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Digital Realty Nigeria — Critical Infrastructure Automation
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Digital Realty Nigeria — Critical Infrastructure Automation

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) Lagos, Nigeria 2024

Overview

Building Management and critical infrastructure automation for Digital Realty's West African data center in Lagos, Nigeria. Second successful deployment to DLR global standards.

Challenge

Replicating the engineering and delivery standard established in Ghana for a second sovereign market — with the complexity of commissioning across different supply chain, regulatory, and operational environments while maintaining Digital Realty's globally consistent operational specifications.

Solution

Pontis Systems applied the same full-spectrum BMS and critical environment automation framework developed for the Ghana deployment, adapted for the Lagos facility's specific MEP infrastructure. Full BMS integration, precision cooling automation, critical power monitoring, and structured commissioning to DLR acceptance standards.

Outcome

Successful delivery of a second hyperscale data center BMS programme for Digital Realty in West Africa, establishing Pontis Systems as a proven regional delivery partner for Tier I global data center operators.

Technologies & Standards

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™BACnet/IPCritical Power MonitoringEnvironmental ControlsAlarm Management Systems

Project Metrics

Delivery Record

2/2

Both DLR West Africa facilities delivered

Markets

Ghana + Nigeria

Cross-border delivery capability

Standard

DLR Global Spec

Consistent with DLR 300+ facility portfolio standard

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