MPT opens Africa's advanced data centre hub

Master Power Technologies (MPT) has strengthened its presence in Africa's fast-growing data centre market with the opening of a new Customer Experience Centre and regional headquarters in Midrand, South Africa

The new facility reflects the company's continued investment in critical power and digital infrastructure, providing a dedicated space where customers, partners and engineers can experience, test and develop technologies designed for modern data centres.

Established in 1999 by electrical engineer Menno Parsons, MPT has evolved from a specialist uninterruptible power supply (UPS) provider into a pan-African engineering company delivering turnkey critical power and data centre solutions across Africa and the Middle East. Its portfolio includes products designed, manufactured and assembled under the company's SURE and AIVA brands, specifically engineered to meet the operational demands of African environments.

Located between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the 6,000m² Midrand campus will serve as MPT's African headquarters and accommodate around 200 employees. Its proximity to major data centre developments provides convenient access for customers and industry partners.

A key feature of the investment is the R50mn Customer Experience Centre, which enables visitors to evaluate MPT's technologies in a practical environment. The facility houses a 2MVA UPS testing platform alongside a 400kW cooling systems testing centre, described as the continent's most comprehensive installation of its kind.

The testing facilities are designed to validate system performance against European certification standards, reinforcing MPT's commitment to quality and energy efficiency. In 2025, the company became the first African organisation to be certified as an Endorser of the European Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres.

"The Experience Centre represents a new chapter for Master Power Technologies. It's about creating a space where customers can engage with our technology, see it in action, and understand the depth of our capabilities," commented managing director and founder of MPT Menno Parsons.

"This centre will be the most impressive UPS and cooling training facility in Africa, allowing our clients to touch, feel, and work with real systems in a way that has never been possible before."

The new centre also demonstrates the company's commitment to local engineering and manufacturing. MPT assembles complete modular data centre and energy centre solutions within Africa, reducing logistics risks while supporting regional supply chains and delivering solutions tailored to local operating conditions.

In addition to product demonstrations, the facility will function as a training and collaboration hub for customers and engineers. It also incorporates MPT's Advanced Infrastructure Visual Analytics (AIVA) platform, which monitors and records operational data across more than 200 African data centres.

"Our business has always been about more than just selling equipment. We engineer solutions for Africa, by Africa. This Experience Centre is a testament to that philosophy, which strengthens our ability to train, innovate and deliver world-class infrastructure while remaining rooted in local expertise," says Parsons.

As demand for resilient, energy-efficient and scalable data centre infrastructure continues to grow, the Midrand investment further strengthens MPT's capacity to support customers across Africa and the Middle East.