Business Chief ME+AFRICA Magazine November 2023 | Page 140

IXAFRICA
an operating data centre company , he has a strong vision of populating his campus with expanding hyperscalers in the space of five or six years .
“ With the Tilisi project being in a big business residential park , just northwest of the central business district , it ’ s got fantastic power ,” he adds . “ It ’ s got 66-kilovolt lines coming in , and with geothermal energy , it ’ s in an ideal place .”
And Willner hopes to power the progress of IXAfrica ’ s growth with the positive relationships he ’ s built up over his 25 years in the data centre industry .
Looking forward Likening the next 12 to 18 months to a white-knuckle ride , Willner and his team are working to set up their data centre from a standing start , navigating building an empty
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