10 May 2021 | Antony Savvas Moro Hub, a digital unit of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data centre in the Middle East and Africa.
Located at the 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the new carbon-neutral Tier 3 data centre will use 100% renewable energy and have a capacity exceeding 100MW, said the partners.
It is the second solar-powered data centre in Dubai launched by Moro Hub, with the other one being located at Dubai Marina - another Tier 3 facility but offering a more modest 9MW.
The first Moro Hub data centre consists of around 37,000 sq ft, but the scale of the new larger one has not been released, nor has the timeline for its build.
Moro Hub signs deal with Huawei to build solar-powered data centre
8 hours ago Top officials during the signing ceremony in Dubai on Saturday. Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions ), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
The new sustainable, carbon-neutral green data centre uses 100% renewable energy and has a capacity exceeding 100 megawatts (MW) and is the second solar-powered green data centre in Dubai launched by Moro Hub.
Moro Hub partners with Huawei to build Middle East’s largest solar-powered data centre
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Moro Hub partners with Huawei to build Middle East’s largest solar-powered data centre
Located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, it will be the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa
May 9, 2021
Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa
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The signing ceremony was attended by the Rector of NUST, Lt Gen (R) Engr. Javed Mahmood Bukhari, HI (M), Pro-Rector for Research, Innovation & Commercialization, Air Vice Marshal Dr. Rizwan Riaz SI(M), Huawei Middle East Vice President, Mr. Spacelee, Huawei Pakistan Deputy CEO, Mr. Wuhan, Vice President of Huawei EBG Service, Mr. Kyle Zhang, along with other respective members from both organizations.
DUBAI, 8th May, 2021 (WAM) Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
The new sustainable, carbon-neutral green data centre uses 100 percent renewable energy and has a capacity exceeding 100 megawatts (MW) and is the second solar-powered green.