Qatar’s Meeza, the country’s leading managed IT services and data centre operator, has set out plans to quadruple its current capacity over the next four years, as demand from enterprise, government and hyperscaler customers continues to outpace available supply.
The expansion roadmap, disclosed in the company’s board report tabled at its annual general assembly, involves three distinct facilities at different stages of development. The 4MW M-Vault 4 expansion is on track for delivery in the first half of 2026 with its additional capacity already pre-sold. The flagship 24MW data centre campus at Um Garn is under construction, with the first 6MW phase targeted for operation by end-2027. Design work for the 16MW M-Vault 7 facility at the Qatar Science and Technology Park is in its final stages, with construction expected to begin later in 2026.
Meeza currently operates five certified M-Vault data centres providing 14MW of IT capacity with a guaranteed uptime of 99.98 per cent. The expansion programme will be funded through a combination of Shariah-compliant financing and deployment of existing cash reserves.
The company’s AGM approved an 8.5 per cent cash dividend. Meeza Chairman Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulla bin Jassim al-Thani framed the growth trajectory in terms of AI readiness, stating the company would “continue to strengthen data centre capabilities to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence technologies, high-performance computing, cloud services, and cybersecurity solutions, both within Qatar and internationally.”
Meeza identified Qatar’s low-cost energy environment as a structural competitive advantage, noting that while power accounts for approximately 40 per cent of data centre operational costs globally, Qatar’s energy pricing supports higher margins than comparable facilities in other markets.
