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Saudi AI Firm Humain Says Capacity Is Sold Out as It Breaks Ground on 100MW Data Centers

The PIF-owned company is importing advanced U.S. chips under local approvals following a shift in export policy.

Overview

  • Construction has begun on two facilities in Riyadh and Dammam, each starting at about 100 megawatts and slated to go live in early 2026.
  • CEO Tareq Amin said all existing and in‑build capacity has been sold, with roughly 1% of customers inside Saudi Arabia.
  • Humain is sourcing U.S. semiconductors, including Nvidia’s newest Blackwell GPUs, with an initial tranche of 18,000 chips and local regulatory clearance, and it expects further U.S. approvals.
  • The company has a $10 billion collaboration with AMD and is expanding work with Groq, which it says underpins a large AI inferencing hub serving users in more than 130 countries.
  • Humain targets about 1.9 gigawatts of capacity by 2030 and 6 GW by 2034, has secured power for a 100 MW site next year, and is weighing outside capital for a planned $10 billion venture arm.