Company targets 2GW operational capacity by 2028 as AI and cloud demand drive rapid infrastructure expansion
DAMAC Digital has announced that its planned IT capacity landbank has reached 6,000MW across 13 countries and more than 35 planned data center sites, underscoring its ambitions to become a major global provider of digital infrastructure for the AI and cloud computing era.
The announcement was made during Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, France, where the Dubai-headquartered company highlighted its accelerating global expansion strategy amid surging demand for hyperscale data centers, AI workloads, and cloud services.
According to the company, it is targeting 2GW of operational capacity by the end of the first quarter of 2028. Over the past five months, DAMAC Digital has broken ground on 10 new facilities, with eight sites expected to become operational before the end of 2026. By the first quarter of 2027, the company aims to exceed 700MW of operational capacity across more than 14 locations worldwide.
“Digital infrastructure is the foundation on which economies, businesses and governments operate. DAMAC Digital was created to build that foundation for the AI and cloud era.”
— Hussain Sajwani, Founder, DAMAC Group
“Digital infrastructure is the foundation on which economies, businesses and governments operate,” said Hussain Sajwani, Founder of DAMAC Group. “DAMAC Digital was created to build that foundation for the AI and cloud era.”
The company’s expansion spans North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Its European footprint includes Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and the Nordic region, while its Asian operations cover Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. DAMAC Digital already operates facilities in Saudi Arabia and Thailand and has secured partnerships with five global hyperscalers.
Founded in 2021, DAMAC Digital began with a 12MW campus and has rapidly evolved into one of the fastest-growing digital infrastructure companies globally. The company now employs more than 600 professionals across design, procurement, construction, operations, and support functions.
A key focus of its strategy is supporting AI-driven workloads. More than 90% of DAMAC Digital’s planned data centers are designed with liquid-cooling infrastructure to accommodate next-generation AI accelerators, including NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform. The facilities are being developed to handle high-density computing requirements while supporting cloud growth and national digital transformation initiatives.
The company said its experience in large-scale land acquisition, construction, and project delivery through the broader DAMAC Group enables it to rapidly secure strategic locations, navigate permitting requirements, and bring capacity online faster than traditional infrastructure providers.
As enterprises, governments, and cloud providers continue investing in AI capabilities, DAMAC Digital believes demand for scalable, high-performance data center infrastructure will remain a key driver of its global growth strategy.
