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Rack Centre to Launch W/Africa’s First 12MW AI-Ready Hyperscale Data Centre

…Rack Centre is ensuring that businesses can keep their data within the country while meeting global security and compliance standards

Joan Aimuengheuwa by Joan Aimuengheuwa
March 18, 2025
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Rack Centre to Launch W/Africa’s First 12MW AI-Ready Hyperscale Data Centre
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Like never before, Lagos’ reputation as a smart city is about to gain real weight. Rack Centre, one of West Africa’s leading data centre providers is launching LGS-2, a hyperscale, AI-ready facility that will go beyond enhancing data infrastructure to doubling the country’s existing data centre capacity.

“Our previous facility, LGS-1, ran on 1.5 megawatts of power. The new site? 12 megawatts, nearly 800% increase in capacity. This isn’t just an expansion, it’s an outright transformation of Nigeria’s data infrastructure,” Lars Johannisson, Rack Centre, CEO stated.

“What it really means, going from 1.5 to 12 megawatts, we are establishing ourselves as a hyperscale AI-ready data centre in Nigeria. We are essentially doubling the existing capacity of data centres in Nigeria.”

For 12 years, Rack Centre has thrived in ensuring data connectivity in West Africa, asserting a 100% uptime record since 2013, an achievement almost unheard of in the industry.

“Uptime and asset integrity are everything,” the CEO stressed. “When your data is unreachable, business stops. We don’t let that happen.”

But beyond just keeping the lights on, Rack Centre has built a network that rivals global standards. The facility connects to all eight undersea cables serving Nigeria, giving businesses the most robust and redundant connectivity available.

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L-r: Azubuike Egereugwu, head of Rack Centre’s AF-CIX Exchange Business, Interconnection and Peering; Folu Aderibigbe, sales director; Lars Johannisson, CEO; Ezekiel Egboye, COO; and Frances Eza, head of Marketing and Communications at the Press Conference on Tuesday

The world is moving fast, and artificial intelligence is leading. “AI adoption is happening faster than PC and internet adoption ever did,” Johannisson noted. “The infrastructure must be ready, and that’s exactly what we’ve built.”

This new facility is designed with AI and hyperscale computing in mind. The Data Centre is made up of six halls with each taking two megawatts and racks that can handle up to 50 kilowatts of power per unit. The centre is prepared for the high-performance demands of AI workloads. 

“Infrastructure is the foundation of AI-driven economies,” said Ezekiel Egboye, the COO. “We are building for today while preparing for a future that’s coming at lightning speed.”

Nigeria’s internet penetration stands at 48% and is growing fast. It’s also home to Africa’s largest fintech ecosystem, making it a prime location for digital investment. Nonetheless, even with these strengths, only 2% of the world’s data centres are in Africa, half of which are concentrated in South Africa.

“This is an untapped goldmine,” Rack Centre’s CEO stated.

Focusing on Sustainability 

Running a data centre is energy-intensive, but Rack Centre is taking a sustainable-first approach. “Since 2013, we have operated independently of the national grid, generating our own power,” said the COO.

The new facility will rely primarily on gas turbines and solar power, making it the most energy-efficient data centre in Africa.

“We’re betting on sustainable digitalisation,” Egboye affirmed. “Our clients demand it, society expects it, and we are delivering it.”

With data being kept within Nigeria, Rack Centre is reducing capital flight, cutting latency, and providing more affordable digital services, ultimately bolstering the country’s economy.

“For businesses, this means lower costs of operations, faster transactions, and greater reliability,” said Folu Aderibigbe, sales director at Rack Centre. “Every sector will benefit from this, including banking and entertainment.”

The financial impact is enormous. “We’re talking about a triple-digit million-dollar investment—the largest of its kind in West Africa,” the CEO revealed.

The ultimate goal? Making digital access available to all Nigerians. “Cloud adoption is not a luxury, it has become a necessity.”

But access must be affordable. “The key to closing the digital divide is ensuring that 2G users can transition to 4G and 5G,” Egboye explained. “We’re working with mobile operators and device makers to make this a reality.”

Rack Centre is ensuring that businesses can keep their data within the country while meeting global security and compliance standards.

“We are the only IFC-certified data centre in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe,” the COO highlighted. “This is a big deal—it means we meet the world’s highest standards for environmental and energy efficiency.”

This is a statement. Rack Centre isn’t just expanding, but boosting Nigeria’s entire digital sector.

“By April, we’d launch West Africa’s largest data centre investment,” Johannisson said. “And this is just the beginning.”

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