{ "name": "Africa Compute Tracker", "version": "2026.08", "released": "2026-08-12", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "citation": "Moyo, Tawanda. Africa Compute Tracker (dataset), version 2026.08. https://africacomputetracker.org. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.", "source": "https://github.com/tawandamoyo/africa-compute-tracker", "record_count": 14, "records": [ { "id": "cassava-ai-factory-egypt", "name": "Cassava AI Factory Egypt", "aliases": [ "Africa Data Centres Egypt", "ADC Egypt", "Cassava Technologies Egypt" ], "country": "EG", "city": "Cairo", "region": "Cairo Governorate", "location": { "lat": 30.0444, "lng": 31.2357, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-05-11", "note": "Expansion to Egypt announced in Cassava press release alongside Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria. No site details given." } ], "operators": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "owners": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "infrastructure": { "connectivity": [ "Cassava Technologies pan-African fibre-optic network (high-speed, ultra-low-latency)" ] }, "workload_profile": { "ai_training": true, "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "notes": "Planned AI Factory expansion. Workload profile inferred from the SA deployment model — NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) accelerated computing for training and inference. No Egypt-specific capacity or timeline disclosed in the source.\n" }, "claims": [], "claim_history": [], "constraints": [], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/cassava-to-upgrade-its-data-centres-with-nvidia-supercomputers-to-drive-africas-ai-future/", "title": "Cassava Technologies announces Africa's first AI Factory powered by NVIDIA", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "No facility name has been disclosed; this is a programme-level placeholder name." }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Named as an expansion target alongside Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria. No date given." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile.ai_training": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Inferred from the NCP AI Factory model described for SA; Egypt-specific workload not stated." } }, "last_verified": "2026-07-17", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "Cassava Technologies' press release names Egypt as one of four countries\nearmarked for AI Factory expansion beyond South Africa (alongside Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria).\nNo facility name, site address, capacity, or timeline is given for Egypt specifically.\n\nCity set to Cairo as the most likely hub; this is not confirmed in the source.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/cassava-ai-factory-egypt/" }, { "id": "cassava-ai-factory-morocco", "name": "Cassava AI Factory Morocco", "aliases": [ "Africa Data Centres Morocco", "ADC Morocco", "Cassava Technologies Morocco" ], "country": "MA", "city": "Casablanca", "region": "Casablanca-Settat", "location": { "lat": 33.5731, "lng": -7.5898, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-05-11", "note": "Expansion to Morocco announced in Cassava press release alongside Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria. No site details given." } ], "operators": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "owners": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "infrastructure": { "connectivity": [ "Cassava Technologies pan-African fibre-optic network (high-speed, ultra-low-latency)" ] }, "workload_profile": { "ai_training": true, "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "notes": "Planned AI Factory expansion. Workload profile inferred from the SA deployment model — NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) accelerated computing for training and inference. No Morocco-specific capacity or timeline disclosed in the source.\n" }, "claims": [], "claim_history": [], "constraints": [], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/cassava-to-upgrade-its-data-centres-with-nvidia-supercomputers-to-drive-africas-ai-future/", "title": "Cassava Technologies announces Africa's first AI Factory powered by NVIDIA", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "No facility name has been disclosed; this is a programme-level placeholder name." }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Named as an expansion target alongside Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria. No date given." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile.ai_training": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Inferred from the NCP AI Factory model described for SA; Morocco-specific workload not stated." } }, "last_verified": "2026-05-11", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "Cassava Technologies' press release names Morocco as one of four countries\nearmarked for AI Factory expansion beyond South Africa (alongside Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria).\nNo facility name, site address, capacity, or timeline is given for Morocco specifically.\n\nCity set to Casablanca as Morocco's primary commercial hub; this is not confirmed in the source.\nRabat (capital) is an alternative possibility.