UAE eyes $6.3B Japan AI data center
- Source
- Argaam - UAE News
- Source link
- https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1927029
- Published
- 2026-08-07 13:52:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-07 09:59:37
- Category
- GCC Spotlight
- Geography
- UAE
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
<p class="ckeCaption" ><span ><span ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/cb7b3fcc-8dde-413d-8617-b562dd929d05.png" ></span></span>The project could become the largest data center in Japan upon completion.</p> <hr> <p >UAE is considering investing up to $6.3 billion (AED 23 billion) to build an artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Japan, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.</p> <p ><br> The sources added that Mubadala Investment Co. will lead the investment in the 500-megawatt project in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, with potential participation from local and international investors.<br> <br> The project could become the largest data center in Japan upon completion, according to the sources.</p> <p ></p>
Procurement Relevance Gate
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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