In order to ensure continuous uptime and minimize outages, the main power supply comes from the national grid. Yesterday, Raxio Data Centre achieved a key milestone in the construction of the Tier III carrier neutral data centre after receiving key technical power equipment from the national distributor, UMEME Limited at the Namanve Industrial and Business Park.
The equipment, consisting of the Ring Main Unit, Metering Unit, Meter Box and supporting accessories, will ensure that Raxio Data Centre is kitted with the requisite power connections to operate at full capacity.
While receiving the equipment, Raxio Data Centre General Manager James Byaruhanga said:
“As Raxio Data Centre, we are excited about this step forward, this is a huge milestone for this project as power is a very crucial element in our operations. The connection of the Ring Main Unit (RMU) to the UMEME Limited power ring means power is delivered to Raxio Data Centre from two different power sources – Namanve Power Sub-Station and Kiwanga Power Sub-Station. This is unique as it complies with N+1 power redundancy that ensures power availability in the event of power failure at one sub-station”.
Present at the delivery from UMEME was David Birungi (Manager, Stakeholder Relations) and Engineer Isaac Serwadda (Head Capital Projects) who stated that:
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Data centres provide power to more than just servers. In practical terms, data centre power design accommodates systems that make up its infrastructure including air handlers, air cooling, ventilation systems, lighting, environmental controls, fire suppression systems, security systems, surveillance cameras, and sensors all taking up a substantial amount of power.
Once completed, Raxio Data Centre will be a centre-piece of infrastructure supporting the growth and digitisation of the Ugandan economy as it will be the first of its kind in Uganda, operating as a carrier-neutral facility, and meeting the international Tier III standard.
The data centre will house around 400 racks and be able to provide 1.5MW of IT power to ensure the equipment housed within it operates optimally, 24/7, in a fully safe, secure and redundant environment.
Raxio Data Centre in Uganda is one of five data centers being constructed in Africa by First Brick Holdings with plans underway to break ground in Ghana and Ethiopia.
