Digital Parks Africa (DPA) is expanding its data centre footprint into West Africa with the development of Nigeria Data Centre 1 (NDC1), a new carrier-neutral facility in Lagos.
The facility is being developed in partnership with Master Power Technologies Group, with DPA operating as the Group’s data centre business arm. The company has maintained a presence in Nigeria since 2001, providing infrastructure and engineering services to the country’s telecommunications and technology sectors.
The NDC1 development comes as Nigeria’s growing digital economy drives increased demand for data centre capacity to support financial services, cloud platforms, artificial intelligence and other data-intensive applications. The project adds to a growing pipeline of data centre investments in Lagos, as operators respond to rising demand for local and regional digital infrastructure.
Nigeria’s government is also seeking to accelerate investment in the country’s digital infrastructure. Its National Digital Cloud Policy aims to attract US$750 million in private investment over two years to expand domestic cloud and data centre capacity and strengthen Nigeria’s position as a regional hub for data hosting and digital services.
NDC1 is being designed to provide businesses with local data centre capacity, connectivity and resilient infrastructure. As a carrier-neutral facility, it will enable multiple network providers and corporate customers to interconnect, giving businesses greater connectivity choice while supporting improved network performance and potentially reducing latency.
To meet the high availability and reliability requirements of sectors such as banking, fintech and cloud services, DPA has engaged the Uptime Institute to undertake a Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility assessment.
While NDC1 represents DPA’s first data centre development in Nigeria, the company’s wider engineering business has operated in the region for more than two decades, delivering power and passive infrastructure to telecommunications and technology customers.
DPA Founder and CEO Menno Parsons said the investment builds on the company’s long-standing presence in Nigeria and forms part of its broader strategy to support Africa’s digital transformation.
“Our investment in Nigeria is much more than a new facility. It is the next step in our long-standing commitment to the region, and for our broader vision for Africa’s digital future,” Parsons said.
He added that DPA’s experience in the Nigerian market has given the company a strong understanding of the infrastructure requirements needed to support the country’s expanding digital ecosystem.
Through NDC1, DPA aims to strengthen Nigeria’s digital infrastructure while supporting the continued growth of businesses and services driving Africa’s increasingly connected economy.