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/cassava-ai-factory-morocco/" }, { "id": "cavaleros-cdc-cape-town-campus", "name": "Cosmas Data City Cape Town Campus", "aliases": [ "CDC Cape Town", "Cavaleros CDC Cape Town", "Cavaleros Group Cape Town DC1" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Cape Town", "region": "Western Cape", "location": { "lat": -33.9249, "lng": 18.4241, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2025-01-01", "note": "Announcement date approximate; Daily Maverick says Cavaleros announced the Cape Town plan in the previous year." } ], "timeline": { "expected_operational": "2027-01-01" }, "project": { "name": "Cosmas Data City (CDC) Campuses", "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": [ "Cavaleros Group" ], "owners": [ "Cavaleros Group" ], "capacity": { "total_facility_mw": 360, "it_load_mw_current": 0, "it_load_mw_as_of": "2026-06-29", "land_area_hectares": 100 }, "infrastructure": { "tier_certification": "unknown", "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown", "connectivity": [ "Existing availability zones" ] }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "City of Cape Town", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900 }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": true, "source": "unknown", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "operator_jurisdictions": [ "ZA" ], "owner_jurisdictions": [ "ZA" ], "foreign_capital_origin": [], "compute_access": { "access_model": "open_market", "local_access_commitment": "unknown", "local_access_note": "Operator statement frames the campus for hyperscale, Neo Cloud, and enterprise deployments; no public local-access commitment identified." } }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "Cavaleros describes the CDC campuses as hyperscale-capable infrastructure for cloud, AI, Neo Cloud, and enterprise deployments. No reviewed source confirms a specific AI tenant, GPU cluster, or live AI training deployment for the Cape Town campus.\n" }, "claims": [ { "id": "c1", "type": "anchor_tenant", "entity": "Microsoft", "status": "disputed", "denial_status": "unaddressed", "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "first_observed": "2026-04-28", "last_reviewed": "2026-06-29", "note": "Daily Maverick reports that the 360MW Cape Town project is thought to be linked to Microsoft, while also stating that neither Cavaleros nor Microsoft has confirmed or denied the link.\n" }, { "id": "c2", "type": "other", "status": "reported", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "first_observed": "2026-06-29", "last_reviewed": "2026-06-29", "note": "Operator-supplied LinkedIn text describes the Cape Town campus as positioned within existing availability zones and supported by over 360MVA of power availability.\n" } ], "claim_history": [], "constraints": [ { "dimension": "grid_capacity", "severity": "high", "rationale": "Daily Maverick reports the Cape Town project as 360MW; the Cavaleros operator statement describes over 360MVA power availability. Either figure is material relative to Cape Town's reported 1,676MW maximum electricity demand.\n", "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ] }, { "dimension": "water_stress", "severity": "high", "rationale": "Daily Maverick raises unresolved questions about water demand for new Cape Town data centres, and no reviewed Cavaleros source discloses cooling technology, water source, or projected consumption.\n", "source_ids": [ "s1" ] } ], "analysis": { "strategic_significance": { "level": "high", "rationale": "If built as announced, the CDC Cape Town Campus would be one of Cape Town's largest data-centre developments and a major power-ready hyperscale campus in South Africa's Western Cape cloud market.\n" }, "significance_summary": [ "Operator statement identifies the project as CDC Cape Town, a 100-hectare campus with over 360MVA of power availability.", "Material grid implications relative to Cape Town's reported 1,676MW maximum electricity demand.", "Microsoft anchor link remains unconfirmed and should not be treated as fact." ], "assessed_by": "project-maintainer", "assessed_on": "2026-06-29", "is_editorial": true }, "external_ids": {}, "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-28-new-data-centres-set-to-swallow-34-of-cape-towns-current-electricity-supply/", "title": "New data centres set to swallow 34% of Cape Town's current electricity supply", "publisher": "Daily Maverick", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "local_journalism" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-cavaleros-group-54b216272_cavalerosgroup-datacentres-digitalinfrastructure-activity-7392478439703724032-GprC", "title": "The Cavaleros Group Announces Major Data Centre Campus Developments in Partnership with Knight Frank and Future-Tech", "publisher": "Cavaleros Group LinkedIn", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "social_media" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "timeline.expected_operational": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "project.name": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "capacity.total_facility_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Daily Maverick reports 360MW; Cavaleros reports over 360MVA power availability. Stored as MW-equivalent pending schema support for MVA." }, "capacity.it_load_mw_current": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "No