en.Wedoany.com Reported - Iraq T964 recently announced that its commercial Tier III data center under construction in Iraq has entered the main construction and infrastructure installation phase, with plans to become operational by the end of 2026. France's Schneider Electric has been selected as the project's energy technology partner, providing critical power supply and cooling infrastructure for the data center. According to the project developer, once completed, the facility will become Iraq's first commercial Tier III data center, offering neutral colocation services to enterprises, financial institutions, telecom operators, cloud service providers, and technology companies.
The first phase of the project plans to deploy 340 cabinets, arranged in flexibly adjustable data hall modules and private cage areas. The initial computing load of the data center will be gradually expanded based on customer onboarding, with a maximum capacity of up to 12 megawatts. The campus also plans to configure 84 megawatts of on-site power backup capacity and connect to multiple independent internet connections to reduce the impact of single power supply line or communication outlet failures on business continuity.
One of the key focuses of this construction is to establish a redundant power supply and cooling system compliant with Tier III operational requirements. France's Schneider Electric will provide the power management, energy infrastructure, and cooling technologies needed to support the continuous operation of the data center, enhancing system visibility through equipment monitoring and operational management capabilities. The Tier III architecture requires that critical equipment can be maintained while the data center continues to operate, necessitating corresponding backup capacity for power supply, cooling, and distribution paths.
The project adopts a carrier-neutral model, without restricting to a single telecom network provider. Multiple telecom operators, internet service providers, and cloud platforms can connect their lines to the data center, providing colocation customers with network egress in different directions. This construction approach helps enhance the ability of Iraqi enterprises to locally deploy servers, cloud platforms, disaster recovery systems, and critical business applications, reducing the long-term reliance on overseas data centers for some digital services.
Iraq T964 stated that the project will primarily host financial systems, telecom services, government and enterprise applications with high stability requirements, as well as potentially growing cloud computing and artificial intelligence workloads in the future. Currently, publicly available information has not disclosed the specific deployment numbers of servers, GPU equipment, and cloud computing platforms. The current construction phase mainly focuses on the data hall main structure, power systems, cooling facilities, and network access infrastructure.
This data center is also part of Iraq's efforts to improve its digital infrastructure system. Iraq is advancing fiber optic access, international communication channels, data centers, and enterprise network construction, aiming to leverage its geographical location connecting the Gulf region, Turkey, and Europe to develop regional data transmission corridors. T964 has previously collaborated on enterprise networks, data centers, international communication transit, and fiber-to-the-home initiatives, but this time, the project that has clearly entered the engineering implementation phase is its commercial Tier III data center and supporting power supply, cooling, and communication facilities.
According to the current plan, the project will continue with equipment installation, system commissioning, and network access throughout 2026. The project developer has not yet disclosed the detailed address of the construction site, total building area, overall investment amount, or the number of cabinets for subsequent expansion phases. The 340 cabinets and maximum capacity of 12 megawatts belong to the first phase and scalable operational plan, and do not represent the full deployment of all facilities.
