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Original target dates are not evidence of actual completion or payments."},{"id":"fam-src-elmina-sime","title":"Sime Darby Property widens industrial footprint with Elmina Business Park 2","url":"https://www.simedarbyproperty.com/press-releases/sime-darby-property-widens-industrial-footprint-elmina-business-park-2","publisher":"Sime Darby Property","publishedAt":"2026-04-13","accessedAt":"2026-09-28","kind":"primary","note":"References the first Google data centre in the original Elmina Business Park, then scheduled for Q2 2026. Do not confuse it with the new Business Park 2."},{"id":"fam-src-dxb2-khazna","title":"Khazna begins construction of DXB2 and DXB3","url":"https://khaznadatacenters.com/press-release/khazna-data-centers-to-begin-construction-on-two-new-data-centers-in-dubai/","publisher":"Khazna Data Centers","publishedAt":"2022-10-11","accessedAt":"2026-09-28","kind":"primary","note":"DXB2 is in Dubai Design District. 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Publication date of the compilation is not stated."}],"neighbors":[{"id":"covered-ai-data-center-sector","slug":"covered-ai-data-center-sector","name":"AI companies & data-center operators","kind":"policy"},{"id":"country-ae","slug":"country-ae","name":"United Arab Emirates","kind":"country"},{"id":"khazna-data-centers","slug":"khazna-data-centers","name":"Khazna Data Centers","kind":"company"},{"id":"laing-orourke","slug":"laing-orourke","name":"Laing O’Rourke Middle East","kind":"company"},{"id":"assent-steel","slug":"assent-steel","name":"Assent Steel","kind":"company"},{"id":"ghd","slug":"ghd","name":"GHD","kind":"company"},{"id":"khazna-dxb2","slug":"khazna-dxb2","name":"Khazna DXB2 / D3","kind":"facility"}],"gaps":[{"id":"fam-gap-handover","title":"Target dates are not verified operating dates","description":"Elmina’s original schedules and DXB2’s planned opening are preserved as forecasts. 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