operational load is disclosed; the campus is tracked as announced rather than operational." }, "capacity.it_load_mw_as_of": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "capacity.land_area_hectares": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Hyperscale/AI readiness is marketed, but cooling technology and GPU deployment are not disclosed." }, "power.grid_connected": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Power availability is reported; grid connection path is not fully disclosed." }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "City of Cape Town supply is ultimately Eskom-backed for large grid loads; grid-level figure, not facility-specific." }, "water": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Daily Maverick highlights unknown cooling-water demand; Cavaleros source reviewed here does not disclose cooling water use." }, "governance": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "constraints": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated" } }, "last_verified": "2026-06-29", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "This record replaces the provisional `cavaleros-cape-town-dc1` identity. Cavaleros'\noperator statement identifies the project as the CDC Cape Town campus, part of the\nCosmas Data City campus programme.\n\nThe operator statement describes CDC Cape Town as a 100-hectare development with over\n360MVA of power availability. Daily Maverick reports the Cape Town project as 360MW\nand places it within a broader set of four Cape Town data-centre developments totalling\n580MW of reported demand.\n\nThe Microsoft link remains unconfirmed. Do not cite Microsoft as a tenant or anchor\ncustomer unless a primary source confirms it.\n\nThe Cavaleros LinkedIn evidence is also preserved as a local text snapshot in\n`data/sources/2026-Cavaleros-Cosmas-Data-City-LinkedIn.md` because social posts can\nbe difficult to retrieve reproducibly.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/cavaleros-cdc-cape-town-campus/" }, { "id": "adc-cpt1-cape-town", "name": "CPT1 Cape Town Data Centre", "aliases": [ "Africa Data Centres CPT1", "ADC CPT1", "Cassava Technologies Cape Town" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Cape Town", "region": "Western Cape", "location": { "lat": -33.9249, "lng": 18.4241, "precision": "city" }, "status": "expanded", "scale_tier": "small", "status_history": [ { "status": "operational", "date": "2020-01-01", "note": "Founding year approximate — ADC entered South Africa circa 2020." }, { "status": "expanded", "date": "2025-06-01", "note": "NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) accelerated computing platform deployed at SA data centres by June 2025; AI training and inference workloads activated." }, { "status": "expanded", "date": "2026-01-31", "note": "Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II acquired major stake in ADC SA operations; approved end-January 2026." } ], "operators": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "owners": [ "Africa Data Centres", "Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II" ], "capacity": { "it_load_mw": 6 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown", "connectivity": [ "Cassava Technologies pan-African fibre-optic network (high-speed, ultra-low-latency)" ] }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "City of Cape Town", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900, "ppa_partners": [ "Distributed Power Africa" ] }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": true, "source": "municipal", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "data_residency_commitments": [ "Data physically resident in South Africa under POPIA jurisdiction" ] }, "workload_profile": { "ai_training": true, "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "AI training and inference capacity confirmed. Cassava/ADC is an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), deploying NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI software using NCP reference architectures. NVIDIA GPU supercomputers enable model training, fine-tuning, and advanced inference. Designated as Africa's first \"AI Factory\" by Cassava. Additional deals with Google and OpenAI announced at Africa Tech Festival 2025.\n" }, "sources": [ { "id": "s0", "url": "https://www.africadatacentres.com/cpt1-cape-town-data-centre/", "title": "CPT1 Cape Town Data Centre", "publisher": "Africa Data Centres", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s1", "url": "https://ai.uct.ac.za/articles/2026-02-13-wheeling-and-dealing-behind-south-africas-ai-factories", "title": "Wheeling and dealing behind South Africa's AI factories", "publisher": "UCT AI Initiative", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "trade_press" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/cassava-to-upgrade-its-data-centres-with-nvidia-supercomputers-to-drive-africas-ai-future/", "title": "Cassava Technologies announces Africa's first AI Factory powered by NVIDIA", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s0", "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II acquired a major stake in ADC's SA operations, approved end-January 2026. Exact split not disclosed." }, "capacity.it_load_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "6MW is the expansion figure; existing campus capacity not stated in source." