AI-Ready Data Centres Push Africa's Infrastructure To Its Limits — Turner & Townsend
· Source: iafrica.com
In short
The race to build next-generation AI-capable data centers is straining global and African supply chains, with power availability emerging as the single greatest obstacle to timely delivery according to Turner & Townsend's 2025-2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Index. Africa's data center sector shows maturing digital infrastructure with Lagos, Cape Town, and Johannesburg as the continent's most expensive markets, while major tech investments from Microsoft, AWS, and Google are accelerating development across the continent.
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Tags: data-centers, infrastructure, supply-chain, construction, power, cooling