Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, revealed that it would immediately begin construction on its recently purchased site in the Central Business District of Accra, Ghana, the Ghanaian capital city.
According to a statement released by the company, the new facility has been planned for an initial capacity of 10 MW, but this number has the potential to increase to 30 MW, depending on demand. Outside of Nigeria, it will be the largest facility that has ever been constructed in West Africa.
Data centres are the foundation of digitally-led economic growth around the world, according to Hardy Pemhiwa, Group CEO for Liquid Intelligent Technologies. It is impossible to establish sustainable and self-sufficient ICT ecosystems without them. The new building is going to be constructed on a section of the old Trade Fair showgrounds, which is located in one of the most important central areas of the city. Within a year’s time, we should have completed the first part of the project.
According to Mr Amos Hochstein, Senior Advisor to the United States Government, the investment illustrates the United States Government’s commitment under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to mobilise public and private money for the purpose of investing in sustainable infrastructure.
Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana, stated that the development of Africa Data Centre’s new 10MW data centre in the centre of Accra is a big step towards bridging the infrastructural gap and growing further our digital economy. This statement was made in response to the new investment, which was warmly received by the President.
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Remarks from the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Mr. Scott Nathan said, “DFC is proud to support African Data Centres. This new facility in Accra will be an investment in critical infrastructure helping to better link the rapidly growing African population and market to global opportunities. DFC’s commitment to strengthen ICT Infrastructure in West Africa is in keeping with the commitments President Biden made to mobilize private capital for the kind of high quality global infrastructure investments that improve people’s lives. This new data centre will help accomplish that in Ghana and for the region, creating jobs by improving existing business conditions while at the same time attracting data-dependent companies looking to invest and expand their operations.”
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List of African Data Centres across the Continent
MainOne
MainOne, often known as “Main One Cable,” is the first undersea cable system in West Africa.
IP NGN network, regional and metro terrestrial fibre optic networks, and data centre facilities allow broadband services for West African organisations that need crucial connection solutions. A submarine accident halted internet in five nations because of the solutions providers.
Teraco Data Environments
The company, which calls itself “the first provider of resilient, vendor neutral data environments in South Africa,” obtained R1.2 billion from Barclays Africa Group to expand across Africa from its Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban facilities. The South African data centre provides colocation, teleporting, and support. The Teraco data centre will be Africa’s largest commercial data centre.
Rack Centre
Award-winning Tier III data centre in Lagos, Nigeria, has 10 levels of physical protection with guards, card access, biometric verification, and CCTV. Rack Centre offers clients unlimited power from a durable dual bank of UPS. Multiple generators protect equipment from interruptions.
East Africa’s first Tier 3 carrier-neutral data centre is in Djibouti City. It connects Africa to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia via international and regional cable systems. DDC provides data centre services like colocation.
DigiServ
This corporation has data centres in Germany, Capetown, and Johannesburg. DigiServ’s website claims 24/7 security and modern facilities.
Screamer
Screamer Telecoms maintains one of South Africa’s three Tier 4 data hosting centres with 14 locations. Screamer’s value proposition is dedicated hosting and custom services.
RSAWEB
RSAWEB’s data centres are purpose-built and offer 24/7 technical support. The data cloud hosts Enterprise Cloud, AfriCDN, cloud and dedicated servers, online backup, and colocation.
Rack Africa
Rack Africa provides colocation, disaster recovery, and IT infrastructure in Ghana from a carrier-neutral Tier 3 data centre. PortingXS (mobile number portability), Cellulant, IPMC, Votomobile, Orange Business Services, Dolphin Telecom, BusyInternet, TeledataICT, Spectra Wireless, and Ecoband are just some of the companies that Rack Africa claims as customers.
However, This list is inconclusive, and it will be regularly updated from here on out.