Microsoft, G42 announce 200 MW data centre capacity expansion in the UAE


FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -Microsoft and Abu Dhabi's G42 on Wednesday announced a 200-megawatt expansion of data centre capacity in the United Arab Emirates as part of an over $15 billion investment commitment by the U.S. tech giant in the Gulf country.

The expansion will be delivered through Khazna Data Centers, a unit of G42, and it is expected to start coming online before the end of next year, the two firms said in a joint statement, without providing further details.

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