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Pan-African fibre network owned by Cassava Technologies, described as high-speed ultra-low-latency." }, "power.ppa_partners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "12MW solar farm near Bloemfontein with Distributed Power Africa, powering ADC SA facilities under wheeling." }, "workload_profile.ai_training": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Cassava press release explicitly states training capability: 'train AI models, fine-tuning and advanced inference'." }, "workload_profile.ai_inference": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Confirmed by both UCT article (Nvidia GPU deployment) and Cassava company press release (NCP designation)." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "City of Cape Town sources power from Eskom grid; Eskom average ~900 gCO₂/kWh per Eskom Integrated Reports (2022-23). Grid-level figure, not facility-specific." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Cooling type not disclosed in source. NVIDIA NCP deployment confirmed but rack-level liquid cooling not specified. Rated unknown pending direct disclosure." } }, "last_verified": "2026-05-11", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "CPT1 Cape Town Data Centre is the Cape Town campus of ADC, a subsidiary of Cassava\nTechnologies (chairman: Strive Masiyiwa, CEO: Adil El Youssefi).\n\nCassava is an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), deploying NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms\nand AI software using NCP reference architectures. The SA deployment was targeted by June 2025.\nThis formally designates ADC facilities as capable of AI model training — not just inference —\nmaking CPT1 one of the very few facilities in Africa with confirmed training workloads.\n\nCassava markets this as \"Africa's first AI Factory\", providing AI as a Service (AIaaS) to\nbusinesses, governments, and researchers across the continent.\n\nADC also announced deals with Google and OpenAI at the Africa Tech Festival 2025.\n\nStanlib Infrastructure Fund II (a South African institutional investor, co-head: Andy Louw)\nacquired a major stake in ADC's South African operations, approved approximately end-January\n2026. This introduces domestic institutional capital into what had been a foreign-owned\ninfrastructure play.\n\nADC operates a 12MW solar farm near Bloemfontein in partnership with Distributed Power Africa,\nfeeding into the South African portfolio under wheeling arrangements.\n\nA 6MW expansion of this site was noted in the UCT source. Existing operational capacity is not\nstated — the 6MW in the capacity field refers to the expansion only.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/adc-cpt1-cape-town/" }, { "id": "equinix-cape-town-airport-dc1", "name": "Equinix Cape Town Airport Data Centre 1", "aliases": [ "Equinix Cape Town Airport Site 1", "Equinix King David Golf Club Data Centre 1" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Cape Town", "region": "Western Cape", "location": { "lat": -33.9706, "lng": 18.5978, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-04-13", "note": "Civil-society objection dated 2026-04-13 challenged the rezoning application for two proposed Equinix data centres." } ], "operators": [ "Equinix" ], "owners": [ "Equinix" ], "capacity": { "total_facility_mw": 80 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling": [ "air" ], "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown" }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "City of Cape Town", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900, "backup_type": [ "diesel" ] }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": false, "source": "none", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "data_residency_commitments": [ "Data physically resident in South Africa under POPIA jurisdiction" ] }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "One of two proposed Equinix data centres next to Cape Town International Airport on the old King David Golf Club course. Equinix describes the combined 160MW as a maximum-case scenario rather than committed or immediately deliverable capacity.\n" }, "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-28-new-data-centres-set-to-swallow-34-of-cape-towns-current-electricity-supply/", "title": "New data centres set to swallow 34% of Cape Town's current electricity supply", "publisher": "Daily Maverick", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "local_journalism" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Descriptive dataset name; Equinix has not disclosed an official facility code for this proposed site." }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "city": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "region": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "location": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Daily Maverick places the proposed sites at the old King David Golf Club course opposite Cape Town International Airport." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "capacity.total_facility_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Daily Maverick reports 160MW combined for two proposed Equinix sites; this record uses an equal split because per-site demand is not disclosed." }, "infrastructure.cooling": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix told Daily Maverick the Cape Town data centres would use dry, air-based cooling systems." