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center3 Saudi Data Center Portfolio

Saudi Arabia; national portfolio, Saudi ArabiaStatus under reviewProgram
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Updated
Oct 28, 2026

center3 operates Saudi Arabia's carrier-neutral data center and connectivity platform. Its current material describes 25 data centers across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait, while its map identifies 23 Saudi facilities; the company targets 300 MW installed capacity by 2027 and 1 GW by 2030 across a broader regional expansion program.

Capacity

Installed capacity target 2027

Planned / design or future potential

300 MW

Source

Total capacity target 2030

Planned / design or future potential

1,000 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Current operating portfolioOperational

Portfolio layer; individual facilities are not instantiated.

2027 installed-capacity targetPlanned

Regional/company target; achieved value and site allocation unresolved.

2030 capacity targetPlanned

Regional/company target; not current Saudi live capacity.

Milestones (4)
center3 traces its platform to stc's 2020 digital-hub plan

2020 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Program designation

Source not linked
300 MW by 2027 and 1 GW by 2030 targets announced

Aug 4, 2025 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked
HUMAIN connectivity framework announced

Oct 14, 2025 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Customer commitment

Source not linked
Sahara Net partnership announced

Nov 19, 2025 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Customer commitment

Source not linked

Participants

center3

Operator

Sources by role
Operator (1)
Operator (1)
HUMAIN

Customer

Sources by role
Customer (1)
Sahara Net

Operator

Sources by role
Operator (1)
stc Group

Owner

Sources by role
Owner (1)
Other participants (1)
Huawei

Supplier

Sources by role
Supplier (1)

Site & development

Saudi ix locations

Actual

Jeddah; Riyadh; Dammam cities

Source

Global cable landing station access

Actual

4 stations

Source

Colocation model

Actual

Carrier neutral

Source

Additional project facts

Corporate parent ownership

Transaction scope

100 percent

Source

Legal name

Actual

Digital Centers for Data and Telecommunications Company

Source

Regional data center count

Actual

25 facilities

Source

Mapped saudi data center count

Actual

23 facilities

Source

Mapped central region count

Actual

11 facilities

Source

Mapped eastern region count

Actual

3 facilities

Source

Mapped southern region count

Actual

1 facilities

Source

Mapped western region count

Actual

6 facilities

Source

Mapped northern region count

Actual

2 facilities

Source

Sahara net partnership scope

Transaction scope

Hosting and colocation across the Kingdom

Source

Humain framework scope

Actual

Connectivity for Saudi AI ambitions

Source

Huawei partnership scope

Actual

Huawei Cloud Zone in Saudi Arabia

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (7)
Site facility

Operational

25 facilities

Across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait; not 25 Saudi facilities.

Site facility

Reported context

23 facilities

Derived from five official-map region counts; reconcile remaining regional sites.

Fiber

Operational

3 Saudi cities

Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.

Fiber

Reported context

8,000 km

Network-map metric; exact owned versus accessed routes unresolved.

Fiber

Reported context

4 stations

Access to global cable landing stations; exact list queued.

Electric grid

Planned or represented

300 MW

Capacity basis and delivered status unresolved.

Electric grid

Planned or represented

1,000 MW

Company/regional target, not current Saudi live capacity.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.