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Five Nines Global has partnered with Nexus Core Systems to develop a 20MW AI data centre near Casablanca as part of the wider 180MW Nexus AI Factory scheme.
Both companies are registered in the UK. The planned facility is designed around Nvidia's Vera Rubin NVL72 architecture and is described as renewable-powered.
The deal brings together a UK-registered engineering and project partner and a UK-registered systems business on an African data infrastructure project aimed at AI workloads. It also puts Nvidia's latest server architecture at the centre of the first announced phase.
The 20MW site is planned near Casablanca, Morocco, and forms part of the larger Nexus AI Factory programme, which has a total planned size of 180MW.
Project scope
The initial 20MW facility is a substantial build in its own right, even before the wider campus is considered. Set within a 180MW scheme, it points to a multi-stage approach to AI-focused data centre construction in North Africa.
The use of Nvidia's Vera Rubin NVL72 architecture suggests the site is intended for intensive AI computing rather than conventional enterprise hosting alone. Large AI data centres are increasingly designed around tightly integrated compute clusters, dense power delivery and specialist cooling systems, making design and delivery more complex than for standard colocation developments.
Renewable energy is another notable feature of the outline released by the companies. Power sourcing has become a central issue for AI data centre developers as model training and inference workloads increase electricity demand and intensify scrutiny of grid access, cost and emissions.
Regional angle
For UK readers, the relevance lies in the role of two UK-registered companies in a major overseas infrastructure project. British technology, engineering and advisory firms have increasingly looked to international data centre markets as demand for AI infrastructure outpaces available supply in established hubs.
Morocco has attracted growing attention as a location for digital infrastructure because of its position between European, African and Middle Eastern markets, as well as its renewable energy ambitions. Developers have also examined the country's potential to match power availability with rising demand for regional cloud and AI services.
The project near Casablanca reflects a broader pattern in which AI infrastructure investment is no longer confined to traditional data centre centres in Western Europe and North America. Developers are instead assessing sites where land, energy strategy and regional connectivity may support large-scale computing estates.
Technology focus
Nvidia's newest AI systems have become a key reference point for developers pitching large compute sites to customers and investors. By naming Vera Rubin NVL72 in connection with the project, the companies are signalling the type of hardware environment the facility is intended to support, though no further technical specifications were disclosed.
That matters because facilities designed for advanced AI chips often need to account for high rack densities, liquid cooling requirements, resilient network design and rapid deployment schedules. Those factors can shape everything from building layout to substation planning and supply chain decisions.
No investment figure, delivery timetable or customer commitments were disclosed in the material provided. Nor did the companies provide details on ownership structure, procurement arrangements or whether the 20MW phase has secured all necessary approvals.
What is clear is the broad division of roles: Five Nines Global and Nexus Core Systems are working together on development oversight for the Casablanca-area facility. The scheme is positioned as part of a much larger renewable-powered AI campus built around Nvidia's latest architecture.
It forms part of the 180MW, renewable-powered Nexus AI Factory announced at GITEX Africa in April.