EGA’s industrial data centres go green

EGA’s industrial data centres go green

Emirates Global Aluminium, the UAE’s largest non-oil industrial company and one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has broken ground on the region’s first 100 percent renewable energy-powered industrial data centres in the emirate. The two data centres in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah will be developed in collaboration with Scientechnic, a local technology provider. […]Emirates Global Aluminium, the UAE’s largest non-oil industrial company and one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has broken ground on the region’s first 100 percent renewable energy-powered industrial data centres in the emirate.

The two data centres in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah will be developed in collaboration with Scientechnic, a local technology provider.

The data centres are a key part of EGA’s digital roadmap, allowing the UAE company to further deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions in its industrial operations. It will reduce total IT energy consumption by 50 percent.

The construction of EGA’s new on-site data centres is important in establishing a thriving manufacturing innovation ecosystem in the UAE, said CEO Abdulnasser Bin Kalban. 

The data centres will enable EGA’s future ambition of self-optimising AI-driven plant operations, such as fully-autonomous crane and vehicle operations, said chief digital officer Carlo K Nizam.

In 2022, EGA spent $2