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center3 Saudi Data Center Portfolio

Saudi Arabia; national portfolio, Saudi ArabiaStatus Under Review
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center3
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Last updated
Aug 26, 2026
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About center3 Saudi Data Center Portfolio

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

Operating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
It Load300 MWForecast · center3 Saudi Data Center Portfolio
It Load1,000 MWForecast · center3 Saudi Data Center Portfolio

Development

3 phases · 4 milestones
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.

Jan 1, 2020
center3 traces its platform to stc's 2020 digital-hub plan
Completed
Aug 4, 2025
300 MW by 2027 and 1 GW by 2030 targets announced
Forecast
Oct 14, 2025
HUMAIN connectivity framework announced
Forecast
Nov 19, 2025
Sahara Net partnership announced
Forecast

Infrastructure

Site FacilityOperational

25 facilities

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

Site FacilityReported Context

23 facilities

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

FiberOperational

3 Saudi cities

Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.

FiberReported Context

8,000 km

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

FiberReported Context

4 stations

Access to global cable landing stations; exact list queued.

Electric GridPlanned Or Represented

300 MW

Capacity basis and delivered status unresolved.

Electric GridPlanned Or Represented

1,000 MW

Company/regional target, not current Saudi live capacity.

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Capacity figures
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No map point available

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

17 facts
Corporate Parent Ownership
100 percent
Transaction Scope
stc Groupstc Annual Report 2024 — Subsidiaries and Investment
Legal Name
Digital Centers for Data and Telecommunications Company
Actual
stc Groupstc Annual Report 2024 — Subsidiaries and Investment
Regional Data Center Count
25 facilities
Actual
center3Colocation
Mapped Saudi Data Center Count
23 facilities
Actual
center3Global Network
Mapped Central Region Count
11 facilities
Actual
center3Global Network
Mapped Eastern Region Count
3 facilities
Actual
center3Global Network
Mapped Southern Region Count
1 facilities
Actual
center3Global Network
Mapped Western Region Count
6 facilities
Actual
center3Global Network
Mapped Northern Region Count
2 facilities
Actual
center3Global Network
Saudi Ix Locations
Jeddah; Riyadh; Dammam cities
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center3Global Network
Global Cable Landing Station Access
4 stations
Actual
center3Global Network
Colocation Model
Carrier neutral
Actual
center3About center3center3Colocation
Installed Capacity Target 2027
300 MW
Forecast
center3center3 Drives MENA's Digital Transformation with Ambitious 1 Gigawatt Data Center Expansion
Total Capacity Target 2030
1,000 MW
Forecast
center3center3 Drives MENA's Digital Transformation with Ambitious 1 Gigawatt Data Center Expansion
Sahara Net Partnership Scope
Hosting and colocation across the Kingdom
Transaction Scope
center3center3 and Sahara Net Form Strategic Colocation Partnership
Humain Framework Scope
Connectivity for Saudi AI ambitions
Actual
center3center3 and HUMAIN Sign Framework Agreement
Huawei Partnership Scope
Huawei Cloud Zone in Saudi Arabia
Actual
center3center3 Signs Strategic Partnership with Huawei to Launch Huawei Cloud Zone