Market comparison
Barka, Oman vs Muscat, Oman
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Barka — 3 facilities from 3 operators, Muscat — 3 facilities from 2 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Barka, Oman
3
Tracked facilities · Operators: 3
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Muscat, Oman
3
Tracked facilities · Operators: 2
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Barka | Muscat |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 3 | 3 |
| Operators | 3 | 2 |
| Published IT capacity | 45 MW (1 of 3 sites publish) | 3 MW (1 of 3 sites publish) |
| Operational | 2 | 3 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 0 | 3 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 1 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.156 | $0.156 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 12/100 across 3 sites | 16/100 across 3 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Operators: Barka — 3; Muscat — 2
- Published IT capacity: Barka — 45 MW (1 of 3 sites publish); Muscat — 3 MW (1 of 3 sites publish)
- Operational: Barka — 2; Muscat — 3
- Under construction / announced: Barka — 1; Muscat — 0
- Sites with any certification: Barka — 0; Muscat — 3
- AI-ready sites: Barka — 1; Muscat — 0
- Average Coloprice Score: Barka — 12/100 across 3 sites; Muscat — 16/100 across 3 sites
Top facilities by score
Barka, Oman
- Khazaen Data Campus (KDC) Khazaen Data Center · 45 MW
- Equinix MC1 IBX Equinix
- Blue City Zain Omantel International (ZOI)
Muscat, Oman
- Ooredoo Data Centre — Baushar Ooredoo Oman · 2.5 MW
- Otech KOM Data Center Oman Data Park (Otech)
- Otech Wattaya Data Center Oman Data Park (Otech)
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