Stargate UAE
- Planned / design
- 1,000 MW
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
Stargate UAE is a planned 1 GW AI-compute cluster in Abu Dhabi, distinct from the announced 5 GW UAE–U.S. AI Campus that hosts it. G42 and Khazna are delivering the physical infrastructure for the OpenAI–Oracle operating partnership. The initial 200 MW facility remains the focus of published construction reporting. G42’s October 2025 update forecast delivery in 2026; ALEC’s August 2026 project table separately reported 52% contractor completion as of June and an expected contract-completion year of 2027. These are different milestones, not evidence of a confirmed operator go-live revision. ALEC describes a 200 MW electrical design, 200 MW of heat rejection and liquid/immersion cooling approaches. These design figures do not establish commissioned IT load. Its reported AED 5.2 billion first-phase contract is not the cost or financing of the full cluster. TAQA is developing a broader Stargate electricity and water scheme, but its capacity cannot be allocated to this cluster from the published report. Cisco’s announced role covers connectivity and security; installed carrier routes and resilience ratings remain undisclosed. Entity-level US advanced-computing authorizations progressed in July 2026, without proving chip delivery or local permit completion. Precise cluster parcels, project-specific financing, actual water demand and verified commissioning remain unresolved in the reviewed public evidence.
The planned 1 GW Stargate cluster is within the 5 GW host-campus envelope. The host envelope and cluster capacity overlap and are not additive. Related record
Capacity
Host campus capacity
Planned / design or future potential5,000 MW
Separate or overlapping physical boundary
SourceALEC initial 200 MW contract progress as of June 2026
Contractor completion percentage; not commissioned IT52 percent
SourceALEC initial 200 MW contract expected completion, not operator go live
Contractor forecast reported in August 2026; not a confirmed operator revision2027
SourceInitial 200 MW facility electrical design capacity, not operating IT
Planned / design or future potential200 MW electrical
SourceInitial facility thermal heat rejection design, not electrical or IT load
Planned / design or future potential200 MW thermal
SourceInitial 200 MW facility built up design area, not land area
Planned / design or future potential250,000 square metres
SourceInitial 200 MW facility cooling design
Planned / design or future potentialALEC describes liquid and immersion cooling approaches; commissioned configuration and operational deployment unverified system
SourceBroader TAQA Stargate utility service design demand; cluster allocation unknown
Broader utility scheme in development; not cluster load or proof of energization2,000 MW
SourceOperating 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
Participants
Physical developer
Operator and compute platform
Operator and cloud infrastructure
Broader Stargate utility scheme developer; cluster allocation unverified
Other participants (7)
Project sponsor
Accelerator supplier
Network and security supplier
Strategic partner
Initial 200 MW construction contractor
Initial phase MEP and cooling
Initial phase modular prefabrication
Capital & incentives
Site & development
Initial 200 MW facility construction participants for client Khazna
Structural, design/modular, MEP, prefabrication and ELV rolesALEC Construction: structure; ALEC Data Center Solutions: design/modular delivery; ALEMCO: MEP and cooling; LINQ: prefabrication; ALEC Technologies: ELV systems organizations
SourceTechnical specifications
Broader TAQA Stargate utility water scheme
In development47 MIGD pumping station, two water tanks and 40 km pipeline in development; infrastructure ratings are not consumption or an allocation to the 1 GW cluster or initial 200 MW phase scheme
SourceAdditional project facts
Initial 200 MW developer delivery forecast
G42 October 2025 forecast; distinct from ALEC contract completion2026
SourceBroader TAQA Stargate utility transmission scheme
In development14 Substations and over 400 km of cables/overhead lines in development; not confirmed completed cluster assets, and cluster allocation is unknown scheme
SourceKhazna corporate platform ownership, not project company equity
Platform level transactionG42 majority; MGX and Silver Lake minority; e& exited. Stargate project-SPV equity and fee ownership are not established by this corporate transaction. ownership
SourceG42/Core42 entity level advanced computing regulatory context
Entity level export control ruleAuthorized recipients under specified BIS conditions effective July 10, 2026; not proof of Stargate chip delivery, local permits or commissioning authorization
SourceG42/Core42 recipient authorization expiry absent subsequent BIS notice
Conditional entity level export authorization expiry; not a construction milestoneApr 6, 2027
SourceInfrastructure & permits
Technical details (4)
Contractor description
ALEC describes liquid and immersion cooling approaches; commissioned configuration and operational deployment unverified
Broader utility scheme in development; not cluster load or proof of energization
2 GW
In development
14 substations and over 400 km of cables/overhead lines in development; not confirmed completed cluster assets, and cluster allocation is unknown
In development
47 MIGD pumping station, two water tanks and 40 km pipeline in development; infrastructure ratings are not consumption or an allocation to the 1 GW cluster or initial 200 MW phase
Project map
G42/Core42 entity level advanced computing regulatory context · Authorized recipients under specified BIS conditions effective July 10, 2026; not proof of Stargate chip delivery, local permits or commissioning
Stargate UAE
Jul 14, 2026
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.