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The Data Center Construction Industry in Africa, 2020-2025 - Smart City Initiatives Fuel Data Center/Edge DeploymentsDUBLIN, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Data Center Construction Market in Africa - Industry Outlook and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In-depth Analysis and Data-driven Insights on the Impact of COVID-19 Included The development of hyperscale data centers is likely to adopt 2N CRAC or CRAH units, whereas other facilities are expected to go for N+N systems. The facilities are built with flexible designs, in which additional or high-power capacity units can be incorporated within days or weeks, depending on the customer's requirement. Chillers are used to facilitate water-based cooling, whereas the adoption of a water-based cooling technique is experiencing strong growth, contributing to a sizable share of the Africa data center construction market. Most colocation facilities in Africa have installed physical security solutions ranging from perimeter to rack-guarded through CCTV cameras and biometric systems. Companies have also adopted DCIM/BMS solutions that enable remote monitoring of entire data center operations. Most colocation facilities in Egypt are developed with support and funding by enterprise and government agencies. The market also lacks a skilled workforce for data center construction and operations, where the definite investments in greenfield projects are low. Hence, most service providers are developing modular facilities. In terms of security, facilities are equipped with physical security, biometric protection, CCTV surveillance, and fire detection alarms. The increasing OPEX will boost the implementation of DCIM solutions, and the rapid growth in colocation data centers will increase the investment in physical security systems in the Africa data center construction market. In Morocco, data centers are certified as Tier III facilities in terms of design. The facilities in Egypt are mostly Tier III standard certified in terms of design and are developed to support at rack density of up to 15 kW, with their average PUE being around 1.5. In Nigeria, most facilities are certified Tier III facilities by the Uptime Institute in terms of data center design and construction. In terms of redundancy, most Nigerian data centers have both power and cooling infrastructure equipped with minimum N+1 redundant components. Insights by Geography South Africa is witnessing major data center development; cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg are the preferred places for development. The market is witnessing high adoption of cloud-based solutions among enterprises. The country is rapidly emerging as a center for public and private cloud hosting, which is expected to fuel the facility development. Manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare sectors are among the major contributors to data center investment as they are rapidly adopting cloud computing. The market will witness steady growth over the next few years, with internet penetration and adoption of technologies such as big data, IoT, and artificial intelligence fueling the Africa data center construction market growth. Insights by Vendors Multiple electrical infrastructure providers operate in the Africa data center construction market. The growing data center construction market is prompting providers to improve the efficiency of solutions that are currently being offered. Many countries in the region suffer from frequent power fluctuations and power outages. This will enable operators to adopt efficient power backup solutions, with UPS systems that offer over 95% efficiency. The market for VRLA UPS systems will continue to dominate the market; however, the share of VRLA UPS systems will start declining by the end of the forecast period as lithium-ion UPS systems become more affordable, thereby improving their adoption among end-users. Key Topics Covered 1 Research Methodology 2 Research Objectives 3 Research Process 4 Scope & Coverage 5 Report Assumptions & Caveats 5.1 Key Caveats 5.2 Currency Conversion 5.3 Market Derivation 6 Market at a Glance 7 Introduction 7.1 Impact of COVID-19 on Data Center Industry 7.1.1 Construction Perspective 7.1.2 Infrastructure Production & Procurement 7.1.3 Data Center Operations 7.2 Impact of COVID-19 on Africa Data Center Construction Market 7.3 Internet & Data Growth 7.4 Data Center Site Selection Criteria 8 Market Opportunities & Trends 8.1 Availability of Renewable Energy Fuels Procurement Growth 8.2 Smart City Initiatives Fuel Data Center/Edge Deployments 8.3 Government Support to Boost Digital Economy 9 Market Growth Enablers 9.1 Cloud Adoption Fueling Data Center Investments 9.2 Big Data & IoT Spending Fuel Data Center Growth 9.3 Migration From On-Premise Infrastructure To Colocation & Managed Services 9.4 Increased Investments in Fiber Connectivity 9.5 Data Traffic to Boost Data Center Development 10 Market Growth Restraints 10.1 Location Constraints For Data Center Construction 10.2 Lack of Skilled Workforce 10.3 Budget Constraints & Meager Investment Support 11 Market Landscape 11.1 Market Overview 11.2 Market Size & Forecast 11.3 Five Forces Analysis 12 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Infrastructure 12.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 12.2 Overview 12.3 Electrical Infrastructure 12.4 Mechanical Infrastructure 12.5 General Construction 13 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Electrical Infrastructure 13.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 13.2 UPS Systems 13.3 Generators 13.4 Transfer Switches & Switchgear 13.5 Power Distribution Units 13.6 Other Electrical Infrastructure 14 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Mechanical Infrastructure 14.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 14.2 Cooling Systems 14.3 Racks 14.4 Other Mechanical Infrastructure 15 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Cooling Systems 15.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 15.2 CRAC & CRAH Units 15.3 Chiller Units 15.4 Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers 15.5 Other Cooling Units 16 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Cooling Techniques 16.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 16.2 Air-Based Cooling Techniques 16.3 Liquid-Based Cooling Techniques 17 Africa Data Center Construction Market by General Construction 17.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 17.2 Building Development 17.3 Installation & Commissioning Services 17.4 Building Design 17.5 Physical Security 17.6 DCIM/BMS 18 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Tier Standards 18.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 18.2 Overview of Tier Standards 18.3 TIER I & II 18.4 TIER III 18.5 TIER IV 19 Africa Data Center Construction Market by Geography 19.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine (i) 19.2 Snapshot & Growth Engine (ii) 19.3 Snapshot & Growth Engine (iii) 19.4 South Africa 19.4.1 Snapshot & Growth Engine 19.4.2 Overview 19.4.3 Investment: Size & Forecast 19.4.4 Area: Size & Forecast 19.4.5 Power Capacity: Size & Forecast 19.4.6 by Infrastructure 19.5 Morocco 19.6 Egypt 19.7 Kenya 19.8 Nigeria 19.9 Other African Countries 20 Competitive Landscape 20.1 Electrical Infrastructure 20.2 Mechanical Infrastructure 20.3 General Construction 21 Prominent Data Center Support Infrastructure Providers 21.1 ABB 21.1.1 Business Overview 21.1.2 Product Offerings 21.1.3 Key News 21.2 Caterpillar 21.3 Cummins 21.4 Eaton 21.5 Shenzhen Envicool Technology 21.6 Legrand 21.7 MTU Onsite Energy (Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG) 21.8 Schneider Electric 21.9 STULZ 21.10 Shenzhen Envicool Technology 21.11 Rittal 21.12 Vertiv 22 Prominent Construction Contractors 22.1 ATKINS 22.1.1 Business Overview 22.1.2 Service Offerings 22.2 Aveng Grinaker 22.3 CONCOR 22.4 Edarat Group 22.5 ETIX Everywhere (Vantage Data Center) 22.6 Future-Tech 22.7 HUAWEI 22.8 ISG 23 Prominent Data Center Investors 23.1 Africa Data Centres (Liquid Telecom) 23.1.1 Business Overview 23.1.2 Service Offerings 23.2 Amazon Web Services (AWS) 23.3 ICOLO.IO 23.4 Internet Technologies Angola (ITA) 23.5 INWI 23.6 MDXi (MainOne) 23.7 N+ One 23.8 Orange 23.9 Raxio Data Center 23.10 Raya Data Center 23.11 Teraco Data Environments For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/qqvqj6 Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. 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