Korean technology company Naver, specializing in internet, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing, has announced plans to build a next-generation AI data centre in Morocco. The project is being developed in partnership with AI tech leader Nvidia, AI infrastructure specialist Nexus Core Systems, and global investment firm Lloyd Capital.
The consortium aims to construct a 500-megawatt renewable energy-powered data centre in Morocco to deliver sovereign AI computing services across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Morocco’s strategic location—just 15 kilometres from Europe and connected by multiple submarine optical cables—was a key factor in the site selection.
Naver Cloud will serve as a platform operator for the data centre alongside Nexus Core Systems and Lloyd Capital, providing integrated AI services and applications based on an advanced cloud platform. A critical element of the project is data sovereignty, with Naver establishing a sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure capable of handling all data processes locally, from storage to operation.
The first phase of the project will commence in the fourth quarter of this year with the construction of a 40-megawatt AI supercomputing infrastructure, equipped with Nvidia’s latest Blackwell (GB200) GPUs, similar to a recently announced Armenian project. This initial phase is expected to be completed by year-end, with subsequent expansions planned to reach the full 500-megawatt capacity in stages.
The consortium has secured a sustainable and reliable power supply through a strategic renewable energy contract with UAE-based international power producer TAQA.
