{"id":3356,"date":"2025-04-06T10:07:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2025-04-06T10:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:07:53","slug":"weekly-news-blast-27th-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/weekly-news-blast-27th-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Blast – 27th March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the GDCA Weekly News Blast! Check out the latest industry news from the GCC region below. Have any Middle East data centres news you\u2019d like to share? Email yours to imogen@gulfdca.com<\/a> with NEWS<\/strong> in the subject line.<\/div>\n
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UAE commits to $1.4 trillion investment framework in the US<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the U.S. This initiative aims to significantly increase the UAE\u2019s existing investments in key sectors of the U.S. economy, including AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and manufacturing. As part of the framework, ADQ (the UAE’s investment fund), in partnership with U.S.-based Energy Capital Partners, has launched a $25bn initiative focused on energy infrastructure and data centres. This announcement aligns with a strategic agreement between Abu Dhabi\u2019s Department of Government Enablement (DGE), Microsoft, and Core42 to implement a sovereign cloud system in the Emirate\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Nvidia and xAI join AIP to expand data centre investment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), an investment initiative originally formed by BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft, and the UAE\u2019s MGX, has announced that Nvidia and Elon Musk\u2019s AI startup, xAI, will join the initiative \u2013 aimed at enhancing investment in AI data centres and infrastructure. Since its inception in 2024, AIP has attracted significant investment. The partnership will secure an initial $30bn in capital, with total investment reaching up to $100bn when factoring in debt financing\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

ADQ and ECP take a bet on data centres in the US, with a $25bn investment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi\u2019s sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, has entered into a partnership with Energy Capital Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm, to develop power generation and energy infrastructure, primarily in the U.S. The planned $25 billion investment will be a 50-50 joint venture, aimed at addressing the growing energy demands driven by data centers, large cloud providers, and hyperscalers\u2014catalysed by advancements in technology and AI. This investment will be spread across 25 GW of projects, mainly gas-fired power plants in the U.S. ADQ Managing Director and Group CEO, Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, commented, \u201cMeeting these power needs presents evolving challenges for governments worldwide in ensuring a secure, stable, and commercially competitive electricity supply.\u201d With U.S. electricity demand forecast to increase by the equivalent of California’s total consumption in just three years, this partnership comes at a critical time\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi\u2019s Mubadala considers selling stake in du<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi\u2019s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, may sell its stake in du, the UAE\u2019s second-largest telecom operator by subscribers. Mubadala currently owns 10% of du, and this could be an optimal time for them to sell, as du\u2019s shares have risen 8.3% this year, outperforming Dubai\u2019s index, which has dropped 0.6% over the same period. Du, which launched its services in 2007, ended the UAE monopoly of e& and now provides mobile services exclusively within the UAE\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the GDCA Weekly News Blast! Check out the latest industry news from the GCC region below. Have any Middle East data centres news you\u2019d like to share? Email yours to imogen@gulfdca.com with NEWS in the subject line. Industry News UAE UAE commits to $1.4 trillion investment framework in the US The United Arab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-news-blast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3357,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions\/3357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}