Middle East / facility / reviewed 2026-09-28
Khazna DXB2 / D3
Dubai Design District project with a disclosed structural-steel subcontract.
Groundbreaking: October 2022. A June 2023 contractor letter documents the steel package. An exact operational launch date was not verified; DXB2 is distinct from DXB3 and Equinix DX2.
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Located in the UAE
Khazna DXB2 / D3 → United Arab Emirates
A physical location relationship; it does not assign ownership or financing to the national government.
Date not isolated · located in
Develops DXB2
Khazna Data Centers → Khazna DXB2 / D3
2022 announcement identifies the Dubai Design District building; opening was then a forecast.
2022-10-11 · facility development
Construction contractor
Laing O’Rourke Middle East → Khazna DXB2 / D3
Named by Assent; the signed letter identifies DXB2 (D3).
Date not isolated · construction
Structural-steel supply and installation
Assent Steel → Khazna DXB2 / D3
Steel package identified by project page and June 2023 contractor appreciation letter.
2023-06-09 · structural steel
Project consultant
Consultant named in the steel supplier’s project record.
Date not isolated · design consultant
Proposed data-center levy scope
Khazna DXB2 / D3 → AI companies & data-center operators
This named data-center facility falls within the sector addressed by the independent regeneration proposal. The liable legal entity, assessment basis and collection jurisdiction remain policy questions; this is not an enacted obligation or a payment.
Date not isolated · proposed levy coverage
What remains unresolved.
Target dates are not verified operating dates
Elmina’s original schedules and DXB2’s planned opening are preserved as forecasts. A steel-package completion letter is narrower than whole-building commissioning.
Next research step: Add operator opening notices, commissioning certificates and phase-specific handover records. Retain earlier forecasts alongside actual dates.
Sources in this record.
- Gamuda secures contracts for Elmina Business Park hyperscale data centreGamuda Berhad · 2024-05-24 · source access 2026-09-28
Separate construction and MEP awards. Original target dates are not evidence of actual completion or payments.
- Sime Darby Property widens industrial footprint with Elmina Business Park 2Sime Darby Property · 2026-04-13 · source access 2026-09-28
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.
- Khazna begins construction of DXB2 and DXB3Khazna Data Centers · 2022-10-11 · source access 2026-09-28
DXB2 is in Dubai Design District. The 43MW figure is combined DXB2/DXB3 capacity and is not assigned to DXB2 alone.
- Khazna Data Centre Dubai — structural steel packageAssent Steel · Publication date not isolated · source access 2026-09-28
Names Laing O’Rourke Middle East and GHD; supplier scope is structural-steel supply and installation, with start year 2022.
- Assent prequalification document — DXB2 (D3) contractor letterAssent Steel / Laing O’Rourke Middle East · Publication date not isolated · source access 2026-09-28
PDF page 81: contractor letter dated 9 June 2023 identifies Khazna Project DXB2 (D3), Dubai, and Assent’s completed steel subcontract. Publication date of the compilation is not stated.