The World Bank Group has launched a request for expression of interest (RFEOI) seeking a technical consultant for Energy Efficient Data Centers in Africa. The consultant would explore and assess the data center landscape, including the power needs, regulatory framework and competitive landscape in Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria and South Africa.

The scope of works involves Internet ecosystem assessment including :

• Adoption and usage in the market by estimating the size and potential of the domestic Internet market, including the number of Internet users, and the growth of usage
• Assessment of infrastructure across the value chain including the submarine cable capacity coming into the country (for coastal countries), the terrestrial backbone connections to neighboring countries, and the backhaul within the country that can be used to connect the data center to the rest of the ecosystem. Evaluate the level of competition in the ownership of the infrastructure and pricing
• Review the last mile infrastructure, both fixed and mobile, to determine the availability of broadband in the country, the technology used, the level of competition, and the pricing

The deadline to submit the interest is September 03, 2020.

You can find more information about this RFEOI on our business opportunity page here.