South Africa Data Center Cooling Market Size (2024 - 2029)

South Africa Data Center Cooling Market Analysis

The South Africa Data Center Cooling Market size is estimated at USD 0.05 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 0.1 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13.43% during the forecast period (2024-2030).

• The demand for data centers is driven by the increasing demand for cloud computing among SMEs, government regulations for local data security, and growing investment by domestic players.
• Under Construction IT Load Capacity: The market's IT load capacity is expected to surpass 524 MW by 2030.
• Under Construction Raised Floor Space: The country's construction of raised floor area is expected to exceed 1.8 million sq. ft by 2030.
• Planned Racks: The country's total number of racks to be installed is expected to reach 94K units by 2030. Johannesburg is expected to house the maximum number of racks by 2030.
• Planned Submarine Cables: There are several submarine cables under construction. One such cable, 2Africa, is estimated to start service in 2024. It stretches over 45,000 kilometers and has landing points in Cape Town, Mtunzini, and Port Elizabeth.
• New data centers across the country are focusing on implementing state-of-the-art monitoring systems to mitigate the risks associated with extreme weather events. Many use the latest, more energy-efficient cooling technologies, such as redundant cooling systems, smart monitoring technologies, and backup power generators, to ensure consistency of temperature in the event of power interruptions. Direct liquid cooling uses a higher thermal transfer of water to a more efficient cooling device.

South Africa Data Center Cooling Industry Segmentation

Data center cooling is a set of techniques and technologies to maintain optimal operating temperatures in data center environments. Data center cooling is important because data centers house many computer servers and network equipment that generate heat during operation. Efficient cooling systems are used to dissipate this heat and prevent equipment from overheating, ensuring continued reliable operation of the data center. Various methods, such as air conditioning, liquid cooling, and hot/cold aisle containment, are commonly used to control temperature and humidity in data centers.

The South African data center cooling market is segmented by technology (air-based cooling (chiller and economizer, CRAH, cooling towers, and others), liquid-based cooling (immersion cooling, direct-to-chip cooling, and rear-door heat exchanger)), type of data center (hyperscaler, enterprise, and colocation), and end-user industry (IT and telecom, retail and consumer goods, healthcare, media and entertainment, federal and institutional agencies, and other end-user industries).