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Dry air-based cooling is reported; rack-level liquid cooling and GPU deployments are not confirmed." }, "power.grid_connected": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix said power would be supplied via the City of Cape Town distribution network, with upstream generation and bulk supply ultimately sourced from Eskom." }, "power.utility": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Grid-level Eskom-backed estimate, not facility-specific." }, "power.backup_type": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Daily Maverick reports city officials said data centres typically require near-100% backup, usually diesel generators plus UPS; Equinix had not disclosed generator details." }, "water": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix said dry, air-based cooling requires no water for data hall cooling beyond limited domestic and ancillary uses." }, "governance.jurisdiction": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" } }, "last_verified": "2026-06-29", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "This record replaces the provisional `equinix-ct2-cape-town` identity. The source\ndoes not give official Equinix facility codes for the two proposed Cape Town sites.\n\nDaily Maverick reports that the two proposed Equinix data centres are next to Cape\nTown International Airport, on the old King David Golf Club course, and together\nhave a combined 160MW maximum-case demand. This record uses an equal 80MW split only\nbecause the source does not disclose per-site demand.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/equinix-cape-town-airport-dc1/" }, { "id": "equinix-cape-town-airport-dc2", "name": "Equinix Cape Town Airport Data Centre 2", "aliases": [ "Equinix Cape Town Airport Site 2", "Equinix King David Golf Club Data Centre 2" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Cape Town", "region": "Western Cape", "location": { "lat": -33.9706, "lng": 18.5978, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-04-13", "note": "Civil-society objection dated 2026-04-13 challenged the rezoning application for two proposed Equinix data centres." } ], "operators": [ "Equinix" ], "owners": [ "Equinix" ], "capacity": { "total_facility_mw": 80 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling": [ "air" ], "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown" }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "City of Cape Town", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900, "backup_type": [ "diesel" ] }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": false, "source": "none", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "data_residency_commitments": [ "Data physically resident in South Africa under POPIA jurisdiction" ] }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "One of two proposed Equinix data centres next to Cape Town International Airport on the old King David Golf Club course. Equinix describes the combined 160MW as a maximum-case scenario rather than committed or immediately deliverable capacity.\n" }, "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-28-new-data-centres-set-to-swallow-34-of-cape-towns-current-electricity-supply/", "title": "New data centres set to swallow 34% of Cape Town's current electricity supply", "publisher": "Daily Maverick", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "local_journalism" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Descriptive dataset name; Equinix has not disclosed an official facility code for this proposed site." }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "city": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "region": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "location": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Daily Maverick places the proposed sites at the old King David Golf Club course opposite Cape Town International Airport." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "capacity.total_facility_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Daily Maverick reports 160MW combined for two proposed Equinix sites; this record uses an equal split because per-site demand is not disclosed." }, "infrastructure.cooling": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix told Daily Maverick the Cape Town data centres would use dry, air-based cooling systems." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Dry air-based cooling is reported; rack-level liquid cooling and GPU deployments are not confirmed." }, "power.grid_connected": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix said power would be supplied via the City of Cape Town distribution network, with upstream generation and bulk supply ultimately sourced from Eskom." }, "power.utility": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Grid-level Eskom-backed estimate, not facility-specific." }, "power.backup_type": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Daily Maverick reports city officials said data centres typically require near-100% backup, usually diesel generators plus UPS; Equinix had not disclosed generator details." }, "water": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix said dry, air-based cooling requires no water for data hall cooling beyond limited domestic and ancillary uses." }, "governance.jurisdiction": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" } }, "last_verified": "2026-06-29", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "This record replaces the provisional `equinix-ct3-cape-town` identity. The source\ndoes not give official Equinix facility codes for the two proposed Cape Town sites.