Africa · data-center footprint
South Africa
DataCentersExposed tracks 38 AI data centers in South Africa — 0 operating and 0 in the pipeline — across 3 provinces, run by 17 tracked operators.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
What powers South Africa's data centers
Ember · 2025Carbon intensity
699
gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
renewables + nuclear
Fossil electricity
82%
coal, gas & oil
Grid demand
237
TWh / year
Demand growth
per year
Tracked
38
Operating
0
In pipeline
0
Reported power
0 MW
provinces
3
Operators
17
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Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
By province
Where the data centers are
Facilities
Tracked data centers
- ADC Samrand CampusGauteng · Africa Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- Africa Data CentresGauteng · Africa Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- Africa Data CentresGauteng · Africa Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- Amazon AWS CPT - AtlanticWestern Cape · Amazon.com, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- BcxGauteng · BCXMapped (unverified)
- BcxGauteng · BCXMapped (unverified)
- BcxGauteng · BCXMapped (unverified)
- BcxGauteng · BCXMapped (unverified)
- BT GamesGauteng · Apple Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Cool Ideas Victory Park DatacentreGauteng · Cool IdeasMapped (unverified)
- Digital Parks AfricaGautengMapped (unverified)
- EquinixGauteng · Equinix, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Grade 1 classesGautengMapped (unverified)
- JB2 Data CentreGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- MTN NewlandsGauteng · MTNMapped (unverified)
- NTT RandviewGauteng · NTT Global Data CentersMapped (unverified)
- OADC IsandoGauteng · Open Access Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- OADC RondeboschWestern Cape · Open Access Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- OpenAccess Data CentresKwaZulu-Natal · OpenAccess Data CentresMapped (unverified)
- ParklandsGauteng · NTT Global Data CentersMapped (unverified)
- Rosebank ExchangeGauteng · TelkomMapped (unverified)
- SentechWestern Cape · SentechMapped (unverified)
- Teraco CT2Western CapeMapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB1 EastGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB1 Isando CampusGauteng · Terao Data EnvironmentsMapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB1 WestGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB2 Bredell CampusGautengMapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB3 Data CentreGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB3 Isando CampusGautengMapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB4 Data CentreGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB5 Data CentreGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Teraco JB5 Isando CampusGauteng · Digital Realty Trust, Inc.Mapped (unverified)
- Mapped (unverified)
- Vantage JNB11Gauteng · Vantage Data Centers Holdings, LLCMapped (unverified)
- VodacomGauteng · VodacomMapped (unverified)
- XneeloGauteng · XneeloMapped (unverified)
- Xneelo Samrand CampusGauteng · XneeloMapped (unverified)
In the local press
Latest South Africa data-center coverage
- Julia Power | Data centres and property rights: It’s a tricky questionNews24· Jun 16, 2026
- OADC standardises on Vertiv at Johannesburg data centretech.africa· Jun 10, 2026
- AEW 2026 to Position Transmission at the Center of Africa’s Data Center BuildoutAfrican Energy Week 2026· Jun 8, 2026
- South Africa faces calls to block U.S.-listed firm's entry into Africa's largest data centre marketBusiness Insider Africa· Jun 5, 2026
- While South Africa depends on Lesotho’s water, a $6.2 billion US deal could help Lesotho depend less on South African electricityBusiness Insider Africa· Jun 5, 2026
- The hidden costs of AI’s data-centre boom’Mail & Guardian· Jun 3, 2026
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