The UAE is building an AI campus so powerful, it could light up an entire country. By Chris Weinmann, Founder, OVI Published 2025-10-21 To put that in perspective: 5 GW could power all of New Zealand during off-peak hours.This isn’t a data center. It’s industrial-scale AI infrastructure. Backed by G42, and supported by Nvidia, OpenAI, SoftBank and others, the project underscores the UAE’s shift from AI consumer to global AI infrastructure hub. ⚡ Nuclear, solar, and gas-powered🌍 5 GW = ~5 billion watts📦 Hosting LLMs, training workloads, and AI-native apps at scale This is what AI nation-building looks like. Related readingHow UAE's $30B Stargate AI Campus Is Forcing Gulf Employers to Reinvent AI Talent HiringTalent Engineering in the GCC: How UAE and Saudi Arabia Are Building AI-Augmented Hiring Pipelines in 2026UAE Leads the World in AI-Driven Promotions and Layoffs — Here's How HR Leaders Are Making It WorkAI Tools for the GCC's 10 Million Deskless Workers: Staffbase, Connecteam, and Deputy ComparedUAE AI Adoption Paradox: The World's Top AI Economy Now Faces Employee Resistance as Its #1 People Risk