Terrahex, a company developing modular high-performance computing infrastructure in frontier energy markets, has received its second shipment of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) at its US processing hub, with the first batch ready for shipment to Nigeria ahead of its December 2026 go-live target.
The shipment forms part of Terrahex’s initial ASIC fleet for its first 9MW node in southern Nigeria, marking the project’s move into its next deployment phase. The company is preparing the fleet at its processing, quality assurance and certification hub in Florida before shipping the equipment to Nigeria, while exploring additional supply options as it targets more than 100MW of capacity over the next 24 months.
The Florida hub, supported by technical partner M3 Miner Repair, provides the repair, testing and quality assurance capabilities required to prepare the ASICs for Nigeria’s operating conditions, including seasonal Harmattan dust, high temperatures and humidity. Each unit will be inspected, conditioned and certified before shipment, establishing a stronger technical baseline before the equipment reaches the site.
Terrahex is developing an alternative to hyperscale computing infrastructure for markets where power availability, bandwidth and costs can make conventional data centre models difficult to replicate. By locating modular high-performance computing infrastructure close to underutilised generation, the company aims to create a lower-impact approach to converting available power into productive computing capacity.
Bitcoin mining is Terrahex’s first commercial workload, while AI computing forms part of its longer-term infrastructure strategy as the company scales.
In parallel, Terrahex has ordered medium-voltage and low-voltage equipment to support its recent purchase of air-cooled 40ft containers from Datacubes, the Belgian manufacturer of mobile data centre units. Each container has shelf capacity for up to 356 miners and electrical installation capacity of up to 1,300kW.
The containers will house the incoming mining fleet in Nigeria, while the associated power equipment is being delivered to support the same deployment timeline.
Terrahex’s Power-for-Equity model combines modular computing infrastructure with underutilised energy assets, allowing the company to build mining infrastructure close to available power. The company has agreements in place with energy partners to support its wider development pipeline.
OluMayowa Ogunnusi, Founder & CEO of Terrahex, said, “Nigeria does not need to wait for hyperscale data centre economics before it can participate in the compute economy. Terrahex is starting with power that already exists, placing modular infrastructure close to it, and proving the model through mining before moving into wider compute. The machines are moving from preparation to deployment; the hub and containers are now pointing in one direction: the train has left the station.”
Patrick J. Sweeney, Board Chair at Terrahex, said, “Great infrastructure is built on secure supply and disciplined execution. Sourcing the first fleet from an established US operator gives Terrahex the supply base, while testing and certifying every machine as fit for the deployment conditions before it ships removes risk from the build. Those pieces give this initial 9MW node a stronger operating foundation and create a credible path to 100MW in Nigeria.”
Dayo Okusami, Director at Terrahex and Partner at one of Africa’s largest law firms, TEMPLARS, said, “Nigeria has the power and the ambition to host world-class compute. In frontier energy markets, counterparty quality and contracting discipline have to be settled from the start. A hardware supply arrangement of this kind needs clear terms, defined responsibilities and the right partner scrutiny from the outset. Terrahex is applying international due diligence and standards from inception through to completion.”
Toon Craenen, Founder at Datacubes, said, “We build for some of the toughest operating environments in the world, and the Niger Delta is a serious test. Terrahex has chosen Datacubes to house its first node, with filtration, ventilation and monitoring designed to hold uptime high in heat, humidity and dust.”
With its hardware secured, US testing and conditioning hub operational, and purpose-built containers and power equipment on order, Terrahex now has the core infrastructure required for its first 9MW node ahead of its December 2026 go-live target.
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