Click a Tier 1 or Tier 2 market to view a sample of our capability mapping across data centers, towers, fiber, and power. This is illustrative — the full platform layer adds demand overlays and request-derived signals.
Methodology Note: Figures shown are synthesis estimates compiled from public disclosures and market engagement. They are directional and may vary by source and commissioning timelines.
Lagos currently hosts c.30 MW of carrier-neutral IT load, with committed projects lifting total design capacity towards 100 MW by the end of the decade (rounded synthesis estimate derived from multiple operator and analyst disclosures); Key facilities: Rack Centre (LGS1 1.5 MW + LGS2 12 MW = 13.5 MW campus), MDXi/Equinix Lagos (Lekki + planned LG3), Open Access LOS1 + expansions, Africa Data Centres, MainOne/Equinix; Carrier-neutral platforms; Rich interconnection; Subsea landing adjacency; West Africa's primary gateway.
Several thousand macro and rooftop sites (Lagos metro); Operators: IHS Towers, American Tower, Helios Towers; MNOs: MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile.
Subsea: MainOne, WACS, SAT-3, ACE, Glo-1; Terrestrial: MainOne, IHS, 21st Century, Medallion; Gateway to West Africa.
Power: Frequent outages; Diesel backup standard; Limited renewable penetration; Hybrid solutions emerging.
Excluding the G42-Microsoft geothermal cloud campus at Olkaria, Nairobi metro currently hosts c.20 MW of live carrier-neutral and telco-anchored capacity across iColo (NBO1 and expanding NBO2 campus), Africa Data Centres' Tier III Nairobi site, PAIX Nairobi (NBO-1 at Britam Tower), iXAfrica's NBOX1 hyperscale-class campus, and Wingu's regional cloud/colocation deployments, making it East Africa's principal DC hub; Pipeline: c.100 MW of committed carrier-neutral and telco-anchored design capacity from iXAfrica (NBOX1 + Tilisi), Nxtra Tatu City (44 MW in two 22 MW phases, ~2027 commissioning), plus expansions at iColo, Africa Data Centres, PAIX, and Wingu, substantially increasing Nairobi's hyperscale-ready and cloud on-ramp capacity over the next few years.
Thousands of macro sites (Nairobi concentrates significant share); Operators: American Tower, Helios Towers, Atlas Tower; MNOs: Safaricom, Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya; M-Pesa fintech ecosystem.
Subsea: TEAMS, SEACOM, EASSy, LION2; Terrestrial: Liquid Intelligent Tech, Safaricom, Jamii Telecom; Uganda/Tanzania links.
Power: Relatively stable grid; Kenya Power; High renewable share (geothermal/wind); Data center-friendly.
Johannesburg is Africa's largest carrier-neutral data center hub, with synthesis estimate of c.100-140 MW of live neutral and wholesale IT load today across Teraco, Africa Data Centres, Vantage, NTT, and other multi-tenant facilities; this represents a large share of South Africa's 200+ MW of fitted-out carrier-neutral capacity; Planned capacity: 500+ MW by end of decade; Key campuses: Teraco's JB1/JB3/JB5 and JB2/JB4, Africa Data Centres' Samrand and Midrand facilities, Vantage's JNB1/JNB2, NTT Johannesburg 1, and other neutral DCs in Gauteng region; Hosts NAPAfrica and multiple cloud on-ramps (AWS/Azure/Oracle presence); Africa's densest interconnection cluster with full-availability-zone characteristics for regional and AI-ready workloads.
Thousands of sites across Gauteng; Operators: IHS Towers, Helios Towers, American Tower; MNOs: Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Cell C.
Providers: Liquid Intelligent Tech, Dark Fibre Africa, Vumatel, Frogfoot, Openserve, Metrofibre; 100k+ km backbone to Cape Town.
Power: Grid stable (1+ year load-shedding-free); Eskom reliability improving; Extensive renewable IPPs coming online; Hybrid solutions standard.
Cape Town currently hosts c.60-70 MW of carrier-neutral and wholesale IT load (synthesis estimate), with Teraco's CT1 facility in Rondebosch and its CT2/CT3 hyperscale campus in Brackenfell together providing roughly 50-55 MW of critical IT capacity, and Africa Data Centres' CPT1 (expanded to around 12 MW) plus its planned 20 MW CPT2 site, along with smaller neutral providers such as xneelo, adding additional multi-tenant capacity; Key facilities: Teraco CT1 (legacy carrier-neutral hub) and expanded CT2/CT3 hyperscale cluster (designed around 50 MW IT load on 90 MW utility power), Africa Data Centres CPT1/CPT2 and other neutral sites; South Africa's second-largest DC cluster and primary backup/multi-region counterpart to Johannesburg for enterprise, cloud, and AI-adjacent workloads.
Large concentration of metro sites; Operators: Helios Towers, IHS Towers; MNOs: Vodacom, MTN, Telkom; Tourism/finance/hospitality sectors.
Subsea: WACS, SAT-3, ACE, SAFE, Equiano; Terrestrial: Liquid, Dark Fibre Africa, Vumatel, Frogfoot; Gateway to Europe/Americas.
Power: Grid stable (1+ year load-shedding-free); Strong renewable penetration (wind/solar); Energy-conscious market with advanced hybrid infrastructure.
Cairo currently hosts c.10-15 MW of carrier-neutral IT load (synthesis estimate from operator/analyst disclosures), with committed projects towards 150+ MW over the medium term; Key facilities: GPX Global Systems (Cairo 1 & 2; 5 MW + 12 MW expansion), Telecom Egypt RDH (2.5 MW live; 16+ MW roadmap), Raya Data Center, Khazna/Benya (25 MW hyperscale under development); Carrier-neutral and hyperscale-ready platforms; MENA Gateway.
