Ethiopia Electric Utility (EEU) and Wingu Africa announced on Monday a strategic colocation partnership to digitise electricity services.
- Ethiopia Electric Utility (EEU) and Wingu Africa announced on Monday a strategic colocation partnership to digitise electricity services.
- EEU has established critical systems at Wingu Africa’s Tier III-certified facility in Addis Ababa as part of this partnership, ensuring...
- Modernisation of EEU’s electricity services The infrastructure is now fully operational and active following a smooth implementation.
- Together, we are building a foundation for Ethiopia’s energy and digital future.” The partnership between EEU and Wingu Africa signifies the...
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EEU has established critical systems at Wingu Africa’s Tier III-certified facility in Addis Ababa as part of this partnership, ensuring greater reliability, security, and efficiency for its digital operations.
This milestone represents a significant advancement in EEU’s journey towards digital transformation. By situating its infrastructure in Wingu Africa’s cutting-edge colocation facility, EEU is strengthening the robustness of its digital services and positioning itself better to serve Ethiopia’s millions of consumers.
Modernisation of EEU’s electricity services
The infrastructure is now fully operational and active following a smooth implementation. For national utilities and businesses to modernise and expand their services, secure, high-availability data centres are essential, as the collaboration demonstrates.
Michael Debela, CIO at the Ethiopian Electric Utility, said, “This partnership with Wingu reflects our vision to modernise the way we deliver electricity services in Ethiopia. By strengthening the resilience of our digital infrastructure, we are improving the reliability of our operations and laying the foundation for smarter energy services that meet the needs of our citizens.”
Demos Kyriacou, Deputy CEO, COO and Co-founder, added, “We are honoured to support Ethiopian Electric Utility in this important milestone. Hosting mission-critical infrastructure in our Tier III-certified environment ensures the highest levels of security, efficiency, and uptime. Together, we are building a foundation for Ethiopia’s energy and digital future.”
The partnership between EEU and Wingu Africa signifies the increasing synergy between Ethiopia’s energy and technology sectors and demonstrates a shared commitment to innovation, resilience, and service quality.
Wingu Cloud Exchange launches in Tanzania
In a similar report, Wingu Africa launched Wingu Cloud Exchange (WCX), a locally hosted private cloud platform intended for the larger East African region, on November 19. WCX offers businesses an easy-to-use, affordable, safe, and regulatory-compliant alternative to offshore cloud services.
Companies can expand their workloads without complexity or unforeseen expenses thanks to its quick deployment, rapid scalability, and transparent local-currency pricing. The platform will expand progressively into other Wingu markets, including Ethiopia and Djibouti, following its first launch in Tanzania.
With WCX, which comprises Wingu Compute, Wingu Kubernetes, Wingu Drive, and Wingu Security, companies can install and manage applications while keeping data within regional boundaries.
The platform offers clients flexible, practical solutions that suit their current operations by integrating easily with existing on-premises systems and complementing global cloud offerings such as Azure and AWS.
“Wingu Cloud Exchange is built in direct response to customer demand for a practical, reliable, and locally delivered cloud platform,” said Nicholas Lodge, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Wingu Africa.
“WCX makes cloud adoption straightforward, compliant, predictable in cost, scalable on demand, and aligned with how organisations in the region actually operate.”
“The launch of Wingu Cloud Exchange is an important step for the region’s digital maturity,” added Erkan Satik, Director of Cloud Ecosystem & Alliances at Wingu Africa.
“WCX is simple to use, quick to deploy, and designed to give customers real choice. They can run applications locally for better performance, integrate with global clouds when needed, and scale instantly.”
Wingu Africa’s goal to promote equitable and sustainable digital growth is reflected in its investment in regional cloud platforms. Wingu Africa’s emphasis on safe, linked, and compliant infrastructure enables African businesses to implement cloud technology with confidence, agility, and regional relevance.