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Facility with an overall capacity exceeding 100 MW to support next-generation digital infrastructure: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer reviews construction progress at Moro Hub’s new Green Data Centre in Warsan · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Digital Horizons, your weekly briefing
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  on the technology shaping our world. Today, our
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  focus is on Dubai, where the blueprint for a
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  sustainable digital future is being built quite
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  literally. That's right. There's significant
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  movement on a key project. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyir, the managing director and
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  CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  Diwa, was just on site in the Warsan district.
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  He was inspecting the first phase of a massive
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  solar -powered green data center and officially
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  endorsed the start of its second phase. So this
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  facility is being developed by Moro Hub, which
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  is a subsidiary of Diwa's digital arm. Right,
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  and this is their fourth green data center, so
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  that really underscores a long -term commitment.
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  We're talking a planned capacity of over 100
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  megawatts, and it's designed to be fully AI -ready.
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  This is a powerhouse in every sense of the word.
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  It absolutely is, and during his tour, Altair
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  articulated the ambitious vision driving this
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  whole investment. He stated, and I quote, The
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  Green Data Center in Warsan embodies the sighted
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  vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rasht
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  al -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
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  of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which aims to
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  build a future based on sustainability and innovation.
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  Through MoroHub's green data centers, we contribute
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  to enhancing the UAE's pioneering position in
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  the green economy by presenting a leading global
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  model, proving that the future is built on two
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  main pillars, clean energy as the foundation
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  for environmental sustainability and artificial
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  intelligence as the driver of progress and efficiency.
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  The nation has successfully integrated these
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  two axes into a single strategic vision, transforming
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  it from a consumer of technology into an active
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  partner in its creation. That's a remarkable
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  mission statement. That line about shifting from
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  a consumer of technology into an active partner
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  in its creation? That's key. So it's not just
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  about being green. It's about owning the technological
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  future and powering it with clean energy. Precisely.
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  It's a holistic strategy. He reinforced this
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  by adding, The project embodies the integration
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  of technological development and environmental
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  preservation, helping to strengthen the UAE's
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  pioneering position in the green economy. So
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  this is Dubai really cementing its role as a
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  global hub for future -ready tech. Exactly. And
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  with the first phase scheduled to launch in the
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  second half of this year, we're going to see
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  the impact very soon. Now, here's a question
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  we'd like you to think about. As the world's
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  demand for data and AI grows exponentially, is
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  building massive solar -powered data centers
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  the most viable path forward for every nation
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  to reconcile technological ambition with climate
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  responsibility?