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Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market 2018-2024: Increasing Smartphone Users, Growing Broadband Connectivity, Rising Adoption of New Technologies, & High Demand for Colocation Services
[May 13, 2019]

Middle East & Africa Data Center Construction Market 2018-2024: Increasing Smartphone Users, Growing Broadband Connectivity, Rising Adoption of New Technologies, & High Demand for Colocation Services


DUBLIN, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Data Center Construction Market in Middle East & Africa - Industry Outlook and Forecast 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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The MEA data center construction market is expected to reach $1 billion, growing at a CAGR of 9 % during 2018-2014.

Increasing smartphone users, growing broadband connectivity, rising adoption of new technologies, and high demand for colocation services are factors driving the MEA data center construction market. The investment in the data center market in Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is growing significantly, aided by the construction of data center facilities by telecommunication providers, enterprises, government, cloud and colocation service providers.

In the last few years, the MEA data center construction market has witnessed the entry of hyperscale data center service providers. The growing application of cloud-based SaaS solutions will be a predominant driver for increased hyperscale investments in the market. Recently, Alibaba, AWS, and Microsoft have shown interest in the cloud service market in MEA.

AWS, Microsoft, icolo.io, MainOne, Liquid Telecommunications, Internet Solutions, Global Data Center, Kenya Government, Telkom Kenya, and Algerian Customs will carry out datacenter investments in 2019. The formation of the African Datacenter Association is likely to aid the MEA data center construction market. High demand for colocation services in sectors such as retail/e-commerce, BFSI, healthcare, technology, and transportation is expected to strengthen the MEA data center construction market.

Data Center Construction Market: Segmentation

This market research report includes a detailed segmentation of the market by electrical infrastructure, mechanical infrastructure, tier standards, general construction, and countries. The MEA data center construction market by electrical infrastructure is classified into UPS system, generators, transfer switches and switchgear, rack PDUs, and other electrical infrastructure. The UPS system segment dominated the market in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of approx. 9% during the forecast period.

Mechanical infrastructure includes cooling systems, racks, and other infrastructure. Cooling systems use both air and water-based solutions to cool the data center facility. Computer room air conditioners (CRAC), computer room air handlers (CRAH), chillers, cooling towers, and dry coolers are the commonly adopted cooling infrastructure in the MEA data center construction market. The market will continue to witness the use of both air-based and water-based cooling techniques, thereby boosting the MEA data center construction market.

The MEA data center construction market by tier standards can be segmented into TierI&II, Tier III, and Tier IV. Tier III data center facilities are the fastest growing segment in the MEA market, growing at a CAGR of about 14%. These data centers have minimum N+1 redundancy across data center infrastructure, with around 1.6 hours of annual downtime. Given these benefits, several underdeveloped data center projects are designed on the Tier III standard, and the trend is likely to continue in the MEA data center construction market during the forecast period. AWS Bahrain facility and Etix Everywhere Ghana Data Center are major contributors toward the tier IV data center market in MEA.

The MEA data center construction market by general construction includes building design services, building development (site preparation and structural development), security (cameras, access systems, and perimeter protection), DCIM (data center infrastructure management software), and installation and commissioning services. The general construction segment is the fastest expanding segment in terms of revenue, growing at a CAGR of about 10%.

The MEA data center construction market will witness both greenfield and modular datacenter deployment. The shortage of skilled labors will be a significant challenge in the market as it will increase the dependency on global contractors and modular and infrastructure service providers. The increasing OPEX will increase the adoption of DCIM solutions, and the raid growth in colocation data centers will increase the investment in physical security systems in the MEA market.



The MEA data center construction market by geography is segmented into GCC, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Other MEA countries. Africa is expected to witness a high CAGR, growing at around 12%. The growing internet penetration will increase cloud adoption across enterprises in Africa. The ever increasing e-commerce industry is expected to boost big data adoption in the region. Operators in the leading datacenter countries such as UAE and South Africa will continue to procure on-site renewable energy sources to run their operations.

South Africa leads the data center market in Africa with the presence of multiple data centers, followed by other countries such as Nigeria, Morocco, Angola, Egypt, and Zimbabwe. The demand for cloud computing and smart city initiatives by government agencies is driving growth in big data and IoT technology, thereby propelling the MEA data center construction market. Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are set to attract major datacenter investment in the MEA region.


