Saudi Telecom Company (stc) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Humain to establish a data center joint venture in Saudi Arabia through its subsidiary Center3. The partnership aims to develop and operate AI-focused data centers with a long-term target of 1GW capacity across the Kingdom.
Under the agreement, the joint venture will initially pursue 250MW of capacity, subject to contractual commitments with customers. Humain will hold a 51 percent stake in the venture, while stc will own the remaining 49 percent. The MoU is valid for six months.
The collaboration combines Center3’s data center scale, operational expertise, and regional connectivity with Humain’s mandate to build end-to-end AI infrastructure. The joint venture is designed to deliver high-capacity, low-latency environments optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.
This agreement builds on an existing relationship between the two entities. In October 2025, Humain and Center3 signed a connectivity deal to support Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a global AI hub.
Center3, established in 2022, currently has around 20 data centers in development and operation across Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The company has previously stated targets of reaching 300MW of installed capacity by 2027 and 1GW by 2030.
Humain, launched in May 2025 as a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund, plans to deliver 6.6GW of data center capacity over the next decade, supporting large-scale AI workloads, including deployments powered by thousands of Nvidia GPUs.
