Data storage and services group, Africa Data Centres, in partnership with independent power producer DPA SA, has initiated the construction of a solar farm in South Africa to fuel its facilities with renewable energy.

This move comes as a response to the surging demand for faster computing in Africa's banking and telecom sectors, which has led to a rapid expansion in the data centre market. The initial phase involves building a 12 megawatt solar farm in the Free State province to power the Cape Town data centres.

To talk to us about this, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Dr Angus Hay, Regional Executive South Africa at Africa Data Centres...

Data storage and services group, Africa Data Centres, in partnership with independent power producer DPA SA, has initiated the construction of a solar farm in South Africa to fuel its facilities with renewable energy.
This move comes as a response to the surging demand for faster computing in Africa's banking and telecom sectors, which has led to a rapid expansion in the data centre market. The initial phase involves building a 12 megawatt solar farm in the Free State province to power the Cape Town data centres.
To talk to us about this, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Dr Angus Hay, Regional Executive South Africa at Africa Data Centres...

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