NVIDIA reports $400 million data center investment and AI factory plans in Egypt
NVIDIA hosted an event at the Grand Egyptian Museum where executives Paolo Guglielmini and Ahmed Mostafa outlined a full‑stack AI strategy for the region. The company announced an estimated $400 million data center project in Egypt, licensed to Hassan Allam Data Centers and developed by Hassan Allam Utilities together with investment firm A15.
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- NVIDIA and A15 announced an estimated $400 million data center project for Egypt, licensed to Hassan Allam Data Centers.
- Cassava Technologies and Vodafone Egypt plan an AI factory initiative that could reach $720 million investment, expanding GPU‑as‑a‑service.
- NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute learner base in Egypt grew more than tenfold in a year, with over 85,000 African developers trained.
The post also highlighted AI factory initiatives, including a partnership between Cassava Technologies and Vodafone Egypt that could reach $720 million in investment to provide GPU‑as‑a‑service locally. Across Africa, four AI factories have been launched and 656 MW of capacity is planned, with major projects such as the $1.2 billion Nexus AI factory in Morocco. NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute learner base in Egypt grew more than tenfold in a year, and the company has trained over 85,000 developers across the continent, aiming for 100,000 within three years.
From Enablement to Execution, Egypt’s AI Ecosystem Reaches Production Scale
NVIDIA Blog · 21 September 2026
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