South African Colocation and Data Centre Market

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The South Africa data center market is located in the region of Africa and within EMEA. South Africa has 40 facilities with 3,264,300 sqft and 342 megawatts.

The top providers in South Africa are Teraco Data Environments (9 sites) and Vantage Data Centers with 5 facilities . The most popular facilities are Cloud HubInterested in this information?Contact us and Hub PlusInterested in this information?Contact us.

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South Africa Data Center Map

South Africa Power Growth Over Time

+44% 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

Largest Providers in South Africa

Teraco Data Environments
Site
Power
Operational
8
162.7
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
9
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Vantage Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
3
52.0
Construction
2
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
1
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
5
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Africa Data Centres
Site
Power
Operational
3
46.0
Construction
1
Planned
2
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
4
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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Withdrawn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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Largest Data Centers in South Africa

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
Teraco JB4
Located in South Africa, the JB4 facility spans 80,000 sqm (861,110 sq ft) and features 14 data h...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Teraco JB5
Teraco, a South African data centre operator, launched its JB5 facility in 2025.
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Teraco JB3
Teraco's JB3 facility spans 45,000 square metres of building structure, including 12,000 square m...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
ADC: Cape Town CPT2 NN Request Dataset
Vantage: Johannesburg II
The first building of the JNB2 Islando campus consists of a 355,000 square foot (33,000 square me...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset

Regions in South Africa

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