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Focus Sectors & Criteria
We prioritize investment in the power, ICT, transport, and midstream gas sectors.
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Investment Vehicles
Bringing project development and financing together in one organization, Africa50 seeks to provide support at every stage of the project cycle.
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Innovation Challenge
Join Africa50 in finding innovative solutions to respond to Africa’s most critical and pressing infrastructure challenges.
Pan-African
Africa50-Project Finance
PAIX Data Centers develops and operates a growing pan-African platform of carrier-neutral colocation data centres. The company currently has operating assets in Ghana and Kenya.
Africa50's Role
Equity investment
Partners
Africa50, PAIX Data Centers
Impact
Productivity:
- Increase access to internet and lower data costs for African consumers which will in turn facilitate new economic opportunities and higher productivity.
- Increase performance of high latency and uptime-sensitive service offerings, particularly for local companies in the financial services sector.
- Allows for harmonization of regional data and security regulations, boosting consumption of local content throughout the region.
- Improves energy sustainability and increases efficiency, allowing companies to dedicate fewer resources to data storage which can then be reinvested elsewhere.
Environment:
- Increased integration of renewable energy to be incorporated into PAIX’s energy mix.
- Introduction of efficient cooling technology, waste management systems, etc.
Employment:
- 44 employees (February 2022).