Africa Data Centres to construct a new facility in Accra, Ghana

 Africa Data Centres, the biggest community of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral information centre services on the continent, has introduced that it’ll begin building on its newly acquired land in the Central Business District of Accra, Ghana. The new facility has been designed for an preliminary 10 MW, which may develop to 30MW relying on demand. It would be the largest facility in West Africa todate, exterior of Nigeria.

Data centres are the muse of digitally led financial progress world wide; growing sustainable and self-sufficient ICT ecosystems is inconceivable with out them. The new facility will likely be constructed on a a part of the previous Trade Fair showgrounds website, one of many key central areas in town. The first section is scheduled to be accomplished inside 12 months.

This new facility is a part of Africa Data Centres’ continental growth plans spanning 10 of Africa’s main financial hubs, together with South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Angola. This unrivalled growth, partly funded by the United States authorities’s U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), is a vital initiative to speed up non-public sector-led digital infrastructure and providers in Africa.

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

Mr. Scott Nathan, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)stated, “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 peoples’ lives. This new data centre 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 stated, “This funding exemplifies the U.S. Government’s dedication underneath the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to unlock private and non-private capital for sustainable infrastructure funding. Alongside the info centres in South Africa and Kenya, the Ghana information centre is laying the groundwork for a digital revolution on the continent.

Welcoming the new funding, Hon. Nana Akufo-Addo, The President of Ghana stated, “The establishment of Africa Data Centre’s new 10MW data centre, 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 digitising all sectors of the economy will enable us increase our capacity to access digital services, and help even more to attract foreign direct investment into our economy.”

“Our new data centre in Ghana is a significant step towards Africa Data Centres’ goal of narrowing the digital divide in the West Africa region. Hyper-scale data centres, preferred by major US tech companies, multinational corporations, banks and other local enterprises, are the speciality of Africa Data Centres. Additionally, our data centres 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.

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