United Arab Emirates Stargate UAE G42 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 GW ·
The first 1 GW phase of the 5 GW UAE-US AI Campus, built by G42 with OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco and SoftBank. The UAE is now revising the campus into several sites.
Facts As of Sep 10, 2026
Capacity 1 GW first 200 MW in 2026
Chips NVIDIA GB300
Investment reported $30B
Announced May 22, 2025
Target online 2026
Program Stargate Stopped Paused or cancelled
History Append-only, newest first Update Sep 10
The UAE is revising the 5 GW campus into a network of sites after attacks linked to the US-Iran war; G42 says work is progressing New build May 22, 2025
Announced
Related builds Partly online Target 2026 1.2 GW Stargate Abilene The flagship Stargate campus, built by Crusoe on Lancium's site and run by Oracle for OpenAI: eight buildings, about 1.2 GW. Building Target Oct 15, 2026 1.2 GW Stargate Milam County (Freebird) SB Energy builds and runs the 1.2 GW site; phase one, four data halls in 548,950 sq ft, is filed for completion on October 15, 2026. Paused Target May 2026 1 GW Microsoft and G42 geothermal data center, Olkaria Kenya suspended the USD 1 billion geothermal-powered data center planned with Microsoft and G42 at Olkaria over power needs. Building 1 GW Stargate Michigan (The Barn) Three 550,000 sq ft buildings developed by Related Digital; funding closed in April 2026 and all buildings were under construction by June. Building Target 2028 1 GW Stargate Wisconsin (Lighthouse) Four data centers with close to a gigawatt of AI capacity, developed by Vantage with Oracle for OpenAI; completion scheduled for 2028. Announced Target H2 2027 550 MW NEXTDC S7 AI campus with OpenAI, Eastern Creek NEXTDC plans a sovereign AI campus at its S7 site in Western Sydney with OpenAI as anchor tenant under OpenAI for Countries. Announced 500 MW SE Stargate Argentina A letter of intent with Sur Energy under Argentina's large-investment regime; no exact site or construction start given. Building Target 2026 230 MW Nscale Narvik (was Stargate Norway) Built by Nscale for an Nscale and Aker joint venture on hydropower. OpenAI announced it as Stargate Norway, then did not sign; Microsoft took the capacity. Build Location Capacity Status Target online Stargate Abilene The flagship Stargate campus, built by Crusoe on Lancium's site and run by Oracle for OpenAI: eight buildings, about 1.2 GW. Oracle for OpenAI · Abilene, Texas · · Target 2026 Abilene, Texas 1.2 GW 3 changes 2026 Stargate Milam County (Freebird) SB Energy builds and runs the 1.2 GW site; phase one, four data halls in 548,950 sq ft, is filed for completion on October 15, 2026. SB Energy for OpenAI · Milam County, Texas · · Target Oct 15, 2026 Milam County, Texas 1.2 GW 1 change Oct 15, 2026 Microsoft and G42 geothermal data center, Olkaria Kenya suspended the USD 1 billion geothermal-powered data center planned with Microsoft and G42 at Olkaria over power needs. G42 for Microsoft · Naivasha, Kenya · · Target May 2026 Naivasha, Kenya 1 GW May 2026 Stargate Michigan (The Barn) Three 550,000 sq ft buildings developed by Related Digital; funding closed in April 2026 and all buildings were under construction by June. Oracle for OpenAI · Saline Township, Michigan · Saline Township, Michigan 1 GW 1 change Stargate Wisconsin (Lighthouse) Four data centers with close to a gigawatt of AI capacity, developed by Vantage with Oracle for OpenAI; completion scheduled for 2028. Vantage Data Centers for OpenAI · Port Washington, Wisconsin · · Target 2028 Port Washington, Wisconsin 1 GW 1 change 2028 NEXTDC S7 AI campus with OpenAI, Eastern Creek NEXTDC plans a sovereign AI campus at its S7 site in Western Sydney with OpenAI as anchor tenant under OpenAI for Countries. NEXTDC for OpenAI · Eastern Creek, Australia · · Target H2 2027 Eastern Creek, Australia 550 MW H2 2027 SE Stargate Argentina A letter of intent with Sur Energy under Argentina's large-investment regime; no exact site or construction start given. Sur Energy for OpenAI · Patagonia, Argentina · Patagonia, Argentina 500 MW Nscale Narvik (was Stargate Norway) Built by Nscale for an Nscale and Aker joint venture on hydropower. OpenAI announced it as Stargate Norway, then did not sign; Microsoft took the capacity. Nscale for Microsoft · Narvik, Norway · · Target 2026 Narvik, Norway 230 MW 1 change 2026
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