Market comparison
Dubai, United Arab Emirates vs Masdar City, United Arab Emirates
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Dubai — 18 facilities from 9 operators, Masdar City — 3 facilities from 1 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18
Tracked facilities · Operators: 9
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Masdar City, United Arab Emirates
3
Tracked facilities · Operators: 1
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Dubai | Masdar City |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 18 | 3 |
| Operators | 9 | 1 |
| Published IT capacity | 463 MW (10 of 18 sites publish) | 75 MW (3 of 3 sites publish) |
| Operational | 14 | 2 |
| Under construction / announced | 4 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 3 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 4 | 0 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 1 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 2 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 22/100 across 18 sites | 23/100 across 3 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; 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.
- Tracked facilities: Dubai — 18; Masdar City — 3
- Operators: Dubai — 9; Masdar City — 1
- Published IT capacity: Dubai — 463 MW (10 of 18 sites publish); Masdar City — 75 MW (3 of 3 sites publish)
- Operational: Dubai — 14; Masdar City — 2
- Under construction / announced: Dubai — 4; Masdar City — 1
- Tier III+ certified sites: Dubai — 3; Masdar City — 0
- Sites with any certification: Dubai — 4; Masdar City — 0
- Liquid-cooled sites: Dubai — 1; Masdar City — 0
- AI-ready sites: Dubai — 2; Masdar City — 0
- Average Coloprice Score: Dubai — 22/100 across 18 sites; Masdar City — 23/100 across 3 sites
Top facilities by score
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Moro Hub Green Data Centre (MBR Solar Park) Moro Hub (Digital DEWA) · 100 MW
- e& SmartHub Dubai (Jebel Ali) e& (Etisalat)
- Khazna Meydan Data Center Khazna Data Centers · 7.5 MW
Masdar City, United Arab Emirates
- Khazna AUH6 Khazna Data Centers · 31.8 MW
- Khazna AUH1 Khazna Data Centers · 13.2 MW
- Khazna AUH8 Khazna Data Centers · 30 MW
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