Data centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Datacenter Atlas tracks 3 facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2 data centers and 1 network points of presence: 0% of the global inventory and #102 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Kinshasa3
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 3 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load, PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
| Facility | Operator | City | Networks | Record quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OADC FIH1 - Kinshasa | Open Access Data Centres | Kinshasa | 8 | B |
| GBS Datacenter | Global Broadband Solution Inc | Gombe | 2 | B |
| United Kinshasa | United S.A. | Kinshasa | 1 | B |
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 17.4 TWh (2024)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 28 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 100 %
- Low-carbon share
- 100 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 0
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 1.97
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 47 h/yr (1 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 2,640
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Documented local conflicts & agreements
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Announced large projects
No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.
Questions
How many data centers are there in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 3 facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2 data centers, 1 network points of presence and 0 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are Global Broadband Solution Inc, United S.A., Open Access Data Centres.
Where are data centers concentrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The largest hubs by facility count are Kinshasa (3).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Democratic Republic of the Congo, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo · ODbL / CC BY 4.0