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THE SOUTH AFRICA DATA CENTER MARKET SIZE WAS VALUED AT USD 2.28 BILLION IN 2023 AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH USD 3.70 BILLION BY 2029, GROWING AT A CAGR OF 8.44% DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD
The South Africa Data Center Market Report Includes Size in Terms of
- IT Infrastructure: Servers, Storage Systems, and Network Infrastructure
- Electrical Infrastructure: UPS Systems, Generators, Transfer Switches & Switchgears, PDUs, and Other Electrical Infrastructure
- Mechanical Infrastructure: Cooling Systems, Rack Cabinets, and Other Mechanical Infrastructure
- Cooling Systems: CRAC & CRAH Units, Chiller Units, Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers, and Other Cooling Units
- General Construction: Core & Shell Development, Installation & Commissioning Services, Engineering & Building Design, Fire Detection & Suppression Systems, Physical Security, and DCIM
- Tier Standard: Tier I & Tier II, Tier III, and Tier IV
- Geography: Johannesburg and Other Cities
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SOUTH AFRICA DATA CENTER MARKET REPORT SCOPE
REPORT ATTRIBUTE | DETAILS |
---|---|
MARKET SIZE (INVESTMENT) | USD 3.70 Billion (2029) |
MARKET SIZE (AREA) | 875 thousand sq. Feet (2029) |
MARKET SIZE (POWER CAPACITY) | 156 MW (2029) |
CAGR INVESTMENT (2023-2029) | 8.44% |
COLOCATION MARKET SIZE (REVENUE) | USD 540 Million (2029) |
HISTORIC YEAR | 2020-2022 |
BASE YEAR | 2023 |
FORECAST YEAR | 2024-2029 |
MARKET INSIGHTS
The South Africa data center market will witness investments of USD 3.70 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.44% during the forecast period. South Africa is the largest market in Africa in terms of investments in data centers. Major data center operators in the country include Africa Data Centres, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Teraco (Digital Realty), and Vodacom, among others. Further, there have been notable improvements in data center and network infrastructure throughout the country, and a significant amount of work remains to be completed. To fully embrace digital transformation, businesses require internet access that is both affordable and dependable. This necessitates additional investments in the development of new networks and data centers.
The country’s advantageous location and favorable business conditions make it a popular choice for those investing in data centers. Further, the South Africa data center market is driven by the rise of digital technologies such as AI & big data, improved inland and submarine cable connectivity, uptake in cloud services, demand for strong data storage and processing capabilities, and many more. Businesses seek to leverage the capabilities of colocation data centers and cloud services providers to support their operations and drive growth. Also, the growing digitalization attracted investments from new global colocation data center providers such as Equinix and Vantage Data Centers.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- In South Africa, Johannesburg and Cape Town are the hubs for data center development. At the same time, other cities such as Centurion, Durban, and Port Elizabeth, among others, are also expected to grow in the South Africa data center market during the forecast period.
- In 2023, South Africa received investments from several colocation data center operators, expanding their market presence. For instance, in November 2023, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) expanded its Johannesburg data center facility in South Africa, expanding its power capacity to 4MW and 600 racks, expected to be complete in Q1 2024. Equinix and Vantage Data Centers are among the prominent ones.
- The South Africa data center market witnessed growth in investments from cloud providers such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, Huawei, and Oracle. For instance, in April 2023, AWS announced its plan to invest $1.66 billion in expanding its cloud infrastructure in South Africa by 2029.
- Digital connectivity is growing strongly with the advent of submarine cables, such as 2Africa, which is supposed to be operational by 2024, and T3, which is supposed to be operational by the end of 2024, helping to reduce latency. This reduction in latency has made it possible for data center operators to offer faster and more reliable services to their customers, which has driven investments in the South Africa data center market.
- Operators such as Vantage Data Centers, Africa Data Centres, and Teraco (Digital Realty) are procuring renewable energy. This strategic move not only aligns with their sustainability goals but also creates a positive impact on the environment and community.
- The ICT sector in South Africa has significant potential, which is expected to grow to more than USD 60 billion by 2028. Several enterprises and organizations are migrating their workloads to the cloud platform, boosting the colocation market.
WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?
- Market size is available regarding investment, area, power capacity, and South Africa colocation market revenue.
- 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
- Facilities Covered (Existing): 53
- Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 10
- Coverage: 29+ Cities
- Existing vs. Upcoming (Area)
- Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
- Data Center Colocation Market in South Africa
- Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2023-2029)
- Wholesale vs. Retail Colocation Revenue (2023-2029)
- Retail Colocation Pricing
- 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.
VENDOR LANDSCAPE
- The presence of several global support infrastructure providers will increase the market's competitiveness and lead to lower prices for infrastructure in the coming years. Some support infrastructure vendors in the South Africa data center market include ABB, Alfa Laval, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, etc.
