HUMAIN AI Data Center Riyadh

AI dedicated

Operated by HUMAIN · Riyadh, SA1 srcupdated 1d ago

HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia's PIF-backed AI champion. Plans up to 1.9 GW of AI data center capacity by 2030.

Compared to peers

Compared with 4 peer facilities in SA.

Capacity (MW)
1,900above median
median 1,000 · p95 1,840
Supplier coverage
5no peers
median 0 · p75 0
Announce → online lag
in progress
no completions yet

Bands describe deviation from peer median; not a judgment.

Ownership chain (HUMAIN)

Ownership opacity: 46 / 100 — modest2 layers traced
  1. L0 (entity)HUMAINcorporationSA
  2. L1 (top)Public Investment FundgovtSA100%src ↗

UBO disclosed: Government of Saudi Arabia (via PIF)

Opacity score combines jurisdiction secrecy and chain depth (≥3 layers = +10, ≥4 = +20). Descriptive only — high opacity warrants review, not accusation.

Public subsidies & incentives

Total disclosed
$10000.0M
Claimed jobs
3,000
$/job claimed
$3333k
  • PIF — sovereign capitalizationSA · other
    $10000.0M
    announced 2025.5.12 · 1500 jobs claimed
  • PIF — sovereign capitalization (parent) + partner agreementsSA · other
    announced 2025.5.12 · 1500 jobs claimed

Permits

No permits tracked for this facility yet. Public records (county permits, environmental filings, grid interconnect filings) can be sourced via community findings.

Status
announced
Current capacity
Planned capacity
1900 MW
Power source
Cooling
Water draw
PUE
Capex
$10.0B

Location

City
Riyadh
Country
SA
Coordinates
24.7136, 46.6753
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Timeline

Announced
Groundbreak
Online
Full capacity

Power

Primary source
Utility
PUE pledged

Suppliers (5)

  • Saudi Electricity Company1 src
    electrical · Utility power supply · local
  • AMD1 src
    hardware · $10B Instinct GPU partnership
  • Qualcomm1 src
    hardware · AI inference chips partnership
  • Cisco1 src
    hardware · Networking + security partner
  • NVIDIA1 src
    hardware · Up to 18,000 GB300 Blackwell GPUs initial deployment

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