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Open Access Data Centers to expand Johannesburg facility

Pan-African operator Open Access Data Centers (OADC) plans to expand its data center in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has reportedly begun work on phase two expansion of its Isando facility, which is expected to be complete in Q1 2024, adding 4MW and 600 racks. Darren Bedford, group chief b...

November 22, 2023

Johannesburg

Teraco announces 30MW expansion of Brackenfell facility

Teraco has announced a 30MW expansion of its CT2 campus in Brackenfell as the second construction phase begins. The new capacity of this facility is scheduled to be available in the first quarter of 2025. The Digital Realty-owned company completed the first phase of CT2 at the Brackenfell cam...

November 14, 2023

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BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa

Telkom subsidiary BCX, in partnership with Alibaba Cloud, officially launched its Africa Local Public (ALP) Cloud service from two Johannesburg-based data centers last week. Both companies entered a partnership that grants BCX exclusive rights to distribute Alibaba Cloud’s products and service...

October 13, 2023

Johannesburg

Teraco announces solar farm investment plans

Teraco has announced plans to invest in a solar farm located in the City of Ekurhuleni in eastern Johannesburg, South Africa. This investment is in 100MW utility-scale solar farms, which are currently under development and located with the data center, which is reportedly close to signing a w...

March 20, 2023

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Teraco Purchases Cape Town's Great Westerford Property

The Great Westerford building in Cape Town, South Africa, has been purchased by Teraco. This week, the company controlled by Digital Realty declared that it had acquired the structure from Ingenuity Property Investments, which contains its 5MW CT1 data center. The office area in the Rondebo...

February 09, 2023

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Teraco Secures $678m Loan For Expansion

Teraco, a provider of data centers in South Africa, has been given a $678 million loan. Absa Group, a South African lender, led the loan. The business stated that "many big financial institutions" provided the cash, but did not identify them. Teraco, a subsidiary of Digital Realty, will utiliz...

February 06, 2023

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