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Sheikh Hamdan inaugurates world’s largest solar powered data centre in Dubai

This facility was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest solar-powered data centre.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, inaugurated the green data centre of Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC (Moro Hub), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

This facility was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest solar-powered data centre. It is located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world.

At the inaugural ceremony, contracts were signed between Moro Hub and its most important technology clients and partners, including Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Huawei, VMWare, Emirates NBD, Digital Dubai Authority, and Dubai Islamic Bank. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, welcomed Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed to the location of the green data centre.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed received updates from Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer on the facility’s integrated solutions created to deliver next-generation services in the fields of digital transformation, cloud and hosting services, cybersecurity, smart cities, IoT services, professional and managed services, as well as Moro services supported by ChatGPT technology. A video of the inaguration and the tour was also posted on his Twitter account.