Mapped (unverified)colocation
NTT Data (MEA) - Cape Town
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Source: Primary source
NTT Data (MEA) - Cape Town is a mapped data center in Western Cape, South Africa, operated by Open Access 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
Open Access Data Centres
Operator
Open Access Data Centres
Grid carbon
699 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
18%
Region
Western Cape
Overview
source: linkOpen Access Data Centres — colocation facility (12 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentOpen Access Data Centres
- Files asOpen Access Data Centres
- This facilityNTT Data (MEA) - Cape Town
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
- 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
- South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparencyGroundUp· Aug 4, 2026
- SA’s data centre boom exposes a dangerous digital governance paradoxDaily Maverick· Jul 29, 2026
- South Africa wants to capitalise on the AI boom. Can it spare the water needed to run thirsty data centres?explain.co.za· Jul 24, 2026
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