Botswana gets a 250 MW solar data centre

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AAAS Energy, a Dutch solar developer, has teamed up with US cloud computing firm ChillMine to develop a solar-powered data centre campus at Botswana’s Leupane Energy Hub. The facility aims to support AI computing and large-scale cloud providers with low-cost, sustainable power from a planned 250 MW solar and extensive battery storage installation.

• Data centres are driving a new wave of renewable energy adoption in Africa. The expanding digital economy is hungry for sustainable and economically viable power solutions.

• South Africa and Kenya lead in renewables-powered data centres. Nigeria has plans for a Tier 4 facility. Other countries piloting data centres include Ivory Coast, Senegal, Morocco and Egypt.

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