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No . of Data Centres : 7 Major Build : IXAfrica is currently building a 42.5 MW data centre in the city , which will be the region ’ s largest hyperscale and colocation campus upon completion .

Major Operators : IXAfrica , Africa Data Centers , PAIX

For decades now , South Africa and Egypt have been the bookends of digital infrastructure in Africa , with the countries in between left woefully underserved . Now , that state of affairs is changing rapidly . The Kenyan capital of Nairobi is poised to become a leading hub for the East African data centre industry , thanks to a booming population , increased cloud adoption , favourable climate , and readily available locally generated green energy .

No . of Data Centres : 22 Major Build : Merlin Properties and Edged Energy plan to construct three facilities in Madrid , Barcelona , and Bilbao . Each is estimated to add over 85,000 sq ft of whitespace .

Major Operators : Equinix , Digital Realty ( Interxion ), Nabiax

Spain ’ s position as a leading hub for hyperscale and cloud services in Europe is strengthening yearon-year . As investment grows , the market in Madrid is consolidating rapidly , with the last few years being defined by a flurry of high profile acquisitions . Equinix snapped up local firm Itconic in 2017 , and Asterion has spent the past few years steadily acquiring all the data centres belonging to Spanish telecom company Telefónica . AWS , Google , and Microsoft all already have , or are planning to build , cloud regions in Spain .

152 October 2021