VivoPower International has inked a deal to acquire, develop, and operate a 25MW data center facility in the United Arab Emirates from an undisclosed company.

The company said that it had secured long-term power infrastructure for the facility as well as development rights to scale the platform

VivoPower said the project will support high-density, power-intensive digital workloads and align with the UAE’s digital economy and infrastructure ambitions. In addition, the facility is expected to be designed with modular architecture to enable expansion and deployment across multiple digital infrastructure use cases. According to the company, the project has the capacity to expand to more than 100MW.

The investment is expected to close by February 2026, subject to customary conditions.

Kevin Chin, executive chairman and CEO of VivoPower, said: “As we have noted previously, the UAE is a highly strategic market for VivoPower, supported by its leadership in digital infrastructure, energy transition, and long-term economic diversification. We are pleased to have secured this opportunity to develop, build, and operate a strategic data center infrastructure asset in the UAE pursuant to a long-term agreement, working alongside our strategic partners. We will work diligently to deliver the initial 25MW facility and support the continued evolution of the UAE’s digital infrastructure ecosystem.”

VivoPower, founded in 2014 and listed on Nasdaq since 2016, operates across the UK, Australia, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The company’s operations span electric mobility, renewable power applications, and digital asset infrastructure, with a growing focus on AI computing.

The deal is the second the company has signed this year, following the acquisition of a 40MW cryptocurrency data center in Norway. Vivo intends to repurpose the facility from its current blockchain compute co-hosting business model into a Sovereign AI Hub.

The Norway deal is expected to be a foundational platform for the company’s Power-to-X strategy. The strategy involves vertically integrating and controlling power infrastructure and land in key markets facing shortages of AI compute capacity. It is a pivot from its current main business model, which has prioritized cryptocurrency mining.