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1Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors2Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minute3Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsRaxio opened its Mozambique data centre, MZ1, at Beluluane Industrial Park outside Maputo on 28 May 2024. The roughly US$290 million headline refers to Raxio’s planned Africa-wide programme of ten data centres—not the cost of the Mozambique facility. MozParks reported that MZ1 represented an investment of more than US$20 million.
What the $290 million figure covers
The headline figure describes a multi-country investment plan. Bloomberg reported that Raxio’s base business plan covered ten facilities under its then-current debt and equity funding package. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) describes the corresponding programme as ten planned carrier-neutral, metro-edge data centres with a combined capacity of 13.5 MW and an estimated total cost of US$293 million. Neither figure is the construction cost of MZ1. Bloomberg’s opening coverage and the IFC project disclosure give the programme-level context.
IFC’s disclosure describes up to US$100 million of IFC investment for the phased programme. Its financing table estimates US$293 million in total programme cost, comprising US$88 million equity, US$165 million senior debt and US$40 million subordinated debt; it also records a US$70 million board-approved IFC loan figure. These are distinct financing measures and should not be treated as amounts spent on the Mozambique site.
For MZ1 specifically, MozParks reported an investment of more than US$20 million at the May 2024 inauguration. That is the reported facility investment figure, not a separately audited account of final construction costs. MozParks’ inauguration report gives the site-level figure.
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Where MZ1 is and why Raxio highlights connectivity
MZ1 is at Beluluane Industrial Park, on the outskirts of Maputo. Raxio’s 2025 site data sheet places it about 20 km from Maputo’s central business district and along major fibre routes. Raxio says Maputo is near three subsea cable landings, including the high-capacity 2Africa cable, and presents that location as a way to support international connectivity and diverse routes in Southern Africa. This is the operator’s rationale, not an independent measurement of customer connection speed or resilience. Raxio’s opening announcement and its Mozambique site data sheet describe the location and network proposition.
Raxio described MZ1 as carrier-neutral and said eight telecom and connectivity providers had signed up at opening. Its site sheet lists eight connectivity providers terminating fibre, access to regional and global carriers and internet service providers, two meet-me rooms, and two diverse fibre intake points. The provider count reflects the cited company materials; it is not a guarantee that every listed provider is currently available to a particular customer.
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Facility capacity and published specifications
Raxio’s version 2 site data sheet, published in 2025, describes a purpose-built, two-floor facility. The specifications below are operator-published rather than independent operational test results.
| Category | Published MZ1 specification |
|---|---|
| White space and racks | 2,000 m² of white space; up to 400 racks; 54U racks measuring 600 × 1,200 mm. |
| Rack power | 4–21 kW per rack, as summarized in the site data sheet. |
| Utility and power resilience | 33 kV utility supply; future N+1 redundancy; 2N rack-level power redundancy; fully diverse power distribution to technical areas. |
| Backup power | On-site fuel for 48 hours at full capacity; seven minutes of UPS autonomy. |
| Cooling | Initially 3 MW of installed cooling provision; minimum N+1 resilience on cooling systems; indirect adiabatic cooling. |
| Connectivity infrastructure | Eight connectivity providers terminating fibre; two meet-me rooms; two diverse fibre intake points. |
The opening release called MZ1 Tier III Uptime Certified, while the site data sheet includes a Tier III Standard label. Those descriptions come from Raxio’s materials; the published specifications do not establish independently measured uptime, delivered capacity or energy performance.
Who can use the data centre, and what services are offered?
IFC lists the intended customer base as including small and medium-sized businesses, hyperscalers, internet service providers, telecom companies, financial-services firms, regional carriers, content delivery networks, cloud service providers and mobile operators. The facility is therefore aimed at organizations with data-hosting, network-interconnection or disaster-recovery needs, rather than individual consumers. IFC’s project disclosure describes the customer groups.
Raxio’s site materials list colocation, cross-connects, fibre, remote hands, shift-and-lift, caging and customer spaces. Colocation lets an organization place its own equipment in a shared facility; cross-connects and fibre provide network links, while remote hands are on-site technical assistance. Raxio also says MZ1 can serve primary and disaster-recovery roles. The materials do not state commercial pricing, customer counts or guaranteed service outcomes.
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What the company and IFC say the project is meant to achieve
IFC says its broader programme is intended to improve businesses’ access to data-hosting services, expand digital-service availability and productivity, and strengthen competition in markets where colocation is underdeveloped. These are anticipated programme impacts, not measured results attributed to MZ1.
Raxio’s proposition is that shared data-centre infrastructure can reduce customers’ operating and capital costs while improving application performance and flexibility. Those are company-stated potential benefits, not independently verified comparisons with other providers.
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In its May 2024 opening announcement, Raxio said a high proportion of Mozambique’s electricity is renewable and that a high proportion of MZ1’s power would come from renewable sources, combining hydro-generated grid electricity with local solar. The company also said its design and equipment were adapted to local conditions and asserted strong power-usage effectiveness (PUE) without publishing a numerical PUE result in that announcement. These claims do not provide a quantified, independently verified efficiency result.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How the 2024 plan compares with Raxio’s later capital update
In a company update dated 13 July 2026, Raxio said its company-wide committed capital exceeded US$380 million after further investment from shareholders Roha and Meridiam. It also reported that contracted power in the first half of 2026 was six times the level in the first half of 2025. Raxio listed facilities in Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire and Angola, with Tanzania in development. These are company-reported portfolio figures, with a broader scope and later date than the estimated cost of the ten-centre programme described in the 2024-era materials. Raxio’s July 2026 capital update provides those figures.
The capital figure, programme estimate and MZ1 investment should not be read as interchangeable: one is a later company-wide committed-capital claim, one is an estimated cost for a planned ten-centre programme, and one is MozParks’ reported investment for the Mozambique facility.
What to check before choosing MZ1
Organizations comparing colocation options can use Raxio’s published specifications to frame questions, but the available figures alone do not establish that MZ1 is cheaper, faster or more reliable than another facility. Before contracting, request current commercial and technical terms directly from the provider.
Quick Recap
- Confirm which carriers and service providers can serve your location and the cost and lead time for the required connections.
- Check the power density, rack availability, redundancy configuration and cooling capacity offered for your specific deployment.
- Ask how service levels, maintenance, security procedures, remote-hands support and disaster-recovery arrangements are documented in the contract.
- Request current pricing and any applicable setup, cross-connect, power or service charges; the published materials do not provide comparable prices.
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