Airtel Nigeria has revealed that it will be investing additional $120million on building its data centre in the country. This investment on the Airtel Nigeria Eko Atlantic Data Centre comes in while doubling its investment on network expansion in Nigeria.
The data centre will become the largest in the country after its completion. Furthermore, it has an Information Technology load of 38 megawatts.
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Airtel Nigeria Eko Atlantic Data Centre Project Factsheet
Project name: Nxtra by Airtel Data Centre, Lagos
Location: Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria
Expected completion: First quarter of 2026
Purpose: To serve hyperscale cloud providers, large enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), and governments.
Strategic importance: Positioned in Eko Atlantic for its security, access to reliable power, and proximity to cable landing stations and dense fiber networks.
Capacity: 38 megawatts
Built-up area: Approximately 300,000 sq. ft.
Structure: G+5 (Ground plus five floors) with two data halls on each floor.
Rack capacity: Over 3,000 racks
Power density: High power density, with racks supporting up to 25 KW. This is designed to accommodate next-generation compute workloads which include GPU-powered infrastructure for AI applications.
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): the data centre is designed to achieve a PUE of less than 1.4. This indicates high energy efficiency.
Connectivity: Carrier-neutral, with interconnection to global gateways and major traffic exchanges. The location provides connectivity to multiple 33 KVA power lines from different substations, ensuring redundancy.
Location of the Data Center
The data centre is sited at Eko Atlantic in Lagos Island. Additionally, the Airtel data centre would also boost the capacity of the telcos data network and improve its service. This was revealed by Airtel Nigeria CEO, Dinesh Balsingh.
Challenges Affecting Good Quality Networks in Nigeria Currently
Balsingh, during a roundtable with journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, also stated that disruption to fibre cables during road construction still affects good quality networks of operators. Also, the Airtel CEO praised the federal government’s digital policies and urged FG to do more to tackle vandalism.
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Meanwhile, Airtel has launched an AI-powered, future-ready software platform that will help telcos all around the world rid themselves of underlying complexity, focus on the customer, helping improve experience, lower churn and raise ARPU.
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