The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies says data centre providers should prioritise backup power and water supplies.
South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies wants data centre providers to reduce their dependency on the national power grid., published by communications minister Mondli Gungubele on Friday, 31 May 2024.“Currently, South Africa faces electricity supply challenges. Given that data centres operate 24 hours a day and consume vast amounts of electricity, reliance solely on the national grid may be insufficient,” it says.
The DCDT said data centre operators should prioritise procuring their own electricity and water to ensure continuous operation and reduce their dependency on the national network. It also listed several other policy interventions related to South Africa’s data centre market, quoted below.Data centres must be built and operated in adherence to environmental legislation and building by-laws.
It should be noted that many data centre facilities in South Africa already have their own backup power and water supplies. For example, he explained that tier three facilities — also known as concurrently maintainable data centres — will have an additional generator as a backup in case one fails.One of Africa Data Centre’s facilities in Johannesburg
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