01 June 2013

KHAZNA Data Centre, a new provider of data centre infrastructure based in Abu Dhabi, has appointed a joint venture of M+W Group and Commodore Contracting to design and build the largest commercial wholesale data centre project in the UAE.

The contract includes engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of two data centres in Abu Dhabi and Dubai built to green building regulations and environmentally sustainable goals of energy efficiency.

Each data centre comprises six independent data centre modules (PODs), and provides Tier 3+ availability standards, based on international rating standards.

The Abu Dhabi facility will be located on a 40,000-sq-m site while the Dubai facility will spread over a 34,000-sq-m site. In the first phase, each site will include 2,400 sq m white space area, with the capacity to expand as demand grows. Scheduled to be completed by December 2013, the centres are designed to be the largest of their kind in the UAE occupying an area of 13,000 sq m.

Saeed Basweidan, CEO of Khazna, said: “We realise the importance of technological advancement and reliability in meeting customer needs. Introducing the largest facilities in the UAE and the region will help us position ourselves as a key provider of wholesale space.”

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