Africa Data Centres to Build new 20MW Facility in Cape Town
Africa Data Centres, a subsidiary of the Pan-African Cassava Technologies Group, is thrilled to announce the construction of a second data center in Cape Town, South Africa.
The new 20MW facility, which will span 15,000 square meters across eight data halls, will be located on the outskirts of Cape Town’s city center.
According to Tesh Durvasula, CEO of Africa Data Centres, there is a definite pipeline of demand for colocation space that the existing Diep River data center cannot provide. “The new facility in Cape Town is an important part of Africa Data Centres’ expansion strategy in the region.”
The property is in a secure business park that is well connected by two major national roads, the N7 and M12, and is close to Cape Town’s city center, the V&A Waterfront seaport, Cape Town International Airport, and Africa Data Centres’ current facility in Diep River.
As the amount of data produced in South Africa increases, so does the demand for storage and processing capacity. “This is why Africa Data Centres’ expansion plans in the region are so ambitious. We are constantly trying to provide the infrastructure to assist organizations achieve their digital ambitions as Africa’s largest and leading network of linked, carrier- and cloud-neutral data center facilities.”
In Africa, data center demand is significant in numerous regions, and data center capacity has more than doubled in the last few years. South Africa is leading the way and is bursting at the seams with new initiatives.
“Hyper-scaler cloud providers have been targeting the region for some time,” Durvasula adds, “with Amazon opening its first African cloud data center in April 2020 in South Africa.” Furthermore, Google Cloud recently announced that Africa Data Centres will be the first location for Google Cloud Interconnect in Africa.”
Cape Town is South Africa’s second-largest data center market, with a connectivity ecosystem that includes multiple colocation data centers and a diverse range of cloud service providers and networks.
According to research, the African data center industry is predicted to reach between US$3 billion and US$5 billion in the next four years, with a compound annual growth rate of 12 to 15%, depending on the report.
South Africa continues to be the continent’s largest data center market, with a robust data center business, and has been ranked number 25 in the world by Cloudscene for data center density.
In addition to providing digital services to Capetonians, the facility will provide a wide spectrum of job opportunities by utilizing local contractors and laborers for the construction, from entry-level to high-tech.
