Stargate UAE | $30B 5GW G42 & OpenAI AI Campus Abu Dhabi

Status: Under Construction   |   Location: Abu Dhabi

Project Overview

Unveiled in the presence of global leaders, Stargate UAE represents a cornerstone project within the U.S.–UAE AI Acceleration Partnership and signals the country’s ambition to become a global hub for sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure. The $30 billion+ megacampus is being developed by G42 in collaboration with a powerful “Global Tech Alliance” that includes OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and Cisco. The initiative is designed to create a next-generation AI computing environment capable of supporting hyperscale model training, large-scale inference, and advanced data processing across the Middle East and beyond.

A key objective of Stargate UAE is to enable “Sovereign AI” capabilities, allowing the UAE and regional partners to develop and operate advanced AI models locally while maintaining full control over data governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. This infrastructure will support major regional AI models such as Jais, one of the world’s leading Arabic large language models, as well as next-generation systems like K2 Think, designed for high-performance reasoning and enterprise AI workloads.

The first phase of the project includes a 200-megawatt AI compute cluster scheduled to become operational in September 2026. The campus is engineered with a highly resilient “Tri-Fuel” power architecture combining dedicated nuclear energy from the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, utility-scale solar generation, and natural gas backup systems to guarantee uninterrupted 24/7 AI operations.

In March 2026, South Korea officially joined the initiative as a strategic technology partner, further expanding the project’s international collaboration and strengthening its role as one of the world’s most ambitious AI infrastructure developments.

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