Pan-African data center operator Wingu.Africa has started work on an expansion of its data center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The company held a groundbreaking ceremony this week. Details weren’t shared, but Wingu.Africa said the expansions will add “considerably more white space” to accommodate additional racks, pods, and cages.
In a LinkedIn post, Anthony Voscarides, co-founder and CEO of Wingu Group in Tanzania, said the expansion will take the facility to 3MW. Local press suggests the company will invest $50 million in the project.
The first phase launched in 2022.
Voscarides added: “Our carrier-neutral facility embodies our steadfast commitment to excellence and innovation. It is designed to meet the growing demands of modern digital operations and will drive forward the technological advancement of our region.”
Wingu.Africa operates data centers in four countries, with two facilities in Djibouti, one in Somaliland, another in Tanzania, and one data center in Ethiopia.
Wingu is owned by its founders and Africa Capitalworks, a sub-Saharan African mid-market investment company.
