Mapped (unverified)colocation
Africa Data Centres, Cape Town CPT1, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Source: Primary source
Africa Data Centres, Cape Town CPT1, South Africa is a mapped data center in Western Cape, South Africa, operated by Africa Data Centres. It runs on South Africa's grid, which was 82% fossil-fuelled at 699 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
Africa Data Centres
Operator
Africa Data Centres
Grid carbon
699 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
18%
Region
Western Cape
Overview
source: linkAfrica Data Centres — colocation facility (19 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAfrica Data Centres
- Files asAfrica Data Centres
- This facilityAfrica Data Centres, Cape Town CPT1, South Africa
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
699 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
18%
Fossil electricity
82%
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: South Africa data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- SA data centre operators push back amid sustainability probeITWeb· Aug 28, 2026
- One data centre in South Africa will use more power than Kimberley or NelspruitMyBroadband· Aug 27, 2026
- Submission to the South African Human Rights Commission : Data Centres and Human Rights in South Africaopensecrets.org.za· Aug 25, 2026
- Approved in the dark — the hidden environmental toll of SA’s data centre boomDaily Maverick· Aug 24, 2026
- CINX expands to six Cape Town data centre locationstech dot africa· Aug 17, 2026
- Data centres are becoming big business in SA. What do we know about them?news24.com· Aug 16, 2026
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