developer: Khazna Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Khazna Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Khazna Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Khazna Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Builder: Laing O'Rourke (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Etihad Water and Electricity (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Etihad Water and Electricity (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Khazna breaks ground on new UAE data centre projects evidence row
MEED · published 2025-04-22 · Trade publication - Locator
- State or region reference only · Compiled location reference · admin1 evidence
- Source checks
Not reviewed against imagery not_
reviewed
No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 378 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 25.41361, 55.44556
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- State or region reference only
- Scope class
- admin1
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- Sources name only Ajman. Coordinates are the Ajman city point from its Wikipedia article and stand in for the emirate; the plot location is not published.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 2b3603ad
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman Archived copy | Wikipedia Other | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Wikipedia | 65aafc13fc08c6710ad08d1f9844be84664ba41998e9eedc0973ac0306910a56Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Construction begins on Khazna data centre in Ajman Archived copy | MEED Trade publication | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Construction Started, Power Source: Grid, Role: Builder, Role: Developer, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | MEED | 5457501bb08c4c0e3ecda1cb25eb9d2650c8a6d138d35ba981af99661240adfeFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Khazna announces construction of 100 MW AI optimised Data Center in Ajman Archived copy | W.Media Trade publication | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | W.Media | f4945a5fc12173736d1c6cfbbec2d37e09da86a4ba33c911e0d2a0b90b912624Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Khazna Awarded Uptime Tier III Certification of Design Documents for Ajman, UAE Facility, Largest in Company's Portfolio Archived copy | ITWeb Africa (Uptime Institute release via Business Wire) Trade publication | Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Other, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | ITWeb Africa (Uptime Institute release via Business Wire) | 29e9c90cd57dd961c0dd6a4de99076edc0000835f0a075811658144e920b6ab6Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Khazna breaks ground on new UAE data centre projects Archived copy | MEED Trade publication | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational, Milestone: Other | source-terms-not-recorded | MEED | 3702a4e1cf33de3d74459a4a9013e7cab56d20763c592da11fa51c957b29d9b3Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Khazna Data Centers to Add Over 1GW Hyperscale Capacity Across Multiple Countries By 2030 Archived copy | Khazna Data Centers Company disclosure | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | Khazna Data Centers | 01b74e0951b3ee5cc9fe1125bfa63180f9da5ab330d5be610f8e83236c34c6f6Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Khazna to boost UAE data center infrastructure with 60 MW projects Archived copy | Enterprise AM News | Imported: Record, Milestone: First Operational | source-terms-not-recorded | Enterprise AM | 64a303a633a7473c99ab62af091ee027d6a3cdfc16f7ec2a431d22c51fe536e8Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Khazna QAJ1 AI data center (Ajman) [site vcc-site-284562d636d49db446ea]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-284562d636d49db446ea/
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