A consortium of Omani and international companies plans an AI data center complex in Salalah, Oman, with planned capacity of up to 400MW and an initial investment of 3 billion dollars, Datacenter Dynamics reported. The consortium is led by Omani investment firm Mubbadrah and includes London based Sustopia Capital, global holding company Vela Tech and Dubai based renewable developer O2 Global Energy, which will develop 400MW of solar generation with battery storage for the project.
The facility will be purpose-built for hyperscalers and powered by a mix of grid and renewable energy, with potential for future expansion. Mubbadrah chief executive Yasser Al Barami said the 3 billion dollars covers buildings, electricity, cooling, network connectivity and fiber, while servers and specialized chips would be provided by tenants. American cloud computing firm Crusoe has indicated interest in becoming a potential customer for the project’s capacity.