By 
$240m Expansion to Boost Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure
Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of the WIOCC Group, has approved an additional $240 million investment to significantly expand its data centre facility in Lagos. The expansion will scale the Lekki-based facility to 24 megawatts (MW) by 2027, strengthening Nigeria’s role as a regional digital infrastructure hub.
RELATED: OADC expands South African footprint with strategic acquisition of NTT facilities
Currently, the facility operates 1.5MW of its planned capacity, which became operational just two months ago.
Lekki Facility to Serve as West African Digital Hub
Located in Lekki, the data centre also serves as Nigeria’s landing station for the Google Equiano subsea cable. With the expansion, OADC aims to position the Lagos facility as a premier West African hub for cloud service providers, telecom operators, content platforms, and emerging AI-driven services.
The company said the project will be delivered in two phases, with the first 12MW scheduled for completion within 18 months.
Part of a $500m Pan-African Investment Strategy
The Lagos expansion forms part of OADC’s broader $500 million investment plan, unveiled in 2021, to develop hyperscale and carrier-neutral data centre infrastructure across Africa.
Speaking to reporters in Lagos, OADC Chief Executive Officer Ayotunde Coker reaffirmed the company’s long-term commitment to Nigeria and the continent.
“One megawatt capacity of a data centre costs about $10 million. We are building 24 megawatts, which is about $240 million—a huge investment,” Coker said.
Backed by Global Development Finance Partners
Coker disclosed that the project is being financed through international development finance institutions, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Proparco, a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement Group.
The financing structure is sustainability-linked, with pricing tied to WIOCC Group’s commitments to energy efficiency and the attainment of EDGE green building certification across its data centre portfolio.
Tunde Coker
“Meeting sustainability targets allows us to access additional funding and keeps us accountable,” Coker noted.
Tier III Design and High-Resilience Power Architecture
OADC’s Lagos data centre is a Tier III-certified facility, purpose-built to support mission-critical workloads. It features a 33,000-volt power supply and an 11kV distribution network, with dedicated transformers and power distribution rooms for each development phase.
According to Coker, the facility is a critical pillar of Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, supporting cloud services, content delivery networks, and enterprise connectivity.
Expansion Beyond Nigeria
While Lagos remains a strategic focus, OADC is also exploring further expansion opportunities in other African markets, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.
As of early 2026, OADC has established operational data centres across Nigeria, South Africa, and the DRC, reinforcing its ambition to become a leading pan-African, open-access, carrier-neutral data centre provider.
Strengthening Africa’s Digital Future
With hyperscale-ready infrastructure, sustainability-linked financing, and strategic connectivity assets like the Equiano cable, OADC’s Lagos expansion is expected to play a pivotal role in accelerating digital transformation, cloud adoption, and AI innovation across Nigeria and the wider West African region.
