Egypt Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2025-2030

MARKET OVERVIEW

The Egypt data center market size will witness investments of USD 694 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 16.47% during the forecast period. Egypt is one of the growing data center markets in Africa and has witnessed increasing investments over the last two to three years. The Egypt data center market expansion is driven by factors such as increased use of digitalization, AI and Big data, growing smart cities development, and government support. Furthermore, the country also has favorable conditions for renewable energy generation and government support for renewable energy. In September 2024, Egypt was set to attract around USD 40 billion in investment for green hydrogen and renewable energy technology and the country has signed agreements with seven international developers.

Egypt's government has supported data center growth and digital infrastructure. For instance, In December 2024, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt and the Ministry of Investment (UAE) signed a MoU to collaborate and invest in Egypt’s data center projects. The agreement includes 1 GW of planned data center capacity. Furthermore, Egypt has a strong infrastructure, including a reliable network of submarine cables and high-speed internet. It has around 17 undersea cables connecting India, Kenya, France, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other countries. There are around seven upcoming submarine cables such as Africa-, Coral Bridge, EAGLE, ICE IV, and others.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

1. In 2024, the Egypt data center market had new entrants such as Africa Data Centres, Gulf Data Hub, and Khazna Data Centers, which will further increase competitiveness in the market in the future and lead to increasing revenue generation for contractors and infrastructure vendors. The increase in the new entrants will further elevate the challenges for the market share of existing operators in terms of revenue generation.
2. The Egypt data center market has the presence of several local and global data center operators, such as GPX Global Systems, Telecom Egypt, Raya Data Center, Orange Business Services, and others.
3. In December 2024, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt and the Ministry of Investment (UAE) signed a MoU to collaborate and invest in Egypt’s data center projects. The agreement includes 1 GW of planned data center capacity.
4. Egypt’s Vision 2030 for digitalization and technological advances will bring sustainable development to the country. A new administrative and commercial capital is also being built in Egypt, which will house government ministries and embassies.
5. With the rising adoption of artificial intelligence in the Egypt data center market, we anticipate witnessing developments of AI-ready data centers in the future. In December 2024, Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology announced that the country will launch the second edition of its National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy in 2025.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

1. Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and Egypt colocation market revenue.
2. An assessment of the data center investment in Egypt by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
3. Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
4. A detailed study of the existing Egypt data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the Egypt data center market size during the forecast period.
5. Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Egypt
6. Facilities Covered (Existing): 13
7. Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 07
8. Coverage: 4+ Cities
9. Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
10. Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
11. Data center colocation market in Egypt
12. Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2030)
13. Retail Colocation Pricing
14. The Egypt data center landscape market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
15. A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
16. Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
17. A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspects of the industry.

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

1. The Egypt data center market has started witnessing growth in terms of data center investors with some of the major investors such as Gulf Data Hub, Africa Data Centres, and Khazna Data Centers making their entry into the market.
2. In terms of support infrastructure vendors, the Egypt data center market has the presence of several global vendors such as ABB, Caterpillar, Legrand, Vertiv, and others due to which advanced infrastructure solutions are available in the market.
3. In terms of general contractors, the Egypt data center market has the presence of a mix of local and global contractors such as Raya Network Services, REDCON Construction, Shaker Group, and Sterling & Wilson who have been offering their services to several data center projects in the market. For instance, Sterling & Wilson delivered a prefabricated data center solution for the Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt in Cairo in 2021 in partnership with RZ Products.

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS

1. Existing Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
2. Cairo
3. Other Cities
4. List of Upcoming Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
5. Cairo
6. Other Cities

REPORT COVERAGE:

This report analyses the Egypt data center market share. It elaboratively analyses the existing and upcoming facilities and investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:

1. IT Infrastructure
2. Servers
3. Storage Systems
4. Network Infrastructure
5. Electrical Infrastructure
6. UPS Systems
7. Generators
8. Transfer Switches & Switchgears
9. PDUs
10. Other Electrical Infrastructure
11. Mechanical Infrastructure
12. Cooling Systems
13. Rack Cabinets
14. Other Mechanical Infrastructure
15. Cooling Systems
16. CRAC & CRAH Units
17. Chiller Units
18. Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers
19. Other Cooling Units
20. General Construction
21. Core & Shell Development
22. Installation & Commissioning Services
23. Engineering & Building Design
24. Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
25. Physical Security
26. Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
27. Tier Standard
28. Tier I & Tier II
29. Tier III
30. Tier IV

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

1. IT Infrastructure Providers: Arista Networks, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Juniper Networks.
2. Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors: Orascom Construction, Raya Network Services, REDCON Construction, Shaker Group, Sterling & Wilson, Summit Technology Solutions, United For Technology Solutions.   
3. Support Infrastructure Providers: ABB, Caterpillar, Cummins, Delta Electronics, Eaton, Johnson Controls, Legrand, Rittal, Rolls-Royce, Schneider Electric, STULZ, Vertiv.
4. Data Center Investors: e& Egypt, GPX Global Systems, Orange Business Services, Raya Data Center, Telecom Egypt.
5. New Entrants: Africa Data Centres, Gulf Data Hub, Khazna Data Centers.