{"id":"2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","language":"en","title":"Khazna reports 27% carbon-free electricity coverage for cooling load","summary":"The UAE data-centre operator says carbon-free sources covered 27% of its mechanical cooling electricity in 2025 and sets higher targets for 2030 and 2035.","body":["Khazna Data Centers published its first standalone environmental, social and governance report on 6 October. The report covers the 2025 calendar year and describes the figures as a baseline for future reporting. The release places the disclosure in the context of growing demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.","Khazna reported that carbon-free electricity covered 27% of the electricity used for its mechanical cooling load in 2025, using a combination of onsite solar generation and certified clean-energy instruments. The company aims to raise that share of its mechanical load to 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.","The measure is limited to mechanical cooling electricity; it does not mean that carbon-free sources supplied 27% of all Khazna facility electricity. Clean-energy procurement is identified by the company as a central part of its decarbonisation approach for data-centre operations."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Khazna reports 27% carbon-free electricity coverage for cooling load\n\nThe UAE data-centre operator says carbon-free sources covered 27% of its mechanical cooling electricity in 2025 and sets higher targets for 2030 and 2035.\n\nKhazna Data Centers published its first standalone environmental, social and governance report on 6 October. The report covers the 2025 calendar year and describes the figures as a baseline for future reporting. The release places the disclosure in the context of growing demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.\n\nKhazna reported that carbon-free electricity covered 27% of the electricity used for its mechanical cooling load in 2025, using a combination of onsite solar generation and certified clean-energy instruments. The company aims to raise that share of its mechanical load to 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.\n\nThe measure is limited to mechanical cooling electricity; it does not mean that carbon-free sources supplied 27% of all Khazna facility electricity. Clean-energy procurement is identified by the company as a central part of its decarbonisation approach for data-centre operations.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["power","ai"],"eventDate":"2026-10-06","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T15:05:43Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T15:05:43Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T15:04:27Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-06","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T15:03:02Z","sources":[{"url":"https://khaznadatacenters.com/press-release/khazna-publishes-first-esg-report-establishing-baseline-for-transparent-sustainability-reporting/","name":"Khazna Data Centers","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","attribution":"Khazna Data Centers, ‘Khazna publishes first ESG Report, establishing baseline for transparent sustainability reporting’, 6 October 2026. Performance and target figures are company-reported.","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-plus-gulf-khazna-carbon-free-cooling-esg"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"issuer-location","countryCode":"AE","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":{"to":"2025","from":"2025","precision":"year"}}}