stc group, through its dedicated digital infrastructure subsidiary center3, and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities, have entered into a strategic Joint Venture (JV) partnership to build AI data centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
According to stc, this collaboration will create and manage next-generation infrastructure designed to support up to 1 GW of AI workloads.
The JV combines center3’s scale, data center expertise, and extensive regional connectivity with HUMAIN’s strategic focus on end-to-end capabilities, setting the foundation for high-capacity, low-latency infrastructure essential for the AI-driven future.
“This joint venture with HUMAIN reinforces our commitment to enabling the region’s digital future. By combining HUMAIN’s AI leadership with center3’s world-class data-center expertise, we are creating the right foundation to strengthen the region’s capacity to host next-generation AI workloads.”
Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN, said that, “AI at scale requires purpose-built compute, efficiency, and resilience. Through this joint venture, HUMAIN and stc group are engineering infrastructure capable of meeting the most demanding workloads while designed to support future advancements.”
“Our role in this partnership is to turn vision into capacity. Leveraging our expanding data-center footprint, interconnected platforms, and proven operations, we will deliver the density, resilience, and availability required for next-generation AI computing. This JV marks an important step in scaling the infrastructure foundation to meet surging regional market demand,” noted Fahad AlHajeri, CEO of center3.
This strategic alliance enables high-performance hosting of critical digital assets, nurtures the AI ecosystem, and establishes a powerful platform for deploying large language models (LLMs) and mission-critical AI applications.
