{"id":"78b5d484-08c3-41ac-8149-852878b4d6da","slug":"moro-hub-green-data-center-dubai","name":"Moro Hub Green Data Center (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park)","aliases":[],"locationId":"1cb8a4bf-f95b-458a-9434-a7474fc64f49","lat":null,"lng":null,"locationPrecision":null,"landStatus":null,"lifecycleState":"energized","powerSourceMix":"solar_storage","interconnectionQueueStatus":null,"interconnectionQueueId":null,"expectedEnergizationDate":null,"dedicatedSubstation":null,"gridOperator":"other","waterSourceNotes":null,"servingUtility":null,"acreage":null,"totalBuildingSqft":null,"streetAddress":null,"notes":"Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), operates a 100MW+ data center at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, inaugurated February 2023 and recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest solar-powered data center. Powered 100% by solar and Uptime Tier III certified.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Phase 1 inauguration Feb 2023 / Guinness solar DC (primary)","value":"On Feb 16, 2023, Digital Dubai reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed inaugurated Moro Hub's green data centre (Data Hub Integrated Solutions / Moro Hub, a Digital DEWA subsidiary) at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's largest solar-powered data centre. The release states 100% renewable energy, Uptime Tier III certification, capacity exceeding 100 MW, and area that will exceed 16,000 square metres (inauguration framing) ([Digital Dubai, Feb 16 2023](https://www.digitaldubai.ae/newsroom/news/hamdan-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-the-world-s-largest-solar-powered-data-centre))","sourceUrl":"https://www.digitaldubai.ae/newsroom/news/hamdan-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-the-world-s-largest-solar-powered-data-centre"},{"label":"10-phase / 100 MW / 100,000 sqm plan (primary)","value":"DEWA Media Office (Dec 3, 2024) and Moro Hub (Jan 22, 2025) state the carbon-neutral Green Data Centre is fully powered by solar energy and will be developed in 10 phases, achieving a total capacity of 100 megawatts and covering 100,000 square metres, with Uptime Tier III certification. Treat the 100 MW / 100,000 sqm figures as the operators' phased full-build plan; reconcile with the Feb 2023 'exceeding 100 MW' inauguration wording as company/government communications rather than inventing a live IT MW split ([DEWA Media Office, Dec 3 2024](https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2024/december/03-12/saeed-mohammed-al-tayer-reviews-expansion-work); [Moro Hub, Jan 22 2025](https://www.morohub.com/media-and-news/news/2025/01/maktoum-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-second-phase-of-moro-hub-green-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park))","sourceUrl":"https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2024/december/03-12/saeed-mohammed-al-tayer-reviews-expansion-work"},{"label":"Phase 2 inauguration Jan 22 2025 (primary)","value":"On Jan 22, 2025, Moro Hub reported that Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed inaugurated the second phase of the Green Data Centre at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, with DEWA MD & CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer hosting. The release restates Guinness recognition from phase 1 and positions phase 2 as expanding solar-powered digital services (cloud/hosting, cybersecurity, smart cities/IoT, professional and managed services) ([Moro Hub, Jan 22 2025](https://www.morohub.com/media-and-news/news/2025/01/maktoum-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-second-phase-of-moro-hub-green-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park))","sourceUrl":"https://www.morohub.com/media-and-news/news/2025/01/maktoum-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-second-phase-of-moro-hub-green-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park"},{"label":"Digital DEWA / DEWA ownership framing (primary)","value":"Official releases identify the operator as Data Hub Integrated Solutions (Moro Hub), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), sited at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park ([Digital Dubai, Feb 16 2023](https://www.digitaldubai.ae/newsroom/news/hamdan-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-the-world-s-largest-solar-powered-data-centre); [Moro Hub, Jan 22 2025](https://www.morohub.com/media-and-news/news/2025/01/maktoum-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-second-phase-of-moro-hub-green-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park))","sourceUrl":"https://www.digitaldubai.ae/newsroom/news/hamdan-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-the-world-s-largest-solar-powered-data-centre"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://w.media/moro-hub-launches-worlds-largest-solar-powered-data-center-in-uae/","title":"Moro Hub launches world's largest solar-powered data center in UAE (w.media)"},{"url":"https://baxtel.com/data-center/moro-hub-dewa-solar-park","title":"Moro Hub DEWA Solar Park Data Center (Baxtel)"},{"url":"https://www.digitaldubai.ae/newsroom/news/hamdan-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-the-world-s-largest-solar-powered-data-centre","date":"2023-02-16","title":"Hamdan bin Mohammed inaugurates the world's largest solar-powered data centre","publisher":"Digital Dubai"},{"url":"https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2024/december/03-12/saeed-mohammed-al-tayer-reviews-expansion-work","date":"2024-12-03","title":"Saeed Al Tayer reviews expansion work at the world's largest solar-powered data centre","publisher":"DEWA Media Office"},{"url":"https://www.morohub.com/media-and-news/news/2025/01/maktoum-bin-mohammed-inaugurates-second-phase-of-moro-hub-green-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park","date":"2025-01-22","title":"Maktoum bin Mohammed inaugurates second phase of Moro Hub Green Data Centre at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park","publisher":"Moro Hub"}],"reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T00:49:11.820Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-28T13:43:07.388Z","location":{"id":"1cb8a4bf-f95b-458a-9434-a7474fc64f49","name":"Dubai","slug":"dubai-dubai","kind":"city","parentLocationId":"f0491685-0c1d-4be6-8010-1daf5225a234","region":"Middle East","lat":25.2048,"lng":55.2708,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T00:49:11.432Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T03:20:12.226Z"},"parties":[{"id":"cc16b29e-f4a5-4a00-bedf-7162e6648083","dataCenterId":"78b5d484-08c3-41ac-8149-852878b4d6da","companyId":null,"externalName":"Moro Hub","role":"developer","structureNotes":"Subsidiary of Digital DEWA","createdAt":"2026-08-19T00:49:14.250Z","company":null},{"id":"510e7f75-58c5-48d0-a0eb-5b417d328cd8","dataCenterId":"78b5d484-08c3-41ac-8149-852878b4d6da","companyId":null,"externalName":"Moro Hub","role":"operator","structureNotes":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T00:49:15.392Z","company":null},{"id":"08757faf-924e-4701-9364-5eead200d49e","dataCenterId":"78b5d484-08c3-41ac-8149-852878b4d6da","companyId":null,"externalName":"Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)","role":"utility","structureNotes":"Parent utility; 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