Country · ZA

🇿🇦South AfricaData centers in South Africa

Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa64.7M residents$427.2B GDPWorld Bank

Facilities

49 operational

357MW

Operational MW

20% of facilities publish MW

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Under construction

0 sites

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Planned MW

0 planned sites

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Announced investment

not published

Operators

Cloud regions

Hyperscale

AI facilities

Rankings#24/50Countries by cloud regions #12/87Countries by facility count #23/47Facilities per million residents

Map

Facilities in the country; hollow rings are city-level locations. Cloud regions are listed below.

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Growth

By opening year of indexed facilities. Facilities without a published opening date are not charted.

Not enough dated openings

Growth charts appear once at least two opening years are published for facilities in this country.

Breakdown

Status and facility type of indexed records.

Status

Operational49100%

Type

Top operators

16 operators with facilities in South Africa

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Markets

3 metros with indexed infrastructure

Market	Facilities	Known MW	Pipeline	Cloud regions	Operators
JohannesburgGauteng	37	294 MW	—	3	14
Cape TownWestern Cape	9	60.5 MW	—	1	5
DurbanKwaZulu-Natal	3	2 MW	—	0	3

Provider	Code	Name	City	AZs	Status	Launched
Amazon Web ServicesAfrica (Cape Town)	af-south-1	Africa (Cape Town)	Cape Town	3	operational	—
GoogleJohannesburg (africa-south1)	africa-south1	Johannesburg (africa-south1)	Johannesburg	3	operational	—
MicrosoftSouth Africa North	southafricanorth	South Africa North	Johannesburg	—	operational	2019
OracleSouth Africa Central (Johannesburg)	af-johannesburg-1	South Africa Central (Johannesburg)	Johannesburg	—	operational	—

Recent changes

Latest detections for facilities and projects in the country.

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New facility🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 09:01 UTC
Johannesburg II (JNB2) Data Center — New facility indexed: Johannesburg II (JNB2) Data Center (Vantage Data Centers) — Johannesburg, ZA
Johannesburg II (JNB2) Data Center · operational · 20 MW
Vantage Data Centers Vantage Data CentersHigh
New facility🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 09:00 UTC
Johannesburg I (JNB1) Data Center Campus — New facility indexed: Johannesburg I (JNB1) Data Center Campus (Vantage Data Centers) — Johannesburg, ZA
Johannesburg I (JNB1) Data Center Campus · operational · 120 MW
Vantage Data Centers Vantage Data CentersHigh
New facility🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 09:00 UTC
Johannesburg 1 Data Center — New facility indexed: Johannesburg 1 Data Center (NTT Global Data Centers) — Gauteng, ZA
Johannesburg 1 Data Center · operational
NTT Global Data Centers NTT Global Data CentersHigh
New facility🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco CT1 Rondebosch — New facility indexed: Teraco CT1 Rondebosch — Cape Town, ZA
Teraco CT1 Rondebosch · operational · 5 MW
Teraco TeracoHigh
New facility🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco CT2 Brackenfell — New facility indexed: Teraco CT2 Brackenfell — Cape Town, ZA
Teraco CT2 Brackenfell · operational · 50 MW
Teraco TeracoUnverified
New facility🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco DB1 Riverhorse Valley — New facility indexed: Teraco DB1 Riverhorse Valley — Durban, ZA
Teraco DB1 Riverhorse Valley · operational · 2 MW
Teraco TeracoHigh
Facility updated🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco JB4 Bredell — Teraco JB4 Data Centre renamed Teraco JB4 Bredell
Teraco JB4 Data CentreTeraco JB4 Bredell
Teraco TeracoHigh
Facility updated🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco JB4 Bredell — Teraco JB4 Bredell: facility type is now colocation
unknowncolocation
Teraco TeracoHigh
Facility updated🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco JB2 Bredell — Teraco JB2 Bredell: facility type is now colocation
unknowncolocation
Teraco TeracoUnverified
Capacity change🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco JB2 Bredell — Teraco JB2 Bredell: it capacity changed to 14 MW
14 MW
Teraco TeracoUnverified
Facility updated🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco JB2 Bredell — JB2 Data Centre renamed Teraco JB2 Bredell
JB2 Data CentreTeraco JB2 Bredell
Teraco TeracoUnverified
Capacity change🇿🇦South AfricaData centerSep 11, 2026 08:48 UTC
Teraco JB1+JB3+JB5 Isando — Teraco JB1+JB3+JB5 Isando: it capacity changed to 70 MW
70 MW
Teraco TeracoHigh

