Oxagon AI Data Centre: Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN Breaks Ground on 100MW First Phase in NEOM

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Construction has commenced on Phase I of a data centre at Neom’s Oxagon industrial region.

Humain, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned artificial intelligence (AI) company, has partnered with DataVolt on the project. The first 100-megawatt (MW) phase of the 360MW centre slated to be ready in 2028.

Location

The facility is located in the northwest of the kingdom. Additionally, it is expected to integrate renewable energy sources, new cooling technologies and high-performance computing clusters to support large-scale AI and cloud workloads. This information was revealed by Humain in a statement.

“Construction is underway, 100MW is moving forward. We are building with the speed and scale that the next era of AI demands,” stated Tareq Amin, CEO of Humain.

The companies expect the project to benefit from Oxagon’s industrial land availability. Also, it will benefit from Oxagon’s energy resources and access to low-latency computing via subsea cable connectivity to Europe and Africa.

Humain Partners with Qualcomm on AI Infrastructure

US chip designer Qualcomm has already deepened its relationship with Humain across data centre infrastructure, local engineering and a personal computer.

Furthermore, the Saudi AI company spent over 12 months developing the Horizon Ultra computer with Qualcomm. It was unveiled at the Leap technology conference in Riyadh on Monday, and will be available to enterprise customers from September 20.

When was Humain Launched

Humain was launched in May 2025 during US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia.

Moreover, the company is being chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It aims to develop advanced AI infrastructure, including next-generation data centres, cloud platforms and large-scale Arabic language models.

NEOM Oxagon AI Data Centre: Project Factsheet

Project Name: Oxagon AI Data Centre Campus

Location: Oxagon Industrial Region, NEOM, Northwest Saudi Arabia (Red Sea Coast)

Key Developers and Partners: Jointly developed by HUMAIN (PIF-owned AI company) and DataVolt (digital infrastructure developer)

Project Chairmanship: HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (PIF Chairman)

Leadership: Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN

Capacity and Scale

• Initial Phase (Phase 1): 360 Megawatts (MW) total planned capacity
• Current Construction Target: First 100MW tranche of Phase 1
• Masterplan Capacity: Up to 1.5 Gigawatts (GW) full campus potential

Target Delivery Date: 2028 (for the initial 100MW phase)

Technical Features and Infrastructure

• Workload Focus: High-performance computing (HPC) clusters optimized for large-scale AI and cloud workloads
• Sustainability: Integrated renewable energy sources paired with innovative liquid/advanced cooling solutions
• Connectivity: Low-latency compute connectivity linked via subsea fibre optic cables to Europe and Africa
• Industrial Synergy: Leverages pre-zoned industrial land, abundant energy, and port access within Oxagon

Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem

• Qualcomm Partnership: Deepened collaboration for data centre infrastructure, local engineering, and on-device hardware (e.g., co-development of the Horizon Ultra AI PC)
• Platform Integration: Designed to support proprietary software, Arabic-first LLMs (e.g., ALLaM), and global enterprise compute demand

Project Team: Core Developers and Operators

HUMAIN: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned artificial intelligence enterprise; co-developer, operator, and anchor client driving the overall AI hardware, cloud, and LLM stack.

DataVolt: A Saudi-based developer and operator of sustainable, net-zero digital infrastructure; co-developer leading project delivery, financing, power design, and facility management. DataVolt is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi infrastructure investor Vision Invest.

NEOM / Oxagon: Master site developer providing industrial land, port logisitics, subsea fiber access, and regional utility integration.

Strategic and Technology Partners

• Qualcomm: US semiconductor giant partnering on data centre infrastructure, local engineering initiatives, and hardware integration (including co-development of the Horizon Ultra AI PC).
• LG Electronics: Thermal management hardware provider supplying advanced large-scale chillers and coolant distribution units (CDUs) under a multi-party cooling MoU.
• SHAKER Group: Sole distributor and local manufacturing partner of LG HVAC systems in Saudi Arabia, co-supplying energy-efficient cooling equipment.

Affiliated Parent and Investment Entities

• Public Investment Fund (PIF): Sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, acting as the primary backing entity behind HUMAIN and overall project sponsor.
• Vision Invest: Saudi public-private partnership developer and parent company of DataVolt.

Extended Ecosystem Partners (HUMAIN / DataVolt Broad Ecosystem)

• NVIDIA and AMD: Sovereign AI hardware suppliers with broader chip supply agreements supporting HUMAIN’s global compute deployments.
• LG Energy Solutions and LG CNS: Ecosystem affiliates exploring battery energy storage system (BESS) integration and data centre design/operation services.