- The South Africa data center market has the presence of several local and global construction contractors, such as EDS Engineering, Arup, b2 Architects, Abbeydale, Ingenium, and others, which have catered to multiple data center projects in the country. For instance, EDS Engineering has provided civil and structural engineering services to Teraco’s (Digital Realty) data center facilities JB1, JB3, JB2, CT2, and JB4.
- Some key investors in the South Africa data center market are Africa Data Centres, Digital Parks Africa, Equinix, NTT Global Data Centers, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Teraco (Digital Realty), and Vantage Data Centers.
- In November 2023, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) expanded its Johannesburg data center facility in South Africa to a power capacity of around 4 MW and 600 racks, expected to be completed in Q1 2024.
- Several global companies are entering the South Africa data center market by partnering with data center facilities. For instance, In October 2023, Alibaba announced that it had launched a cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with the Telkom subsidiary BCX and its Africa Local Public (ALP) cloud service.
EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS
- Existing Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
- Johannesburg
- Cape Town
- Other Cities
- List of Upcoming Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)
- Johannesburg
- Cape Town
- Other Cities
REPORT COVERAGE:
This report analyses the South Africa data center market share. It elaboratively analyses the existing and upcoming facilities and investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:
- IT Infrastructure
- Servers
- Storage Systems
- Network Infrastructure
- Electrical Infrastructure
- UPS Systems
- Generators
- Transfer Switches & Switchgears
- PDUs
- Other Electrical Infrastructure
- Mechanical Infrastructure
- Cooling Systems
- Rack Cabinets
- Other Mechanical Infrastructure
- Cooling Systems
- CRAC & CRAH Units
- Chiller Units
- Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers
- Other Cooling Units
- General Construction
- Core & Shell Development
- Installation & Commissioning Services
- Engineering & Building Design
- Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
- Physical Security
- Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
- Tier Standard
- Tier I & Tier II
- Tier III
- Tier IV
- Geography
- Johannesburg
- Other Cities
VENDOR LANDSCAPE
- IT Infrastructure Providers: Atos, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi Vantara, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, and ZTE.
- Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors: Abbeydale, AECOM, Arup, b2 Architects, EDS Engineers, H&MV Engineering, Ingenium, ISF Group, ISG, LYT Architecture, MWK Engineering, Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), Royal HaskoningDHV, and Tri-Star Construction
- Support Infrastructure Providers: ABB, Alfa Laval, Caterpillar, Cummins, Delta Electronics, Eaton, EVAPCO, Enlogic, Johnson Controls, Legrand, Master Power Technologies, Piller Power Systems, Rittal, Rolls-Royce, Schneider Electric, Siemens, STULZ, and Vertiv.
- Data Center Investors: Africa Data Centres, Digital Parks Africa, Equinix, NTT Global Data Centers, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Teraco (Digital Realty), and Vantage Data Centers.
- New Entrants: Paratus Namibia
Frequently Asked Questions
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The South Africa data center market size is projected to reach USD 3.70 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.44% from 2023 to 2029.
The following factors are likely to contribute to the growth of the South Africa data center market during the forecast period:
- Improved Submarine Cable Connectivity to Enhance Digitalization
- Advent of Big Data & IoT Technologies Driving Data Center Investments
Base Year: 2023
Forecast Year: 2024-2029
The report considers the present scenario of the South Africa data center market and its market dynamics for 2024-2029. It covers a detailed overview of several market growth enablers, restraints, and trends. The study includes the demand and supply aspects of the market.
