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Microsoft, G42 Announce $1B Geothermal Data Center in Kenya
Microsoft will use the initial cloud-computing power to create an East African region for its Azure products.
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft and G42, the United Arab Emirates’ top artificial intelligence firm, are joining forces to build a $1 billion geothermal-powered data center in Kenya, the initial phase of a multiyear plan to dramatically increase cloud-computing capacity in East Africa. G42 will lead the initial investment and handle the facility’s construction in Olkaria, which has abundant geothermal resources – a key benefit in a continent plagued by power outages and a potential boon for Microsoft’s efforts to meet its climate goals. It’s part of the $1.5 trillion empire of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, one of Abu Dhabi’s two deputy rulers, national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates and brother to its president.
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