The “South Africa Data Center Market – Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2024-2029” report has been released by ResearchAndMarkets.com. It predicts that the South Africa data center market will grow from $2.28 billion in 2023 to $3.71 billion by 2029, with a CAGR of 8.44%.
The report delves into various aspects of the market, including IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It highlights the growth potential in different segments and analyzes market sizing and investment estimations.
Johannesburg and Cape Town are major hubs for data center development, but other cities like Centurion, Durban, and Port Elizabeth are also expected to grow. Investments from colocation data center operators like Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Equinix, and Vantage Data Centers have expanded market presence.
Cloud providers such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, Huawei, and Oracle are also investing heavily in South Africa’s data center market. The introduction of submarine cables like 2Africa and T3 has reduced latency, driving further investments.
Operators like Vantage Data Centers, Africa Data Centres, and Teraco are embracing renewable energy, aligning with sustainability goals. The report also highlights the growing ICT sector in South Africa and the migration of workloads to cloud platforms.
The vendor landscape includes global support infrastructure providers like ABB, Alfa Laval, Caterpillar, and Cummins, as well as local and global construction contractors.
The report provides valuable insights for investors, covering market size, investment areas, power capacity, and revenue projections. It also includes an assessment of existing and upcoming data center facilities, colocation market revenue forecasts, pricing trends, and a comprehensive analysis of industry trends and opportunities.
- Market size regarding investment, area, power capacity, and South Africa colocation market revenue is available.
- An assessment of the data center investment in South Africa by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
- Investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
- A detailed study of the existing South Africa data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about market size during the forecast period.
- Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in South Africa:
- I. Facilities Covered (Existing): 53
- II. Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 10
- III. Coverage: 29+ Cities
- IV. Existing vs. Upcoming (Area)
- V. Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
- Data Center Colocation Market in South Africa:
- I. Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2023-2029)
- II. Wholesale vs. Retail Colocation Revenue (2023-2029)
- III. Retail Colocation Pricing
- IV. Wholesale Colocation Pricing
- The South Africa data center market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
- A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
- Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the market.
- A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspects of the market.
