Staff Report,
Dubai, UAE
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, has announced the groundbreaking of the region’s first 100 percent renewable energy powered industrial data centres at its Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah sites. These centres will enable the application of Artificial Intelligence and automation solutions in industrial operations. Besides EGA’s total IT energy consumption will be reduced by 50 percent through real-time Artificial Intelligence-optimised power, cooling management, and latest generation computer infrastructure.
EGA is developing the new data centres with local technology provider, Scientechnic. The construction is a key part of EGA’s digital roadmap, which is transforming EGA’s operations through Industry 4.0 adoption and broader digital transformation.
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, said, “EGA’s bold aspiration to innovate the future of aluminium production is a source of our global competitive advantage, and this includes leading our sector in the implementation of Industry 4.0. Our new data centres, combined with our existing cloud computing resources, transform our data processing capacity. Improving the environmental sustainability of EGA’s computing infrastructure is part of our commitment to embed sustainability in everything we do. The construction of EGA’s new on-site data centres is an important milestone in our goal to establish a thriving manufacturing innovation ecosystem in the UAE.”
In 2023, EGA announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft UAE, shifting two thirds of EGA’s server and applications infrastructure to Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud. The development of the data centres and the use of the hybrid cloud together increase EGA’s data processing capacity by 2,300 times while significantly reducing unit processing costs.
EGA has developed technology in the UAE for more than 30 years and is focused on improving the efficiency of the aluminium smelting process. EGA’s latest home-grown technology is among the most efficient and competitive in the global aluminium industry.
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