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– "We've even planned creative projects like making artificial lakes and vegetable gardens using the output from the air-conditioning systems." That's what Steve Tchouaga, CEO of Cameroonian cloud service company ST DIGITAL, had to say about the company's latest project, a 4,000-square-meter data center being built in the Ivory Coast's Grand-Bassam technology park, TechCrunch reports. The center, which is expected to open by the end of the first quarter of 2025, will be "a cutting-edge, environmentally responsible facility with a lower carbon footprint and great security," Tchouaga says, per a press release. "African economies are undergoing a significant transition due to the digital revolution, with technology infrastructure playing a vital role," it continues. "Data centers are becoming important forces in this regard, guaranteeing access to effective and independent digital services." The Grand-Bassam center will be the company's first data center outside of Cameroon and the first in West Africa, per TechCrunch. The press release notes that the center will "provide state-of-the-art services such modular spaces, a submarine cable landing station, and artificial intelligence-ready technology." Tchouaga adds, "We've even planned creative projects like making artificial lakes andAfrican economies are undergoing a significant transition due to the digital revolution, with technology infrastructure playing a vital role. Data centres are becoming important forces in this regard, guaranteeing access to effective and independent digital services. On Friday, November 22, Cameroonian cloud service company ST DIGITAL began building its Tier 3 data centre at the VITIB technology park in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire. In addition to meeting the rising demand for cutting-edge digital services, this strategic project seeks to strengthen the nation’s digital sovereignty.
“Our 4,000-square-meter data centre will be a cutting-edge, environmentally responsible facility with a lower carbon footprint and great security. Steve Tchouaga, CEO of ST DIGITAL, stated, “We’ve even planned creative projects like making artificial lakes and vegetable gardens using the outputs from the air-conditioning systems.” This project coincides with a spike in cloud use and an acceleration of digital transformation throughout Africa. Sixty-one percent of African organisations intend to completely convert to cloud computing by 2026, while fifty percent have already done so, according to PwC’s Africa Cloud Business Survey 2023, which was released in February 2024.
The new data centre, which is expected to open by the end of the first quarter of 2025, will provide state-of-the-art services such modular colocation spaces, a submarine cable landing station, and artificial intelligence-ready technology. The facility serves as a strategic tool for Côte d’Ivoire to accelerate digital transformation, boost the local economy, and establish Grand-Bassam as a premier tech hub in West Africa, thereby stimulating innovation and drawing in new investors.
