Africa Data Centres announces that it will start construction on a new facility in Accra, Ghana

The new facility has been designed for an initial 10 MW, which can expand to 30MW depending on demand

ACCRA, GHANA: Africa Data Centres (www.AfricaDataCentres.com), the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data center facilities on the continent, announces that it will shortly start construction on its newly acquired land in the Central Business District of Accra, Ghana. The new facility has been designed for an initial 10 MW, which can expand to 30MW depending on demand. It will be the largest facility in West Africa to date, outside of Nigeria.

Data centers are the foundation of digitally-led economic growth around the world; developing sustainable and self-sufficient ICT ecosystems is impossible without them. The new facility will be built within the scheme of the Ghana Trade Fair Redevelopment Project at La in Accra, one of the key central locations in the city. The first phase is scheduled to be completed within 12 months.

This new facility is part of Africa Data Centres’ continental expansion plans spanning 10 of Africa’s major economic hubs, including South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Angola. This unrivaled expansion, partly funded by the United States government’s U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), is a significant initiative to accelerate private sector-led digital infrastructure and services in Africa.

“We continue to bring internationally recognized services and products through Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Africa Data Centres. Liquid already has the largest cross-border fiber network in Africa, and our data centers footprint expansion compliments this, enabling faster digital transformation on the continent,” says Hardy Pemhiwa, Group CEO for Liquid Intelligent Technologies.

Scott Nathan, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said, “DFC is proud to support African Data Centres. This new facility in Accra will be an investment in critical infrastructure helping to better link the rapidly growing African population and market to global opportunities. DFC’s commitment to strengthen ICT Infrastructure in West Africa is in keeping with the commitments President Biden made to mobilize private capital for the kind of high-quality global infrastructure investments that improve people’s lives. This new data center will help accomplish that in Ghana and for the region, creating jobs by improving existing business conditions while at the same time attracting data-dependent companies looking to invest and expand their operations.”

The US Government’s Senior Advisor Mr. Amos Hochstein said, “This investment exemplifies the U.S. Government’s commitment under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to unlock public and private capital for sustainable infrastructure investment. Alongside the data centers in South Africa and Kenya, the Ghana data center is laying the groundwork for a digital revolution on the continent.

Welcoming the new investment, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, The President of Ghana said, “The establishment of Africa Data Centre’s new 10MW data center, in the heart of Accra, is a significant step towards bridging the infrastructure gap and developing further our digital economy. This investment and the Government’s drive at digitizing all sectors of the economy will enable us to increase our capacity to access digital services, and help even more to attract foreign direct investment into our economy.”

“Our new data center in Ghana is a significant step towards Africa Data Centres’ goal of narrowing the digital divide in the West Africa region. Hyper-scale data centers, preferred by major US tech companies, multinational corporations, banks, and other local enterprises, are the specialty of Africa Data Centres. Additionally, our data centers are supported with independent solar and battery storage power, enabling us to bring digital technologies whilst mitigating our environmental impact,” concluded Tesh Durvasula, CEO of Africa Data Centres.