Vendors' initiatives toward cost reduction of efficient infrastructure are expected to increase market growth in the MEA region. Infrastructure resellers and distributors are expected to compete with each other in the region. The demand for modular datacenters that reduce space in datacenters and support high-density operations is expected to grow during the forecast period. Partnerships with local and modular datacenter service providers will increase revenues for global vendors operating in the market. The need for installation, commissioning, and maintenance services will generate local job opportunities in the market.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Research Methodology

2 Research Objectives

3 Research Process

4 Scope & Coverage










4.1 Market Definition


4.2 Base Year


4.3 Scope of the study


4.4 Market Segments

5 Report Assumptions & Caveats




5.1 Key Caveats


5.2 Currency Conversion


5.3 Market Derivation

6 Market at a Glance

7 Introduction






7.1 Internet Penetration and Data Center Traffic in MEA


7.2 Data Center Site Selection Criteria

8 Market Dynamics




8.1 Market Growth Enablers


8.1.1 Cloud Adoption Fueling Data Center Investment


8.1.2 Migration from Server Room to Colocation & Managed Services


8.1.3 Support from Government to Grow Digital Economy


8.1.4 Big Data and IoT to Fuel Additional Growth


8.2 Market Growth Restraints


8.2.1 Location Constraints for Data Center Construction


8.2.2 Issues with Power Outages and Fluctuations


8.2.3 Budgets Containers and Meagre Investment Support


8.3 Market Opportunities & Trends


8.3.1 Increased Adoption of Prefabricated Data Center Solutions


8.3.2 Investments to Improve Broadband Connectivity


8.3.3 Rising Investments in Hyperscale Facilities


8.3.4 Growing Emphasis on Renewable Energy in Data Centers

9 Market Landscape




9.1 Market Overview


9.2 Market Size & Forecast


9.3 Five Forces Analysis

10 By Infrastructure




10.1 Market segment snapshot & Growth Engine


10.2 Market Overview


10.3 Electrical Infrastructure


10.4 General Construction


10.5 Mechanical Infrastructure

11 By Electrical Infrastructure




11.1 Market segment snapshot & Growth Engine


11.2 UPS Systems


11.3 Generators


11.4 Transfer Switches & Switchgears


11.5 Rack Power Distribution Units


11.6 Other Electrical Infrastructure

12 By Mechanical Infrastructure




12.1 Market segment snapshot & Growth Engine


12.2 Cooling Systems


12.3 Racks


12.4 Other Mechanical Infrastructure

13 By Cooling Systems




13.1 Market segment snapshot & Growth Engine


13.2 CRAC & CRAH UNITS


13.3 Chiller Units


13.4 Cooling Towers & Dry Coolers


13.5 Other Cooling Units

14 By Cooling Technique




14.1 Market segment snapshot & Growth Engine


14.2 Air-Based Cooling Techniques


14.3 Liquid-Based Cooling Techniques

15 By General Construction




15.1 Market Segment Snapshot & Growth Engine


15.2 Building Development


15.3 Installation & Commissioning Services


15.4 Building Design


15.5 Physical Security


15.6 DCIM

16 By Tier Standards




16.1 Market segment snapshot & Growth Engine


16.2 Overview Of Tier Standards


16.3 Tier I & II


16.4 Tier III


16.5 Tier IV

17 By Geography




17.1 Geography snapshot & Growth Engine by investment


17.2 Geography Snapshot & Growth Engine By Area


17.3 Geography Snapshot & Growth Engine BY Power Capacity

18 Middle East

19 Africa

20 Competitive Landscape








20.1 Key Market Participants


20.1.1 Electrical Infrastructure


20.1.2 Mechanical Infrastructure


20.1.3 General Construction

21 Prominent Data Center Construction Contractors




21.1 Alec Engineering And Contracting


21.2 Atkins


21.3 Aveng Grinaker


21.4 Concor


21.5 Edarat Group


21.6 Etix Everywhere


21.7 Future-Tech


21.8 Harinsa Qatar


21.9 Huawei


21.10 ICS NETT


21.11 ISG


21.12 KAR Group


21.13 Laing O'rourke


21.14 MCLaren Construction Group


21.15 Nova Corp


21.16 Qatar Site & Power


21.17 RED Engineering

22 Prominent Data Center Infrastructure Providers




22.1 ABB


22.2 Caterpillar


22.3 Cummins


22.4 Eaton


22.5 Shenzhen Envicool Technology


22.6 Euro-Diesel


22.7 Hitec Power Protection


22.8 Legrand Group


22.9 MTU Onsite Energy (Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG)


22.10 Rittal


22.11 Schneider Electric


22.12 Stulz


22.13 Vertiv

23 Prominent Data Center Investors




23.1 Africa Data Centres


23.2 Amazon Web Services (AWS)


23.3 Batelco


23.4 Equinix


23.5 Global Data Center


23.6 GPX Global Systems


23.7 Gulf Data Hub


23.8 icolo.io


23.9 Internet Solutions


23.10 KHAZNA DATA CENTERS


23.11 Liquid Telecommunications


23.12 Mainone


23.13 Microsoft


23.14 Mobily


23.15 Ooredoo


23.16 Telkom Kenya


23.17 Teraco Data Environments


23.18 Turkcell



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