At the start of 2024, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched the D33 Industry-Friendly Power Policy, enabling manufacturing, agritech, and data centres to build larger solar systems than permitted under the Shams regulation (capped at 1. Emerging as major power consumers in the United Arab Emirates, data centres in the United Arab Emirates will double their power consumption to over 6 TWh by 2030, but regulatory barriers prevent operators from directly financing new clean energy projects needed to meet climate targets, Wood. Barakah nuclear power plant reached full 5. 6 gigawatt capacity in 2024, supplying according to my calculations, roughly 25% of UAE electricity. Yet it cannot ramp quickly enough when server farms spike demand. The Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park hit 3,860 megawatts yet contributes nothing after. The Abu Dhabi Energy Sector is governed by the following Laws: Law No. 11 as including all activities, businesses. The UAE National Team for Reviewing the Impact of Data Centers on the Energy Sector recently held its first meeting at the Dubai headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) to explore the development of data centers in the UAE and their influence on the local energy sector. The United Arab Emirates is racing to become the Middle East's AI and digital infrastructure leader.