Egypt is taking major steps to strengthen its digital infrastructure through two new partnerships involving Vodafone Business, Elsewedy Electric and Cassava Technologies, with the projects set to increase the country’s capacity to host and process data locally.
Announced in Cairo on 8 September 2026, the partnerships include plans for Africa Data Centres Egypt, a large-scale facility that will begin with 20MW of capacity during its first three years and is expected to scale up to 200MW. The first phase is projected to attract about $200 million in foreign investment, while total investment could reach $1 billion when the full capacity is achieved.
The data centre project is expected to create up to 200 direct jobs and about 2,000 indirect employment opportunities, with Egyptian professionals expected to participate in its construction, operations and management. The facility will combine Vodafone Business’ cloud and enterprise expertise with Elsewedy Electric’s infrastructure capabilities and Cassava Technologies’ experience in developing data centres across Africa.
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A second partnership between Vodafone Business and Cassava Technologies will focus on developing what the companies describe as Egypt’s first sovereign AI data centre. The facility will provide advanced computing infrastructure, including NVIDIA technologies, allowing organisations to develop and deploy AI applications while keeping their data hosted and processed within Egypt.
The AI facility will also introduce GPU-as-a-Service locally, giving businesses access to high-performance computing resources for AI workloads without necessarily transferring sensitive information outside the country. This is expected to support wider AI adoption while improving data security, regulatory compliance and local control over critical information.
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hendy, said the investments demonstrate growing private-sector confidence in the country’s digital economy. He noted that Egypt is moving beyond digital services towards developing the advanced infrastructure needed to support emerging technologies and future economic growth.
The developments align with Egypt’s plans to establish a national data centre strategy focused on future computing and storage needs, investment attraction, regulation, sustainability and specialised skills. With its strategic location and extensive submarine cable network, Egypt is positioning itself as a potential regional hub for data centres, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, while pursuing digital sovereignty that enables international collaboration without compromising data protection and national security.
