US EditionTrump and Abu Dhabi Ink Partnership to Build Massive AI Data Center Complex in UAE
- On May 15, 2025, during a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, the United States and the Emirati government announced a collaboration to establish a 5-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center complex in Abu Dhabi.
- This deal follows efforts by the UAE to diversify its economy toward AI and technology and President Trump's push to expand American AI investments abroad.
- The AI campus, covering 10 square miles, will start with a 1-gigawatt facility and be managed by Emirati firm G42 in partnership with U.S. Companies.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick described the agreement as a significant step toward fulfilling President Trump’s goal of US leadership in AI, noting that US firms will manage the data centers throughout the region.
- The project will be the largest AI deployment outside the U.S., strengthen regional research capacity, deepen US-UAE tech ties, and includes UAE commitments to build comparable US data centers with strong security assurances.
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