Thousands of sites across Greater Cairo; Operators: Helios Towers, TASC Towers; MNOs: Vodafone Egypt, Orange, Etisalat, WE; MENA hub.
Subsea: SEA-ME-WE 5, 2Africa, AAE-1; Provider: Telecom Egypt (national backbone); Mediterranean/Red Sea landings; Suez Canal proximity.
Power: Relatively stable national grid; Growing solar capacity (Benban complex); Good baseline infrastructure.
Accra currently hosts c.3-5 MW of carrier-neutral IT load (synthesis estimate), anchored by PAIX ACC-1 (Africa50-backed, recently expanded to about 1.2 MW IT capacity), MainOne's MDXi Accra facility in Appolonia City (roughly 1 MW-class), and Digital Realty's newly launched ACR2 data center in downtown Accra (expected 1.7 MW of installed IT capacity), alongside Onix's Tier IV carrier-neutral site and smaller government/enterprise facilities; Open sources do not converge on consensus MW figure, so capacity values should be treated as approximations; Planned pipeline: c.10 MW from Africa Data Centres and other projects; Key facilities: PAIX ACC-1 (neutral hub at Ring Road Central), MainOne MDXi Accra, Digital Realty ACR2 on Bank Street/Prof. Atta Mills High St (1.7 MW carrier-neutral colocation hosting new LINX Accra IXP with direct access to subsea systems including 2Africa), Onix Data Centre; Together will materially expand Accra's role as subsea-connected, carrier-neutral edge and regional interconnect point for West Africa over medium term.
Accra and Tema host large concentration of Ghana's macro sites; Operators: Helios Towers, American Tower; MNOs: MTN Ghana, Vodafone, AirtelTigo.
Subsea: 2Africa, ACE, MainOne, GLO-1, WACS, SAT-3; Terrestrial: MainOne, Vodafone, MTN, Surfline; Francophone West Africa gateway.
Power: Reliability challenges; Hydropower (Akosombo) with diesel backup standard; Infrastructure improving.
Morocco currently hosts c.10-15 MW of carrier-neutral IT load (synthesis estimate from operator/analyst disclosures; ~2/3 in Casablanca), with over 100 MW planned pipeline; Key facilities: N+ONE (DC-I/II/III), Orange Tech (1.5 MW Nouaceur), Oracle cloud region, Africa Data Centres (land acquired); Major AI-hyperscale projects (Naver, Nvidia, Nexus) planned in Dakhla; Low-latency gateway to Europe; Emerging Full AZ.
Thousands of sites in Casablanca metro; Operators: Helios Towers, INWIT; MNOs: Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc, inwi; North Africa hub.
Subsea: 2Africa, ACE, WACS, Medusa; Provider: Maroc Telecom (national backbone), Orange, inwi; Mediterranean/Atlantic landings.
Power: Stable grid; Growing renewable capacity (solar/wind); Good infrastructure for data centers.
Dakar currently supports c.1 MW of live carrier-neutral IT load (estimate), driven mainly by Onix Data Centre's neutral facility at the 2Africa/ACE/MainOne landing station (often described as ~1.5 MW-class site when fully built out) together with smaller telco-aligned DCs operated by Sonatel/Orange, Free/Sénégal and government hosting in Diamniadio; Exact MW numbers not consistently disclosed, so any capacity figures should be treated as indicative range; Pipeline: PAIX's new DKR-1 campus at Les Mamelles (first phase designed for 1.2 MW IT load and 900 m² colocation space, due online in 2026), plus expansion potential at Onix and national operators; Positioning Dakar as emerging carrier-neutral interconnection hub and subsea gateway for Francophone West Africa with direct access to ACE, MainOne, SAT-3, SHARE and 2Africa cables.
Dakar hosts significant share of Senegal's sites; Operators: Helios Towers; MNOs: Sonatel/Orange, Free Senegal, Expresso; Francophone hub.
Subsea: 2Africa, ACE, MainOne, SAT-3, SHARE; Provider: Sonatel/Orange (national backbone), Arc Informatique; Regional fiber.
Power: Reliability challenges; National utility with emerging solar capacity; Diesel backup required.
Addis Ababa DC capacity is estimated at c.3–4 MW total IT capacity across commercial and operator facilities (synthesis estimate). The anchor facility is Raxio Ethiopia's ET1 carrier-neutral Tier III data center in the ICT Park, designed to deliver up to 3 MW IT power for approximately 800 racks with modular deployment. Additional players include Ethio Telecom's national data centers and Safaricom Ethiopia's initial $100m modular data centers to support mobile and fintech services. Public sources do not provide a single consensus live-MW figure or robust Africa capacity percentage; any ~3.2 MW (0.9%) figure should be treated as an indicative model output. With a population exceeding 110 million, ongoing telecom liberalisation, and Safaricom Ethiopia entering alongside Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia represents a high-growth DC opportunity. Raxio ET1's carrier-neutral design, proximity to Ethio Telecom PoPs, and planned cross-country fiber upgrades position Addis Ababa as a likely neutral interconnect hub candidate rather than relying solely on telco-owned, single-tenant facilities.
Thousands of sites nationally; Operators: Ethio Telecom (monopoly transitioning), Safaricom Ethiopia entering; 110M+ pop.
Provider: Ethio Telecom (national backbone); Regional links via Djibouti Telecom, Kenya (planned); Terrestrial focus.
Power: Improving infrastructure; GERD hydropower mega-project; Massive generation potential for data centers.