Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced in a statement that it has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
The new sustainable, carbon-neutral green data centre uses 100 percent renewable energy and has a capacity exceeding 100 megawatts (MW).
The project is the second solar-powered green data centre in Dubai launched by Moro Hub.
The centre will offer digital products and services using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, such as cloud services, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Since the new green Data Centre is the largest in the Middle East and Africa, it will enable global hyper-scalers to access carbon-free computing.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East, and signed by Marwan Bin Haidar, Vice Chairman and Group CEO Digital DEWA and Jerry Liu, CEO of Huawei UAE.
“The sustainable data centre supports Dubai’s 10X initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to make the emirate a city of the future, putting it 10 years ahead of other global cities.,” Al Tayer said.
“We are pleased to associate with Moro Hub as the key technology provider for the largest green data centre in the region. This is an important association and it allows us to strengthen our partnership with Moro Hub and take part in fortifying the UAE’s sustainable development goals,” Yang said.
Commenting on this announcement, Mustapha Louni, Senior Vice President, Middle East, Africa & Greater India, Uptime Institute, said, “Construction of the most sustainable Uptime Institute TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the region will provide green leadership to the IT industry at large, and we are confident that this new facility will support the country’s sustainable economic growth for years to come.”
