Consortium Plans 400MW AI Data Center Complex in Oman

A consortium of Omani and international companies will build a 400MW AI data center complex in Salalah, Oman, backed by an initial investment of $3 billion.

The facility will serve hyperscale customers and allows for future expansion beyond the 400MW planned capacity. A mix of grid and renewable energy will power the site.

Who is building it?

Omani investment firm Mubbadrah leads the consortium. Its partners:

• Sustopia Capital – London-based financial company
• Vela Tech – global holding company
• O2 Global Energy – Dubai-based renewable energy developer and investor

O2 Global Energy will develop 400MW of solar generation with battery storage for the project.

The $3 billion figure covers the infrastructure scope: buildings, electricity, cooling, network connectivity and fiber. Yasser Al Barami, CEO of Mubbadrah Investment, outlined the breakdown in a LinkedIn post.

"Servers and specialized chips, meanwhile, are typically provided by the tenants according to their specific needs, representing additional investments within the facility," he said.

In short, tenants will spend beyond the $3 billion on compute hardware.

When and where was it announced?

The consortium announced the project at an event in London, with Omani and UK representatives present. The event took place during Sultan Haitham bin Tarik's three-day state visit to the UK in October.

American cloud computing firm Crusoe has indicated interest in becoming a potential customer for the project's data center capacity, according to the consortium.

Crusoe's interest gives the Salalah complex an anchor-tenant candidate before construction begins.

What did the partners say?

Al Barami placed the project in the context of Mubbadrah's wider portfolio. He said: "As an Omani investment group with a portfolio of more than 20 companies across oil and gas, hospitality, healthcare and other sectors, Mubbadrah Investment is proud to lead this consortium of Omani and international companies.

"Oman has the stability, the strategic location and the energy resources to become a regional home for AI infrastructure, and we are delighted to bring together partners with the capital, technology and experience to make that happen, creating lasting value and opportunities for Oman and its people."

Nikhil Chouguley, CEO of Sustopia Capital, framed Oman as an extension of the firm's existing platform. He said: "Through our 5GW data center platform spanning Denmark, the US and the UK, we are building the foundations for the next era of AI, quantum computing and digital innovation. Our expansion into Oman is a strategic extension of this vision, positioning Sustopia at the intersection of the global AI infrastructure and energy transition."

Sustopia Capital and Vela Tech are currently developing, designing and constructing about 20GW of AI data center capacity worldwide.

Yazan Faouri, founder and CEO of O2 Global Energy, brought the power-generation track record. He said: "O2 Global Energy is active in several countries and brings 12 years of experience developing solar and renewable energy projects.

"As the founder of both O2 and H2 Global Energy, a leading green hydrogen and green ammonia developer in the MENA region, I look forward to delivering clean, reliable power for one of the region's most important digital infrastructure projects."

Why does it matter?

The Salalah project pairs 400MW of data center capacity with a matching 400MW of solar-plus-storage generation, an arrangement that addresses the power-supply constraints slowing hyperscale builds elsewhere. The consortium combines Omani capital with UK and Dubai-based developers already carrying roughly 20GW of AI data center capacity in their pipeline.

With Crusoe signaling demand and tenant-supplied compute stacking on top of the $3 billion infrastructure spend, Oman positions itself as a regional AI infrastructure hub.