Africa Data Centres, a business of CassavaTechnologies group, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with DPA Southern Africa (DPA SA), a joint company of Distributed Power Africa and the French utility company, EDF. AfricaDataCentres
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies group, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with DPA Southern Africa , a joint company of Distributed Power Africa and the French utility company, EDF.
Amid the crisis, households and business are turning to alternative renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. In a statement, the companies say energy will be delivered to Africa Data Centres’ facilities partly from the solar farm DPA is developing near Bloemfontein to deliver the first 12MW required for the data centres.reveals that the global data centre market was valued at $187.35 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $517.17 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 10.5% from 2021 to 2030.
According to Durvasula: "Each year, the data centre industry must try to accommodate two fundamental goals. Firstly, it must meet the demand for the capacity needed to support the ever-increasing range of high-performance computing, digital services, edge environments and connected devices. “This new deal will provide over 30% of our South African data centres with renewable energy, a great stride forward in our aim to reach carbon neutrality.
Commenting on the partnership Norman Moyo, CEO of DPA, says: “Our customers are looking for cost-effective and efficient ways of meeting their green targets and reduce energy costs for their businesses in a climate of increased power shortages.
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