🇿🇦 English, 7 October 2026, sustainability
Combining energy efficiency, power resilience, water management and cooling key to Africa's data centre sustainability
Data centres in Africa must balance capacity expansion with resource management to achieve sustainability.
Efficiency must become central to design, encompassing energy efficiency, power resilience, water consumption, cooling, equipment utilisation and the source of the energy being used.
Closed-loop cooling systems can reduce dependence on water, while hot- and cold-aisle containment can improve airflow management and reduce energy required to cool the facility.
A diverse energy mix, including solar and wind, can help address the intermittency of renewable generation and reduce reliance on diesel for backup power.