Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
OpenAI Stargate UAE is an AI Data Center under construction, projected to host an estimated 2,021k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 1,000 MW — at a capital cost of $37.9 B. The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, company disclosures, and chip availability. Stargate UAE is the first Stargate cluster outside the U.S.; reported export agreements suggest G42 and/or Oracle can acquire 100,000 state-of-the-art NVIDIA chips per year.
Satellite imagery
CURRENT COMPUTE
0 H100-eq
0 8-bit OP/s
PROJECTED
2,021k H100-eq
4.00e21 8-bit OP/s
CURRENT IT POWER
0 MW
PROJECTED IT POWER
1,000 MW
CURRENT COST
$0.0 B
PROJECTED COST
$37.9 B
Land clearing begins for Building 1 and 2
Building 1 and 2 are partly constructed. No clear evidence of more buildings starting construction.
Building 1 and 2 are operational. The similar data center in Ajman, UAE was delayed by over a year, now due in December 2026 (compare 1, 2). The buildings here looked 3-6 months behind the Ajman building as of November 2025, but they were moving faster. So we think Building 1 and 2 are on track for 200 MW by December 2026, along with the Ajman building.
1 GW of IT power is operational. We haven’t seen expansion beyond 200 MW as of November 2025. Optimistically, 8 more 100 MW buildings start construction in December 2025, in parallel, and take 1.5 years like the first two buildings, hitting 1 GW by Q3 2027. More realistically, there's some staggering of construction over several months, like Stargate Abilene. Our median estimate is January 2028.