Riyadh, October 28, 2025- HUMAIN, the Saudi AI company backed by the Public Investment Fund, and AirTrunk, the hyperscale data-centre operator backed by Blackstone, said they will partner to develop a large data-centre campus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with an initial investment of about USD 3 billion, the firms said in a joint announcement.
The project is the first phase in a broader plan to scale secure, sustainable AI infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, tying into the country’s wider push to become a global AI hub. HUMAIN, launched earlier this year with PIF backing, said the campus will combine the company’s end-to-end AI capabilities with AirTrunk’s hyperscale design and operational experience to deliver high-density compute for cloud and AI workloads.
The announcement quotes HUMAIN chief executive Tareq Amin saying the partnership “marks a pivotal moment in creating scalable, secure, and sustainable data centre capacity to support the rapid growth of AI and cloud computing” in the Kingdom.
AirTrunk’s published statement frames the collaboration as AirTrunk’s strategic entry into the Middle East market and highlights the operational scale the firm brings to large campus developments.
Reporters point to HUMAIN’s aggressive infrastructure plans, including previously stated ambitions for multiple gigawatts of capacity, as the commercial rationale for seeking experienced hyperscale partners.
Key technical and commercial details remain to be disclosed: the companies’ statement does not list a site, exact MW capacity for the campus, customer contracts, or a construction timetable, and it leaves financing structure and ownership shares between the partners unspecified. Observers say the next verification steps will be local land and permitting filings, commercial-offtake announcements, and any regulatory approvals required for large energy-intensive facilities in Saudi Arabia.
The partnership highlights how sovereign capital and global data-centre developers are moving quickly to capture AI workloads, combining local funding and market access with overseas operational expertise to shorten deployment timelines. For now, the companies’ joint release and corroborating news coverage provide the public record; journalists and industry watchers will be looking for follow-up disclosures that clarify scale, timing, and commercial partners.
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