Africa Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

This database (excel) product covers the Africa data center market portfolio analysis, which will provide the following information on the colocation data centers:

• Detailed Analysis of 142 existing data centers
• Detailed Analysis of 61 upcoming data centers
• Countries covered: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda.
• Existing white-floor space (square feet)
• Upcoming white-floor space (square feet)
• Current IT load capacity (2026)
• Future capacity additions (2026-2031)
• Retail Colocation Pricing
  • Quarter Rack (1/4)
  • Half Rack Cabinets (1/2)
  • Full Rack Cabinet (42U/45U/47U/etc.)
• Wholesale colocation (per kW) pricing

KEY MARKET HIGHLIGHTS:

• South Africa dominates Africa's existing data center market, accounting for around 64% of operational IT capacity and nearly 62% of operational data centers.
• Egypt is emerging as a major growth market, with 476 MW of upcoming IT capacity, nearly 28 times its existing capacity.
• Africa's upcoming pipeline includes 61 new data centers, adding nearly 2.46 GW of IT capacity-over 4.4 times the current operational base.
• Teraco is Africa's largest existing operator with IT capacity, followed by Africa Data Centres at and Open Access Data Centres.

The data points covered in the database across each facility are mentioned below:

EXISTING DATA CENTERS (142 Facilities)

• Market Snapshot
• Location (Region/Country/City)
• Facility Address
• Operator/Owner Name
• Data Center Name i.e., (Etix Casablanca #1 or DC1.)
• Core & Shell Area (White-Floor Area)
• Core & Shell Power Capacity (IT Load Capacity)
• Rack Capacity
• Year of Operations
• Design Standards (Tier I - IV)
• Power/Cooling Redundancy

UPCOMING DATA CENTERS (61 Facilities)

• Investment Snapshot
• Location (Region/Country/City)
• Investor Name
• Area (White-Floor Area)
• Power Capacity (IT Load Capacity)
• Investment ($ Million)
• Electrical Infrastructure Investment ($ Million)
• Mechanical Infrastructure Investment ($ Million)
• General Construction Services Investment ($ Million)
• Announcement Year
• Project Status (Opened/Under Construction/Announced & Planned)
• Active or Expected Year of Opening

INVESTORS/OPERATORS COVERED

21 Century technologies, 3MDC (Medasys), Africa Data Centres, Africa50 & Raya Data Center, Airtel Africa (Nxtra), Business Connexion, Cassava Technologies, CipherWave, CityNet Telecom, Cloud Exchange (DimensionData), Cloudoon, CWG PLC, Cybastion, Digital Parks Africa, Digital Realty & Pembani Remgro's (Medallion), ECC Solutions, EgyptNetwork, Equinix, Etisalat, Excelsimo Networks, Fringe Infrastructure, G42 + Microsoft, GPX Global Systems, Gulf Data Hub + Elsewedy Data Centers, Helios Investment Partners, Internet Initiative Japan, Internet Solutions ZA (Dimesionsion Data part of NTT), inwi, Iozera, ipNX, IXAfrica, Kasi Cloud, Khazna Data Centers + Benya Group, Maroc Telecom, MTN, N+One Datacenters, Naver Cloud, NEOIX, NTT & Dimension Data, Oman Data Park & Intro Technology, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Orange Business, PAIX, Paratus, Rack Centre, Raxio Group, Raya Data Center, Safaricom, ST Digital, Telecom Egypt, Telekom Kenya, Teraco (Digital Realty), The Cavaleros Group, UniCloud Africa & BDIC, Vantage Data Centers, Vodacom Business, Wingu Group, Xneelo.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Data center Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
• Data center Construction Contractors
• Data center Infrastructure Providers
• New Entrants
• Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
• Corporate and Governments Agencies