According to
TechCentral, the Nigerian data centre will form “(ADC)’ West African hub” and join its network of facilities across East and Southern Africa.
ADC CEO, Stephane Duproz says that the Lagos build will help spur the Nigerian economy.
“The stimulus effect to the economy of digitisation is well documented and Nigeria is ready for this technology boon. Furthermore, our construction policy is to uplift the community as far as possible, employing local contractors and creating work opportunities within the communities we enter – so the job creation opportunities are realised at both grass-roots and hi-tech levels.”
ADC announced it has joined the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Centre program, allowing organisations across the African continent to connect with AI-ready facilities for seamless, rapid and cost-effective AI deployments.
Apr 6, 2021
Africa Data Centres (ADC) has confirmed that it is to build a 10MW data centre in Nigeria’s capital, Lagos.
Nigeria is a key African market for the company, says Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres. “This region is hungry for digitisation and to pave the way for our hyperscale customers to deploy digitisation solutions to West Africa, our construction of a 10-megawatt data centre in Lagos is well underway.”
The Lagos build marks a significant step forward in Africa Data Centres’ ambitious long-term strategy to digitise Africa. The Nigerian data centre will form Africa Data Centres’ West African hub. As interconnection remains a priority, the company will be adding it to its network of data centres, which at present includes Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cape Town, Harare, and Kigali.
Africa Data Centres to build 10MW Lagos facility
Stephane Duproz
Africa Data Centres, the carrier-neutral data centre company in the Liquid Intelligent Technologies stable, has announced plans to build a 10MW facility in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos.
The company, which already operates data centres in South Africa and Kenya, said construction on the new facility has already started.
The Nigerian data centre will form Africa Data Centres’ West African hub, the company said on Tuesday. It will add to its network of data centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, Harare and Kigali.
The stimulus effect to the economy of digitisation is well documented and Nigeria is ready for this technology boon
Africa Data Centres Nigeria facility well underway
7h | Capacity Team Africa Data Centres (ADC) is building a 10MW data centre in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to ADC s latest progress update, the facility is well underway and will form Africa Data Centres’ West African hub , in line with its regional expansion strategy.
“Our expansion into Nigeria marks one aspect of the company’s growth on the continent,” said Stephane Duproz (pictured), CEO of Africa Data Centres.
“In response to demand generated by hyperscalers, key cloud operators and multinational enterprises already making use of our data centres, we have purchased the Samrand facility in South Africa and our key build in Midrand is under-way. These same clients, who have trusted us with their expansions into Kenya and other African territories, have expressed their interest in bringing digitisation at scale to West Africa. Our leadership and best practice in data centre operations have made us the ob