Africa Data Centres (ADC) has announced plans for two more data centers in Nairobi, Kenya.
The company said this week it had begun the development of a second data center of up to 20MW of IT load and is securing land for a third facility. ADC said the two projects amount to an investment of $200 million.
“Africa Data Centres currently has the leading carrier-neutral data center in Nairobi and East Africa as a whole,” said Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres. “We have the most dynamic ecosystem, in terms of the largest number of connectivity providers on-site in the region, as well as the strongest leadership in the enterprise sector and financial services in particular.”
Nairobi’s East Africa Data Centre (EADC) was hailed as East Africa’s largest data center when it was opened by Liquid Telecom (now Liquid Intelligent Technologies) in 2013. The facility offered 500 sqm (5,382 sq ft) of whitespace and room for 160 racks per floor across four stories; it was expanded to add another 500 sqm of white space in 2018. Liquid launched ADC in 2018.
As well as Nairobi, ADC currently has or is developing data centers in Lagos, Nigeria; Lomé, Togo; and Samrand and Midrand, South Africa. In September the company announced a $500 million goal to build 10 data centers across 10 African countries over the next two years. The company plans to double its footprint and build facilities in the likes of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.
“Kenya is one of the top data center markets in Africa and is widely viewed as the gateway to the East African region. There has been a dramatic increase in the adoption of digital services, and the move from on-premises to colocation and managed facilities will be at the vanguard of data center development in the years to come,” added Duproz.
Source: datacenterdynamics.com
