Mapped (unverified)
Cool Ideas Victory Park Datacentre
Gauteng, South Africa
Source: OpenStreetMap
Cool Ideas Victory Park Datacentre is a mapped data center in Gauteng, South Africa, operated by Cool Ideas. 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 14, 2026
Real parent
Cool Ideas
Operator
Cool Ideas
Grid carbon
699 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
18%
Region
Gauteng
Overview
source: linkCool Ideas Victory Park Datacentre is a data center in South Africa, mapped and operated by Cool Ideas. Available records identify it only as a Cool Ideas data center, with no ultimate parent disclosed. No power capacity, footprint, or environmental enforcement records appear in the available data.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentCool Ideas
- Files asCool Ideas
- This facilityCool Ideas Victory Park Datacentre
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.
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