3 facilities · Q3 2026 · H2 2025 – Q2 2026 ·
Data Center Colocation Costs in Malawi: Q3 2026 Price Index
Compare 3 data centers in Malawi across 3 operators: capacity, status, certifications, facilities and colocation pricing context.
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Average wholesale, $/kW/mo — Collecting
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Retail rack, $/mo — Collecting
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Commercial power, $/kWh
Q3 2026 · · H2 2025 – Q2 2026 · 0 AI-ready · sources
How this market compares
| Market | $/kW/mo | $/kWh | facilities | Round-trip |
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| Malawi | · · · | — | 3 | — |
| Mozambique | · · · | $0.080 | 3 | — |
| Tanzania | · · · | $0.089 | 3 | — |
| Zambia | · · · | $0.055 | 2 | — |
Round-trip times are measured figures from the latency matrix; power tariffs from the index. Cross-connects add $50–$350 per month each on top of any rate. Round-trip · The Index
Why prices sit where they do
Malawi enters the catalog through two government facilities rather than a commercial operator: the National Data Centre in Blantyre, built by Huawei on the grounds of Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and inaugurated in July 2022, and a newer primary Government Data Centre under construction in the capital, Lilongwe, funded by the World Bank's Digital Malawi Project and reported 77% complete in October 2024. Blantyre now serves as the secondary/backup site as government systems migrate to Lilongwe. Neither building publishes power capacity, floor space or a third-party tier certification, and no commercial colocation operator has a public building-level presence in the country yet. No electricity-tariff benchmark is set for Malawi: available regulator and utility sources did not surface a readable business rate for this catalog entry, so no synthetic figure is published.
Frequently asked questions
How much does colocation cost in Malawi?
No published wholesale $/kW benchmark exists for Malawi yet, so we show nothing rather than an estimate. What is verifiable: the catalog tracks 3 facilities here. Run at least three quotes in parallel — where no benchmark is published, individual offers vary far more.
Where is colocation cheaper near Malawi?
Malawi sits at the cheaper end of its regional cluster on the inputs we can verify. The table below compares neighbouring hubs on power tariff, facility count and round-trip time.
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Quick answer
How many data centers are in Malawi?
Coloprice tracks 3 data centers in Malawi: 2 operational, 1 under construction and 0 announced. The count covers publicly disclosed facilities and grows as operators publish new sites; every figure links to its primary source.
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| Facility | Operator | Country | City | Power, MW | Tier | Score | Reviews | Status |
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| Malawi National Data Centre (Blantyre) | Government of Malawi | Malawi | Blantyre | — | — | 12· | — | Operational |
| Malawi Government Data Centre (Lilongwe) | Government of Malawi / Public-Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) | Malawi | Lilongwe | — | — | 3· | — | Under construction |
| Airtel Malawi Data Center | Airtel Malawi Plc | Malawi | Blantyre | — | — | 11· | — | Operational |
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