The pilot will evaluate the deployment of advanced control system technology developed by Phaidra
The announcement was made on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai and builds on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) previously signed between the Ministry and Agility.
The MoU, signed during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week by HE Eng. Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and Tarek Sultan, Chairman, Agility.
Initiative
As part of the initiative, the pilot will evaluate the deployment of advanced control system technology developed by Phaidra, a global leader in artificial intelligence agents for optimizing AI infrastructure.
Phaidra’s AI agents orchestrate the complex power, cooling and workload management systems that underpin modern AI data centers for peak tokens-per-watt efficiency — a critical consideration as AI workloads drive higher energy and performance requirements.
This initiative builds upon Khazna’s existing collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate AI infrastructure development across the MEA region. Khazna is designing and building next-generation AI factories using the NVIDIA DSX Blueprint — an open and comprehensive reference architecture for large-scale AI infrastructure.
Energy-intensive infrastructure
“Enhancing the efficiency of energy-intensive infrastructure, especially data centers and artificial intelligence applications, is a key pillar of the UAE’s competitiveness and sustainability agenda,” remarked HE Engineer Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.
“Together, this collaboration supports the UAE’s ambition to lead at the intersection of physical infrastructure, digital capability, and sustainability,” commented Tarek sultan.
“By advancing intelligent efficiency through collaboration, we want to ensure that the infrastructure underpinning AI and digital growth is as sustainable as it is powerful,” noted Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO, Khazna Data Centers.
“Phaidra is humbled by the opportunity to partner closely with NVIDIA, Khazna, Agility, and the UAE MoEI to pioneer next-gen digital infrastructure in the MEA region,” stated Jim Gao, CEO, Phaidra.
