Africa Data Center Market

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The Africa data center market is located in the region of EMEA and within World. Africa has 122 facilities.

The top providers in Africa are Teraco Data Environments (9 sites) and Phoenix Group with 1 facility . The most popular facilities are PAIX Nairobi-1 and PAIX Nairobi-1.

Market Facts

Africa Data Center Map

Africa Power Growth Over Time

+208% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
In Doubt
Withdrawn
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Largest Providers in Africa

Teraco Data Environments
Site
Power
Operational
8
162.7
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
9
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Phoenix Group
Site
Power
Operational
1
132.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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BitCluster
Site
Power
Operational
1
120.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Africa Data Centres
Site
Power
Operational
8
94.15
Construction
3
Planned
3
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
11
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Largest Data Centers in Africa

Regions in Africa

Industry Events See all

Sep 7 - Sep 10

Datacloud Africa x ITW Africa 2026

Datacloud Africa is the Africa edition of the Datacloud series, co-located with International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa. The 2026 edition runs September 7-10, 2026 at the Radisson Blu, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya, and brings together digital infrastructure and connectivity leaders from across the...
Radisson Blu, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
Oct 28 - Oct 29

Platform Frontier Markets Middle East & Africa 2026

Platform Frontier Markets Middle East & Africa 2026 is the MEA edition of the Platform Markets Group congress series, convening senior industry professionals and investors focused on digital infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East. The 2026 edition takes place October 28 to 29, 2026 ...
Av. de la Ménara, Marrakech 40000, Morocco

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