The project is in the initial stages of planning.

Quantum Switch Tamasuk (QST) is a Saudi company and a specialist company in the design, build, financing and operation of data centres has signed a key business principle agreement with the Client to develop and operate new data centre. QST’s data centres will be designed and built to meet the demands of hyperscale cloud service providers, international gaming and media platforms and global content delivery networks with a view to attracting them to locate their main regional hubs in the Kingdom. In addition, the data centres will host government digital infrastructure development initiatives, including the Saudi Internet Exchange Point scheme and be centres for co-location of Saudi Arabian government workloads. It is expected that preferential rates for Saudi Arabian-owned start-ups will benefit from hosting and colocation services at the new sites – further stimulating innovation in the Kingdom’s digital economy. Both parties (QST and MCIT) are committed to sustainable data centres and the new sites will feature the latest designs to minimise cooling requirements. In addition, MCIT will work with QST to develop and secure sources of renewable energy sources to further enhance sustainability. This effort will create a significant demand for new green energy – both parties are actively evaluating the feasibility of connecting solar PV facilities to the data centres.

The project is still under planning stage.