01 / Grid
Two utility feeds
We take power from two separate 33 kV substations on different routes into Independence Layout, so one fault on a line does not take us down.
02 / Switchgear
Automatic transfer
If both feeds wobble, the switchgear hands over to the generators in under ten seconds without anyone pressing a button.
03 / Generators
Two of everything
Four 1,250 kVA generators in a 2N layout. Any two can carry the whole building. Diesel for 72 hours sits on site, with two fuel contracts behind it.
04 / UPS
Ride-through batteries
Double-conversion UPS units carry the load for the seconds the generators need to start, and clean the power the rest of the time.
05 / Power strips
A and B in every rack
Each rack gets two power strips fed from two separate UPS systems. Dual-corded servers stay up even if one whole path is down for maintenance.
06 / Your rack
Measured, not guessed
Every strip is metered. You see your real draw in kilowatts each month and on the status page, and you only pay for power you commit to.
Colocation · Enugu · Open day and night
Rack space in Enugu, kept cool, powered and watched.
Paragon is a carrier-neutral data centre in Independence Layout. Banks, hospitals, schools, fintechs and agencies across the South East bring their servers here so the grid, the heat and the cupboard under the stairs stop being their problem.
- 1U servers
- 2U servers
- Storage
- Network
- Firewall
01In numbers
Built for the load the South East is heading towards.
Hall one opened in 2023 and hall two is being fitted out now. The numbers below are example figures for this demo.
02What we run
Space, power, cooling and people, in one place you can visit.
Colocation, from a quarter rack to a private suite
Bring your own servers and we give them space, power on two paths, cooling, connectivity and people who watch them all night. Contracts start at one month after the first year.
See colocation optionsCarrier-neutral connectivity
Nine carriers on site. Pick one, pick three, change your mind next year.
ConnectivityPower that ignores the grid
2N generators, 72 hours of fuel and UPS on both feeds to every rack.
Power and coolingRemote hands, day and night
Reboots, disk swaps and cabling by our engineers, from ₦25,000 an hour.
Remote handsSeven layers of security
Fence, gate, mantrap, fingerprint, cameras, locked cabinets and a full audit trail.
SecurityPrivate cages and suites
Your own walled space from four racks, with your own door and camera.
Private cages03Quick estimate
How much rack space do you need?
Slide to your server count for a first answer. Most customers move in with less than they expect and grow into it.
We assume a typical mix of 1U and 2U servers, switches and a firewall. The full calculator lets you list every box.
Open the full rack calculator04Power path
Six steps between the grid and your servers.
Scroll the steps and watch the power path fill. Each layer is there so the one before it can fail without you noticing.
05Carriers
Nine carriers, one meet-me room.
We do not sell bandwidth in a bundle you cannot leave. Contract with any carrier on site and we run the cross-connect, usually within two working days.
Carrier names are invented for this demo.
06Security
Five of our seven layers, from the road to your rack.
- 01
Perimeter
A 2.4 metre fence with anti-climb mesh, lit at night and covered by cameras with no blind spots.
- 02
Manned gate
Guards check every vehicle and ID against the visit list before the barrier lifts.
- 03
Mantrap
Two doors that never open together, with card, PIN and fingerprint to pass.
- 04
Data hall
Card access by hall and by row, logged to the second.
- 05
Cabinet
Every rack locks with its own combination or key, and cages have their own door.
07Customers
What moving in felt like.
We ran our core banking servers in a back office with two generators and a prayer. Moving to Paragon took one weekend, and we have not had an outage since.
The remote hands team swapped a failed disk at 2am on a Sunday and sent photos before and after. That is the service we pay for.
Our hospital records system needs to be up when the theatre needs it. Two power paths and a team that answers the phone made the decision easy.
08Pricing
Clear monthly rates in naira.
Example rates for this demo. Power above the included amount is billed per committed kilowatt, never as a surprise.
| Space | Units | Power included | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter rack | 10U | 1 kW | ₦185,000 |
| Half rack | 21U | 2 kW | ₦340,000 |
| Full rack | 42U | 4 kW | ₦620,000 |
| High-density rack | 47U | 8 kW | ₦1,050,000 |
| Private cage | From 4 racks | From 16 kW | From ₦2,900,000 |
See it before you sign.
Walk the halls, stand in the cold aisle and meet the operations team. Tours run every weekday at 10am, 1pm and 3pm.