During GITEX GLOBAL 2025, G42 reported that construction of Stargate UAE, a 1 gigawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence infrastructure cluster being built by its subsidiary Khazna Data Centers, has moved rapidly from design to construction and is progressing steadily toward a planned 2026 delivery.
The facility was announced in May as part of a 5-gigawatt UAE–US AI Campus collaboration with global partners OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, Cisco, and SoftBank.
“Construction is now well underway and progressing steadily toward the planned 2026 delivery,” a G42 spokesperson said in a statement. Khazna has adopted a design-to-build approach to ensure a seamless transition from concept to execution.
The team is building the first 200 megawatts of the 1 gigawatt mega-scale infrastructure on an accelerated timeline, according to G42.
Stargate UAE: Progress highlights
Design and engineering work for Stargate UAE is progressing to plan, with civil, structural, and architectural construction well advanced. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems are also being finalised, and key modular components have entered production.
The project has completed procurement of all long-lead equipment and has already received its first deliveries of mechanical systems to the site, G42 said, describing this as evidence of the strength and reliability of the project’s supply chain performance.
Developed to support the UAE’s broader strategy of expanding national-scale AI infrastructure, the facility will serve as a cornerstone of the country’s AI ecosystem, enabling G42’s vision of the “Intelligence Grid” and ultimately an AI-native society.
Khazna Data Centers is described as one of the fastest-growing hyperscale data center platforms globally, delivering advanced infrastructure designed to handle high-density computing requirements essential for next-generation AI-powered applications.
