# United Arab Emirates — Stargate UAE · sovereign AI programme Sovereign programme record · United Arab Emirates · 2024–2029 ## United Arab Emirates: programme funding and hardware # UAE: Stargate UAE / G42 / Core42 / TII Sovereign AI + Microsoft Cumulative + Abu Dhabi Digital Strategy ### The reconciliation This record has no dollar amount for these funding stages. Programme details and source amounts appear below. Cite **Operating compute / delivered hardware**. Reported operational or delivered: >4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell (Oracle OCI Supercluster, Abu Dhabi region) (physical hardware). ### Funding components | Component | Kind | Amount | | --- | --- | --- | | Stargate UAE: 1 GW cluster within the planned 5 GW campus UNVERIFIED | Foreign direct investment | — | | Microsoft investment and expenditure in the UAE, 2023–2029 | Foreign direct investment | $15.20B | | Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy, 2025–2027 (AED13B) | Government | — | ### Hardware on record
ModelCountStatusOrganisation / role
NVIDIA DGX H100 (Core42 AI Cloud)—OperationalCore42 (G42 subsidiary)
NVIDIA Blackwell (Oracle OCI Supercluster, Abu Dhabi region)>4,000OperationalOwnership not specified; service provided by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Physical hardware: Oracle’s Abu Dhabi supercluster serves government and commercial customers. Primary source · 2025-11-24

#### Empanelled partners · 7
PartnerAcceleratorsModelStageSource
G42—NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB300AnnouncedPrimary source · 2025-05-22

G42 will build the 1 GW Stargate UAE cluster; its May 2025 announcement set a 2026 target for the first 200 MW.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
Khazna Data Centers——AnnouncedResearch database · 2025-10-16

Khazna leads development and construction of the Stargate UAE cluster, according to G42’s October 2025 construction update.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
OpenAI——AnnouncedPrimary source · 2025-05-22

OpenAI is a planned operator of Stargate UAE alongside Oracle.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
Oracle——AnnouncedPrimary source · 2025-05-22

Oracle is a planned operator of Stargate UAE alongside OpenAI.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
NVIDIA—NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB300AnnouncedPrimary source · 2025-05-22

NVIDIA will supply Grace Blackwell GB300 systems for Stargate UAE; the launch announcement gives no GPU count.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
Cisco——AnnouncedPrimary source · 2025-05-22

Cisco will provide networking and zero-trust security for Stargate UAE.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
SoftBank Group——AnnouncedPrimary source · 2025-05-22

SoftBank is a founding partner of Stargate UAE; the launch announcement gives no individual financial allocation.

