Digital Realty is expanding Nigeria’s digital infrastructure with the launch of its third data centre in Lagos, which is adding nearly 2 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity and about 23,000 square feet (2,160 square metres) of data hall space to the market.
The new site is integrated with LKK1, which already serves as the landing station for the 2Africa subsea cable. That link connects more than 30 countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. By combining LKK2 with LKK1, Nigerian businesses gain direct, low-latency access to global cloud and network services.
The new facility, known as LKK2, is located in Lekki and expands the company’s presence in West Africa. It adds almost 2 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity and about 23,000 square feet (2,160 square metres) of data hall space, according to a statement seen by Technology Times.
How Digital Realty scaled new Lekki data centre site
“LKK2 is a significant milestone in our journey to support digital transformation in Africa,” Ikechukwu Nnamani, Managing Director of Digital Realty in Nigeria, says. “Our continued investment in Nigeria and the broader African region reinforces our commitment to enabling seamless global interconnectivity and providing a future-ready infrastructure platform for local and global enterprises.”
The new site is integrated with LKK1, which already serves as the landing station for the 2Africa subsea cable. That link connects more than 30 countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. By combining LKK2 with LKK1, Nigerian businesses gain direct, low-latency access to global cloud and network services.
The company says it had to overcome major hurdles at the Lekki site, including the absence of a proper access road, lack of public power supply and fibre ducts, and the risk of flooding from the Atlantic Ocean. To make the site viable, it has built a 4.2-kilometre paved road, installed a 33kV power line for a stable grid connection, and engineered a flood defence wall designed to protect the campus for more than two centuries.
The company says these steps have had wider impact beyond the data centre. The Lekki corridor has seen new housing, jobs and investments spring up, including a 50MW independent power plant and several new businesses.
The LKK2 facility is designed and built to Tier 3+ standards. It features a 2MW IT load, 1,260 square metres of IT space, redundant power and cooling systems (N+1 power and N+2 cooling), and six layers of controlled access with 24-hour security monitoring. The setup guarantees secure, uninterrupted operations for enterprises that depend on reliable digital infrastructure.
With the new opening, Digital Realty is becoming the first carrier-neutral operator with two independent campuses in Lagos, strengthening its position in Nigeria’s emerging data centre market, according to the company statement.
The company entered the Nigerian market in 2021 when it acquired a controlling stake in Medallion Data Centres, operators of Lagos facilities LOS1 (Apapa) and LOS2 (Victoria Island). The company rebranded them under its global platform and linked them to its interconnection service, ServiceFabric.
Globally, the company operates more than 300 data centres across 25 countries on six continents. In Africa, Lagos is serving as its main hub, placing Nigeria at the centre of its strategy to support enterprises and cloud providers across the continent.
Digital Realty says its LKK2 contributes meaningfully to Nigeria’s data centre ecosystem—pushing capacity forward amid escalating demand. This addition helps narrow the infrastructure deficit—and accelerates the country’s march toward digital resilience.
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