The report includes the investment in the following areas:
- IT Infrastructure
- Servers
- Storage Systems
- Network Infrastructure
- Electrical Infrastructure
- UPS Systems
- Generators
- Transfer Switches & Switchgears
- PDUs
- Other Electrical Infrastructure
- Mechanical Infrastructure
- Cooling Systems
- Rack Cabinets
- Other Mechanical Infrastructure
- Cooling Systems
- CRAC & CRAH Units
- Chiller Units
- Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers
- Other Cooling Units
- General Construction
- Core & Shell Development
- Installation & Commissioning Services
- Engineering & Building Design
- Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
- Physical Security
- Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
- Tier Standard
- Tier I & Tier II
- Tier III
- Tier IV
- Geography
- Johannesburg
- Other Cities
VENDOR LANDSCAPE
IT Infrastructure Providers
- Atos
- Cisco Systems
- Dell Technologies
- Fujitsu
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Hitachi Vantara
- Huawei Technologies
- IBM
- Juniper Networks
- Lenovo
- ZTE
Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors
- Abbeydale
- AECOM
- Arup
- b2 Architects
- EDS Engineers
- H&MV Engineering
- Ingenium
- ISF Group
- ISG
- LYT Architecture
- MWK Engineering
- Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB)
- Royal HaskoningDHV
- Tri-Star Construction
Support Infrastructure Providers
- ABB
- Alfa Laval
- Caterpillar
- Cummins
- Delta Electronics
- Eaton
- EVAPCO
- Enlogic
- Johnson Controls
- Legrand
- Master Power Technologies
- Piller Power Systems
- Rittal
- Rolls-Royce
- Schneider Electric
- Siemens
- STULZ
- Vertiv
Data Center Investors
- Africa Data Centres
- Digital Parks Africa
- Equinix
- NTT Global Data Centers
- Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
- Teraco (Digital Realty)
- Vantage Data Centers
New Entrants
- Paratus Namibia
Exhibit 1 Third-Party Data Centers Snapshot
Exhibit 2 Third-Party Data Center Snapshot by Cities
Exhibit 3 Area Developed by Cities (Thousand Square Feet)
Exhibit 4 Power Capacity by Cities (MW)
Exhibit 5 Data Center Market Size & Forecast by Investment ($ Million)
Exhibit 6 Data Center Market Size & Forecast by Area 2020-2029 (Thousand Square Feet)
Exhibit 7 Data Center Market Size & Forecast by Power Capacity 2020-2029 (MW)
Exhibit 8 Data Center Colocation Service Revenue: Market Size & Forecast by 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 9 Retail vs. Wholesale Colocation Revenue: Market Size & Forecast by 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 10 Retail & Wholesale Colocation Pricing 2023
Exhibit 11 Market Size & Forecast by IT Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 12 Market Size & Forecast by Electrical Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 13 Market Size & Forecast by Mechanical Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 14 Market Size & Forecast by Cooling Systems 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 15 Market Size & Forecast by General Construction 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 16 Market Size & Forecast by Tier Standards 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Exhibit 17 Data Center Market Size & Forecast in Johannesburg by Investment ($ Million)
Exhibit 18 Data Center Market Size & Forecast in Johannesburg by Area 2020-2029 (Thousand Square Feet)
Exhibit 19 Data Center Market Size & Forecast in Johannesburg by Power Capacity 2020-2029 (MW)
Exhibit 20 Data Center Market Size & Forecast in Other Cities by Investment ($ Million)
Exhibit 21 Data Center Market Size & Forecast in Other Cities by Area 2020-2029 (Thousand Square Feet)
Exhibit 22 Data Center Market Size & Forecast in Other Cities by Power Capacity 2020-2029 (MW)
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 List of Upcoming Data Center Projects
Table 2 Data Center Site Selection Criteria
Table 3 Overall Market Size & Forecast 2020−2029
Table 4 Market Size & Forecast by Colocation Service Type 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 5 Market Size & Forecast by Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 6 Market Size & Forecast by IT Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 7 Market Size & Forecast by Electrical Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 8 Market Size & Forecast by Mechanical Infrastructure 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 9 Market Size & Forecast by Cooling Systems 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 10 Market Size & Forecast by General Construction 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 11 Market Size & Forecast by Tier Standards 2020-2029 ($ Million)
Table 12 Overall Market Size & Forecast in Johannesburg 2020−2029
Table 13 Overall Market Size & Forecast in Other Cities 2020−2029
1. Existing & Upcoming Third-Party Data Centers in South Africa
1.1. Historical Market Scenario
1.2. 50+ Unique Data Center Properties
1.3. Data Center IT Load Capacity
1.4. Data Center White Floor Area
1.5. Existing Vs. Upcoming Data Center Capacity by Cities
1.6. Cities Covered
1.6.1. Johannesburg
1.6.2. Cape Town
1.6.3. Other Cities
1.7. List of Upcoming Data Center Projects
2. Investment Opportunities in South Africa
2.1. Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Factors for the South Africa Market
2.2. Investment Opportunities in South Africa
2.3. Digital Data in South Africa
2.4. Investment by Area
2.5. Investment by Power Capacity
3. Data Center Colocation Market in South Africa
3.1. Colocation Services Market in South Africa
3.2. Retail Vs. Wholesale Data Center Colocation
3.3. Colocation Pricing (Quarter Rack, Half Rack, Full Rack) & Add-on
4. Market Dynamics
4.1. Market Drivers
4.2. Market Trends
4.3. Market Restraints
5. Market Segmentation
5.1. IT Infrastructure: Market Size & Forecast
5.2. Electrical Infrastructure: Market Size & Forecast
5.3. Mechanical Infrastructure: Market Size & Forecast
5.4. Breakup of Construction Cost
5.5. General Construction Services: Market Size & Forecast
6. Tier Standards Investment
6.1. Tier I & II
6.2. Tier III
6.3. Tier IV
7. Geography
7.1. Johannesburg
7.2. Other Cities
8. Key Market Participants
8.1. IT Infrastructure Providers
8.2. Construction Contractors
8.3. Support Infrastructure Providers
8.4. Data Center Investors
8.5. New Entrants
9. Appendix
9.1. Market Derivation
9.2. Site Selection Criteria
9.3. Quantitative Summary
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Frequently Asked Questions
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