Facilities

49 indexed · sorted by known capacity

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Facility	Operator	Market	Status	Capacity	Type	Confidence
Johannesburg I (JNB1) Data Center Campus Vantage Data Centers · Johannesburg	Vantage Data Centers	Johannesburg	Operational	120 MW	Wholesale	High
Teraco JB1+JB3+JB5 Isando Teraco · Johannesburg	Teraco	Johannesburg	Operational	70 MW	Colocation	High
Teraco CT2 Brackenfell Teraco · Cape Town	Teraco	Cape Town	Operational	50 MW	Colocation	Unverified
Teraco JB4 Bredell Teraco · Johannesburg	Teraco	Johannesburg	Operational	50 MW	Colocation	High
Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand Africa Data Centres · Midrand	Africa Data Centres	Johannesburg	Operational	20 MW	Colocation	High
Johannesburg II (JNB2) Data Center Vantage Data Centers · Johannesburg	Vantage Data Centers	Johannesburg	Operational	20 MW	Wholesale	High
Teraco JB2 Bredell Teraco · Johannesburg	Teraco	Johannesburg	Operational	14 MW	Colocation	Unverified
Africa Data Centres CPT1 Cape Town Africa Data Centres · Cape Town	Africa Data Centres	Cape Town	Operational	5.5 MW	Colocation	High
Teraco CT1 Rondebosch Teraco · Cape Town	Teraco	Cape Town	Operational	5 MW	Colocation	High
Teraco DB1 Riverhorse Valley Teraco · Durban	Teraco	Durban	Operational	2 MW	Colocation	High
ADC Samrand Campus Africa Data Centres	Africa Data Centres	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Africa Data Centres Africa Data Centres	Africa Data Centres	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Unverified
Africa Data Centres JHB2 Africa Data Centres	Africa Data Centres	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Amazon AWS CPT - Atlantic Operator unknown	—	Cape Town	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
BCX BCX	BCX	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Unverified
BCX BCX	BCX	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Unverified
BCX NDC1 BCX	BCX	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
BCX NDC2 BCX	BCX	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Unverified
Cape Town CT1 Digital Realty · Cape Town	Digital Realty	Cape Town	Operational	—	Colocation	High
Cape Town CT2 Digital Realty · Cape Town	Digital Realty	Cape Town	Operational	—	Colocation	High
Computer labs and server room Operator unknown	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Cool Ideas Victory Park Datacentre Cool Ideas	Cool Ideas	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Digital Parks Africa Operator unknown	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Durban DB1 Digital Realty · Durban	Digital Realty	Durban	Operational	—	Colocation	High
Grade 1 classes Operator unknown	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Johannesburg 1 Data Center NTT Global Data Centers · Gauteng	NTT Global Data Centers	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Colocation	High
Johannesburg JB1+JB3 Digital Realty · Johannesburg	Digital Realty	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Colocation	High
Johannesburg JB2 Digital Realty · Johannesburg	Digital Realty	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Colocation	Unverified
Johannesburg JB4 Digital Realty · Johannesburg	Digital Realty	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Colocation	High
Johannesburg JN1 Equinix · Johannesburg	Equinix	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Colocation	High
MTN MTN	MTN	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
MTN Newlands MTN	MTN	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
OADC Isando Open Access Data Centres	Open Access Data Centres	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
OADC Rondebosch Open Access Data Centres	Open Access Data Centres	Cape Town	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
OpenAccess Data Centres DUR1 OpenAccess Data Centres	OpenAccess Data Centres	Durban	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Rosebank Exchange Telkom Indonesia	Telkom Indonesia	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Sentech Sentech	Sentech	Cape Town	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Telkom Telkom Indonesia	Telkom Indonesia	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Teraco CT2 Operator unknown	—	Cape Town	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Teraco JB1 Isando Campus Terao Data Environments · Isando	Terao Data Environments	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Teraco JB2 Bredell Campus Operator unknown	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Teraco JB3 Data Centre Teraco	Teraco	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Unverified
Teraco JB3 Isando Campus Operator unknown · Isando	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Teraco JB5 Data Centre Teraco	Teraco	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Teraco Satellite Earth Station Operator unknown	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Vantage JNB11 Operator unknown	—	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Vodacom Vodacom	Vodacom	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate
Xneelo Xneelo	Xneelo	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Unverified
Xneelo Samrand Campus Xneelo	Xneelo	Johannesburg	Operational	—	Unknown	Moderate

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