# Rack Centre: robotics company

Canonical ID: `de3f8de1-ca17-4230-a382-adaae02f0d85`

## Key facts

- **Target capacity:** 30 MW
- **Markets:** Lagos, Nigeria
- **Capacity:** 13.5 MW operational (new 12 MW LGS2 launched April 2025)
- **Investor:** Actis / Convergence Partners
- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Lagos, Nigeria (single-campus operator)
- **Portfolio capacity (built):** 13.5 MW of IT power across LGS-1 and LGS-2, in ~7,200 sqm of technical space
- **LGS-2 hyperscale expansion:** 12 MW IT load, 3,240 sqm white space, 6 halls at 2 MW each, up to 70 kW per rack, designed PUE 1.35, 25 MVA utility feed
- **Facilities:** Two: LGS-1 (in service since 2013) and LGS-2 (hyperscale expansion) on one Lagos campus
- **Uptime record:** Company claims 100% uptime since inception in 2013
- **Tier / certifications:** Tier III certified data halls; ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 45001, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II, IFC EDGE
- **Parent company:** Actis (London-based emerging-markets infrastructure investor), majority owner since 2021 acquisition from Jagal Group
- **Carrier and IXP tenants:** Hosts AF-CIX and IXPN (Africa's largest IXP); connectivity partners include MTN, Airtel, Orange, WIOCC, Edgenext
- **CEO:** Lars Johannisson, Chief Executive Officer
- **Public listing status:** Private; owned by Actis, no public ticker
- **Regional positioning:** Positioned as West Africa's largest carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation platform

- **Slug:** rack-centre
- **Founded:** 2013
- **HQ:** Lagos, Nigeria

## Models

- [Rack Centre Lagos](/models/rack-centre-lagos.md) (other) (id: `fe3aa8e5-6f5d-4d75-882e-7d3126defc87`)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Rack Centre?

Rack Centre is a carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation operator headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, and one of the largest independent datacenter platforms in West Africa. The company runs a single Lagos campus split across two facilities: the original LGS-1 site, operational since 2013 with a claimed 100% uptime record, and the newer LGS-2 hyperscale expansion designed for 12 MW of IT load across six 2 MW data halls at up to 70 kW per rack. Combined campus capacity is 13.5 MW of IT power across roughly 7,200 square meters of technical space.

### What does Rack Centre make?

Rack Centre has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Rack Centre Lagos (Rack Centre builds physical robots).

### Is Rack Centre publicly traded?

Rack Centre is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Actis on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Rack Centre?

Rack Centre has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Actis (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Who owns Rack Centre?

Rack Centre is owned by Actis, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Rack Centre operate robots?

Rack Centre is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Rack Centre founded?

Rack Centre was founded in 2013.


## Sources (6)

1. https://www.rackcentre.com/
2. https://rack-centre.com/
3. https://rack-centre.com/lagos-data-centre-campus-expansion/data-centre-campus-lgs-2-expansion/
4. https://rack-centre.com/about-rack-centre/the-leadership-team/
5. https://rack-centre.com/contact-us/
6. https://act.is/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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