Manama, Bahrain, November 2, 2025- Batelco by Beyon announced the commissioning of Bahrain’s first purpose-built white-space data centre during the Gateway Gulf / Gateway Investor Forum 2025, saying the new facility forms the initial phase of the Beyon Data Oasis and is aimed squarely at hyperscalers, cloud providers, government and enterprise customers seeking high-density, locally hosted capacity.
The company described the white-space facility as a scalable, carrier-neutral colocation campus with roughly 6,000 square metres of white-space in its first phase, built to support power-dense racks and the cooling resiliency required for AI and cloud workloads.
Beyon framed the project as part of a broader Beyon Data Oasis masterplan, a 140,000 sq. m. development in southern Bahrain, that will expand capacity in stages while offering redundant power, flexible rack configurations and targeted sustainability features.
“This milestone marks a pivotal moment in Bahrain’s digital transformation journey,” Beyon CEO Andrew Kvaalseth said, calling the new data centre a catalyst for attracting international cloud and hyperscale operators to Bahrain.
Batelco by Beyon CEO Maitham Abdulla added that the facility’s commissioning reflects close government collaboration and readiness to host regulated workloads locally. Use of local hosting and white-space neutrality, the company said, removes a key barrier for organisations that require sovereign data handling and low-latency regional connectivity.
Batelco by Beyon also highlighted links between the Data Oasis and Beyon’s adjacent Solar Park, noting that sustainability and power-efficiency measures are being integrated into the campus roadmap to appeal to customers who prioritise low PUE and carbon-aware sourcing. Early technical disclosures indicate the site was constructed with industry-standard redundancy and modular build-out plans to enable incremental scaling for large cloud tenants.
The announcement follows earlier construction and partner milestones for the project, including reported EPC and construction activity with local contractors and a multi-stage delivery plan that began earlier in 2025. Regional outlets and the Bahrain News Agency carried the news alongside Beyon’s own corporate release, providing same-day confirmation of the Gateway Gulf unveiling. Analysts say the delivery is timely: Gulf data-centre markets are competing to capture hyperscaler and cloud demand by offering neutral, well-connected campuses with clear sustainability roadmaps.
Batelco by Beyon said the white-space data centre is now available for customer tours and commercial discussions, and that subsequent phases of the Beyon Data Oasis will be announced as tenant commitments are secured. The company framed the facility as both a commercial asset and a national digital infrastructure step designed to anchor Bahrain more firmly on regional cloud and AI supply chains.
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