Data centers: Project gluttony in the pipeline
The Moroccan data center market is booming. With the expansion of the cloud, the explosion of data, the AI offensive, and the imminent arrival of 5G next November, the demand for local capacity is becoming an absolute urgency.
Data centers are a growing asset class. They are data centers equipped with a collection of servers, where each server is a high-performance computer, with plenty of memory, storage space, and one or more powerful processors
In this same context of all-out digital transformation, the trend is towards the multiplication and acceleration of data and exchanges on the Internet.
As a result, data centers are essential for storing large amounts of resources and sensitive data. In light of this, international growth projections for the hyperscale segment are projected to reach US$593 billion by 2030. This growth will be driven largely by cloud revenues, which are growing by 20 to 30% per year from major US and Chinese cloud providers.
Internationally, the U.S. Department of Commerce considers Morocco to be « one of the leading markets for U.S. telecom companies, particularly in activities related to virtualization, cloud computing, big data, and cybersecurity « .This is evidenced by the Oracle Group’s multiple recent investments in Casablanca, Orange Morocco’s partnership with Amazon Web Service (AWS), and the incumbent operator’s strategic cooperation agreement (IAM) with Google Cloud. This represents an investment of nearly 3 billion dirhams (approximately US$300 million). The deal provides for the creation of a joint venture headquartered in Morocco. In the same vein, Orange Morocco plans to install a state-of-the-art data center in the coming months, by the end of 2025. The Moroccan subsidiary of French telecom giant Orange intends to ensure that data produced and processed in Morocco remains there.
Another major global investment under development in Morocco is a major project in the region of Dakhla. This is a mega-investment led by Naver Cloud, Nvidia, Nexus Core Systems and Lloyds Capital… This new generation campus has the distinction of being powered 100% by renewable energy (RE). It is a mega
A high-capacity hyperscale data center (5,000 MW), but not limited to just being a data center. This data center also aims to promote the digitalization of energy systems (production, transport, distribution, etc.). The relevance of this project lies in the 100% supply of renewable energy, in a region which has an exceptional potential, particularly solar and wind power.o
Amin RBOUB
