Lagos State government has said that as of 2021, data centre investments in the state has crossed over $1 billion.
Sanwo-Olu said: “In 2021, investments in data centre infrastructure domiciled in Lagos State grew by over $1billion. This in itself is testament to the enabling environment and captive market the state provides. We are certain that demand for future Rack Centre services are already available within this market from both a private and public sector perspective.” He said that the state had series of initiatives and programmes that would deliver one of the most digitised cities in Africa.
On his part, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Rack Centre, Jasper Lankhorst, said the new build will enhance and broaden the capacity of the company to serve more clients in Nigeria with an IT load of 12MW as against the LGS 1 facility, which has an IT load of 1.5MW.