Khazna Begins Saudi Arabia Expansion with Acquisition of 200MW Data Centre Campus Land in Dammam
UAE’s leading hyperscale data centre provider enters the Saudi market with a major land purchase and senior leadership appointment to support Vision 2030 digital goals
Khazna Data Centers, a UAE-based hyperscale digital infrastructure provider, has formally entered the Saudi Arabian market with the acquisition of a 225,000-square-metre parcel of land in the port city of Dammam to develop a next-generation data centre campus capable of supporting up to 200 megawatts of AI-ready capacity.
The development marks the company’s first major project in the Kingdom as it expands to meet rising demand for sovereign, high-performance cloud, artificial intelligence and hyperscale computing workloads.
In conjunction with the land purchase, Khazna appointed Mohammed Bin Hassan as Country Head for Saudi Arabia, tasking him with leading local operations, deepening partnerships with regional clients and overseeing the Dammam campus build-out as part of broader expansion efforts aligned with Saudi Vision 2030’s digital transformation and national data strategy.
Bin Hassan brings more than two decades of experience in technology strategy and digital transformation, including senior roles within the Kingdom’s public and private sectors.
The planned Dammam facility is designed using modular architecture to allow rapid scalability, flexible rack configurations and the integration of high-density power solutions suitable for evolving AI and cloud workloads.
Advanced sustainability features and energy-efficient systems are expected to support its long-term operation, with plans to pursue LEED Gold-level certification.
Analysts say Khazna’s entry supports Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to become a regional hub for digital infrastructure and complements ongoing efforts to build sovereign cloud and AI ecosystems capable of powering enterprise, government and hyperscaler customers.
Khazna already operates dozens of data centres globally and is developing over one gigawatt of additional AI-ready capacity across the Middle East, Europe and other key markets.
Its expansion into Saudi Arabia underscores a significant step in the company’s international growth strategy and reflects the broader acceleration of data centre investment across the Gulf as nations prioritise digital economy objectives.
The development marks the company’s first major project in the Kingdom as it expands to meet rising demand for sovereign, high-performance cloud, artificial intelligence and hyperscale computing workloads.
In conjunction with the land purchase, Khazna appointed Mohammed Bin Hassan as Country Head for Saudi Arabia, tasking him with leading local operations, deepening partnerships with regional clients and overseeing the Dammam campus build-out as part of broader expansion efforts aligned with Saudi Vision 2030’s digital transformation and national data strategy.
Bin Hassan brings more than two decades of experience in technology strategy and digital transformation, including senior roles within the Kingdom’s public and private sectors.
The planned Dammam facility is designed using modular architecture to allow rapid scalability, flexible rack configurations and the integration of high-density power solutions suitable for evolving AI and cloud workloads.
Advanced sustainability features and energy-efficient systems are expected to support its long-term operation, with plans to pursue LEED Gold-level certification.
Analysts say Khazna’s entry supports Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to become a regional hub for digital infrastructure and complements ongoing efforts to build sovereign cloud and AI ecosystems capable of powering enterprise, government and hyperscaler customers.
Khazna already operates dozens of data centres globally and is developing over one gigawatt of additional AI-ready capacity across the Middle East, Europe and other key markets.
Its expansion into Saudi Arabia underscores a significant step in the company’s international growth strategy and reflects the broader acceleration of data centre investment across the Gulf as nations prioritise digital economy objectives.
