The data center for integrated solutions, “Moro” of “Digital Dewa”, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the global company “Huawei” to establish the largest solar-powered data center with a certificate of “Tier-III” and accredited by the “Up Time” institute. In the Middle East and Africa region, in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Complex.
The sustainable carbon-neutral building relies on 100% solar energy with a capacity of more than 100 megawatts and is the second green data center launched by Moro to rely on solar energy in Dubai.
In the presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and Mr. Charles Yang, President of Huawei in the Middle East, the agreement was signed by Eng. Marwan Bin Haider, Vice Chairman and CEO of “Dewa Digital” Group, and “Jiwai Law”, CEO of the company. Huawei in the UAE.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said: The sustainable data center contributes to the realization of the Dubai 10X initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him” to make Dubai the city of the future by applying today what the world’s cities will implement after 10 It also keeps pace with our aspirations in the process of sustainable digital transformation, foreseeing and making the future in order to achieve the UAE Centennial goals 2071 to make the UAE the best country in the world and the 17 sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations for the year 2030.
Al Tayer explained that the carbon neutral center supports Dubai’s march to exceed the target set in the carbon emissions reduction strategy, which aims to reduce emissions by 16% by 2021, as the emirate has succeeded in reducing Dubai’s carbon emissions by 22% in 2019, two years before the deadline. Pointing out that the center strengthens the position of “Moro”, a subsidiary of the “Digital Dewa” group, which also includes Infra-X and Digital X, as a major contributor to the circular economy of the UAE, as it supports the efforts of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority in promoting the process of sustainable development.
He added: The center will provide digital products and services based on the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution such as cloud services, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) .. And since the new green data center is the largest in the Middle East and Africa, it will provide global companies specialized in supercomputing. Achieving a carbon-free computing .. Moro’s Green Data Center will also help customers implement their own sustainability initiatives and reduce their corporate carbon emissions to the limits of neutrality.
Charles Yang said: We are delighted to cooperate with Moro as the main technology provider for the largest green data center in the region. This important cooperation will solidify our partnership with Moro, as well as provide an opportunity for us to support the sustainable development goals of the United Arab Emirates. In light of the significant growth witnessed by the renewable energy sector, we are confident that this agreement will strengthen our endeavors to implement and establish carbon neutral digital technologies.
For his part, Mustafa Looney, Senior Vice President at the Uptime Institute for the Middle East, Africa and Greater India, said: We commend the tireless efforts of the UAE government to accelerate the adoption of the next generation of infrastructure to serve its citizens and institutions … We are proud to establish the largest certified data center. Tier-III “and certified by the uptime institute in the region, and we are confident that this new edifice will support sustainable economic growth in the UAE for years to come.”
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