$12 Million Per Megawatt: The Cost Benchmark Holding Back Africa's Data Centre Build-Out

A cost benchmark of $12 million per megawatt is being cited as the figure Africa's data-centre builders and investors want to cut in half to make large-scale digital infrastructure viable on the continent. The framing provides an actionable reference point for developers assessing feasibility of new capacity deployments. The figure contextualises the structural economics behind Africa's broader digital infrastructure gap.