Middle East·Group: China Mobile
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ICS Arabia, Shanghai's Lumaotong Group (LMT) and China Mobile International agreed (Sep 2023) to build the 'Desert Dragon' data centres — 187 MW across Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and NEOM — explicitly to support cloud hosting, AI applications, cybersecurity and big data; ~US$1.9B over three years, Phase-1 65 MW Riyadh targeted for 2026.
ICS Arabia
~US$1.9B / 3yr; 187 MW total
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Record note: Figures differ between the 'Desert Dragon' announcement (187MW/$1.9B, AI cited) and a parallel 'Saudi Call' MoU (100MW, no AI). Possibly two tracks — treat capacity/cost as provisional.
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