  • Announcement before tender
  • Programme-level disclosure
### External dependence NVIDIA hardware: High · US technology: High. These are editorial assessments based on the programme’s procurement disclosures. Named partners: Microsoft, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Oracle, Cisco, SoftBank, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), G42, Core42, Khazna Data Centers, Abu Dhabi Department of Government Enablement (DGE). Stargate UAE is a planned 1 GW cluster within the larger 5 GW UAE–US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi. G42’s October 2025 update described construction of the first 200 MW for delivery in 2026. Separate initiatives include Microsoft’s UAE investment programme, Abu Dhabi’s government digital strategy, and Oracle’s Blackwell supercluster for regional cloud customers. ### Data-quality caveats on this record · 8 - OpenAI’s $500B Stargate investment target applies to the United States. G42’s May and October 2025 announcements specify the UAE campus’s planned capacity but give no total construction budget. - Microsoft’s spending plan and the government digital strategy cover different activities and periods. The sources do not establish how much government expenditure may pay for commercial cloud services, so these amounts are not added into a combined total. - Microsoft’s $15.2B covers investment and expenditure in the UAE from 2023 through 2029, including its $1.5B equity stake in G42, data-centre construction, and operating costs. It combines past spending with future plans. - Abu Dhabi’s AED13B digital strategy runs from 2025 to 2027 and covers government services, cloud migration, AI applications, and a unified resource-planning system. The full budget cannot be attributed to GPU purchases. - Oracle announced deployment of an Abu Dhabi supercluster with more than 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in November 2025. Its release describes services for government and commercial customers across the region; it gives neither the cluster’s price nor a government-owned GPU count. - Core42’s H100 inventory in the UAE is not quantified by the cited material. Access to GPUs at a European partner facility would not establish an equivalent quantity installed in the UAE. - G42’s November 2025 announcement reports US approval for advanced-chip exports under its Regulated Technology Environment. The approval permits deployment; the announcement does not establish that the full Stargate campus is operational. - MGX Fund I is an investment fund with a global portfolio. Its reported fundraising is excluded from these UAE infrastructure figures. ### The evidence trail 14 cited sources - [MGX’s reported Fund I close; the fund invests internationally and is excluded from UAE infrastructure totals.](https://www.mgx.ae/news-insights/mgx-pleased-confirm-final-close-mgx-fund-i-49-billion-total-commitments-significantly) — Research database · accessed 2026-07-14 - [G42 announcement of US advanced-chip export approval, November 2025.](https://www.g42.ai/resources/news/g42-receives-us-approval-advanced-ai-chip-exports-enabling-full-scale-deployment-trusted-ai-infrastructure) — Primary source · no accessed date on record - [G42’s October 2025 update on Khazna’s construction of Stargate UAE.](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/g42-provides-update-on-construction-of-stargate-uae-ai-infrastructure-cluster-302586430.html) — Primary source · no accessed date on record - [The National’s interview about Aleria’s NVIDIA partnership; a separate venture from Stargate UAE.](https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/03/27/what-the-uaes-mega-deal-with-nvidia-means-for-its-ai-sovereignty/) — Research database · no accessed date on record - [Microsoft’s 2023–2029 UAE investment and expenditure plan, with past and planned spending itemised.](https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/11/03/microsofts-15-2-billion-usd-investment-in-the-uae/) — Primary source · accessed 2026-05-08 - [Microsoft and G42 announcement of a planned 200 MW Khazna expansion.](https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2025/11/microsoft-and-g42-accelerate-uaes-digital-future-with-major-data-centre-expansion/) — Primary source · accessed 2026-05-08 - [Oracle’s November 2025 announcement of an Abu Dhabi supercluster with more than 4,000 Blackwell GPUs.](https://www.oracle.com/middleeast/news/announcement/oracle-accelerates-sovereign-ai-capabilities-with-the-launch-of-the-first-supercloud-cluster-2025-11-24/) — Primary source · accessed 2026-05-08 - [G42 announcement of the 1 GW Stargate UAE cluster, its partners, and the planned first 200 MW.](https://www.g42.ai/resources/news/global-tech-alliance-launches-stargate-uae) — Primary source · accessed 2026-03-28 - [The National reports a third-quarter 2026 target for Stargate UAE’s first phase.](https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2025/12/05/stargate-uaes-first-phase-to-be-completed-in-third-quarter-of-2026/) — Research database · accessed 2026-03-28 - [The National reports Khazna’s three-year target for the 1 GW Stargate UAE build-out.](https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2025/10/16/g42-unit-khazna-targets-full-build-out-of-1gw-stargate-uae-project-in-three-years/) — Research database · accessed 2026-03-28 - [G42 announcement of the planned 5 GW UAE–US AI Campus.](https://www.g42.ai/resources/news/g42-lead-consortium-us-partners-build-5gw-uae-us-ai-campus) — Primary source · accessed 2026-03-28 - [The National’s account of the Stargate UAE consortium.](https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/05/24/stargate-uae-ai-g42/) — Research database · no accessed date on record - [OpenAI attributes the $500B Stargate target to infrastructure in the United States.](https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 - [Abu Dhabi’s AED13B Digital Strategy covers government services and infrastructure during 2025–2027.](https://www.dge.gov.ae/en/news/2025-dge-highlights) — Primary source · accessed 2026-09-08 Machine access The same record, machine-readable: the [evidence-trail feed](https://scrutica.com/sovereign-ai/program/sovereign-ae/feed.xml) and the [derivation-chain export](https://scrutica.com/api/sovereign-programs/derivation-chain/ae).