Cape Town Data Centre & Colocation Market

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Aerial View of Cape Town and Table Mountain

The Cape Town data center market is located in the country of South Africa within EMEA. Cape Town has 14 facilities.

The top providers in Cape Town are Teraco Data Environments (2 sites) and Amazon AWS with 1 facility . The most popular facilities are Equinix: Cape Town 1 and Equinix: Cape Town 2.

Market Facts

Cape Town Data Center Map

Cape Town Power Growth Over Time

+5% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Data Centers in Cape Town

Name Company Size Status Type
Equinix: Cape Town 1 Equinix Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Equinix: Cape Town 2 Equinix Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: Cape Town CPT1 Vantage Data Centers Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Teraco Cape Town CT1 Teraco Data Environments Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Teraco Cape Town CT2 Teraco Data Environments Large Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
Internet Solutions Cape Town Internet Exchange Internet Solutions ZA Operational Carrier-Neutral
Hetzer Cape Town Hetzner South Africa Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vodacom Cape Town Vodacom Business Operational Carrier
Hyperscale Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us Amazon AWS Medium Operational Hyperscale
ADC Cape Town CPT1 Africa Data Centres Medium Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
ADC: Cape Town CPT2 Africa Data Centres Medium Planned Carrier-Neutral
OADC: Rondebosch Open Access Data Centres (OADC) Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
OADC: Brackenfell Open Access Data Centres (OADC) Small Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral

Largest Providers in Cape Town

Teraco Data Environments
Site
Power
Operational
2
22.0
Construction
0
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Amazon AWS
Site
Power
Operational
1
20.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Africa Data Centres
Site
Power
Operational
1
11.5
Construction
0
Planned
2
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
Site
Power
Operational
2
4.0
Construction
0
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Largest Data Centers in Cape Town

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
ADC: Cape Town CPT2 NN Request Dataset
Teraco Cape Town CT2 NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
ADC Cape Town CPT1 NN Request Dataset
Teraco Cape Town CT1 NN Request Dataset
OADC: Rondebosch
The OADC Rondebosch data center, also known as OADC CPT1, is a Tier-III certified facility locate...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset

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