\n\nDaily Maverick reports that the two proposed Equinix data centres are next to Cape\nTown International Airport, on the old King David Golf Club course, and together\nhave a combined 160MW maximum-case demand. This record uses an equal 80MW split only\nbecause the source does not disclose per-site demand.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/equinix-cape-town-airport-dc2/" }, { "id": "equinix-jn1-germiston", "name": "Equinix JN1", "aliases": [ "Equinix Johannesburg JN1", "Equinix JN1 Johannesburg" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Germiston", "region": "Gauteng", "location": { "lat": -26.2259, "lng": 28.1674, "precision": "city" }, "status": "operational", "status_history": [ { "status": "operational", "date": "2024-10-24", "note": "Equinix announced that JN1 had opened and was welcoming customers and partners." } ], "operators": [ "Equinix" ], "owners": [ "Equinix" ], "tenants": [ "Liquid Intelligent Technologies", "Intelys Technology Group", "SEACOM", "WorkOnline Communications" ], "capacity": { "building_sqm": 1900, "phases_planned": 2 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown", "connectivity": [ "JINX (Johannesburg Internet Exchange)", "Liquid Intelligent Technologies", "Intelys Technology Group", "SEACOM", "WorkOnline Communications" ] }, "power": { "grid_connected": true }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa" }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "Equinix describes JN1 as an International Business Exchange data center serving cloud and connectivity demand from Johannesburg. AI-specific workloads or installed GPU capacity have not been publicly disclosed.\n" }, "claims": [ { "id": "c1", "type": "liquid_cooling", "status": "reported", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "first_observed": "2024-10-24", "last_reviewed": "2026-06-29", "note": "Equinix says JN1 has the capability to implement liquid cooling for high-density deployments; this is not the same as a confirmed active liquid-cooled AI deployment.\n" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://newsroom.equinix.com/2024-10-24-Equinix-opens-its-first-data-center-in-Johannesburg-enhancing-digital-infrastructure-and-connectivity-in-the-region", "title": "Equinix opens its first data center in Johannesburg enhancing digital infrastructure and connectivity in the region", "publisher": "Equinix Newsroom", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "city": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Equinix states that JN1 is located in Germiston, Johannesburg." }, "region": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "location": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Coordinates are a Germiston city-level centroid, not a verified street address." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "tenants": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix described these organizations as already established deployments at JN1." }, "capacity.building_sqm": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix reports over 1,900 square meters of colocation space in the initial phase, not total building area." }, "capacity.phases_planned": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Equinix reports an initial phase and a planned full-build expansion to more than 9,515 square meters." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Liquid-cooling capability is reported, but active rack-level liquid cooling and AI deployments are not confirmed." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "power.grid_connected": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Grid connection is inferred from the operational IBX facility; utility and power mix are not disclosed in the source." }, "governance.jurisdiction": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims[0].type": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" } }, "last_verified": "2026-06-29", "first_tracked": "2026-06-29", "notes": "This record is distinct from Teraco's Isando campus. Earlier tracking conflated an\nEquinix/JB1 record with Teraco JB1/JB3 material. Equinix's official Johannesburg\nmarket facility is JN1, opened in Germiston on 2024-10-24.\n\nEquinix states that JN1 has over 20,000 square feet (1,900+ square meters) of\ncolocation space in its initial phase and plans to expand to more than 100,000\nsquare feet (9,515 square meters) at full build-out. Cabinet counts are disclosed\nby Equinix, but the current schema has no cabinet-count field.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/equinix-jn1-germiston/" }, { "id": "g42-microsoft-kenya-dc1", "name": "G42 / Microsoft East Africa Cloud Region data centre campus", "aliases": [ "Microsoft Azure East Africa Region", "G42 Kenya Data Centre" ], "country": "KE", "city": "Olkaria", "region": "Nakuru County", "location": { "lat": -0.8833, "lng": 36.3, "precision": "region" }, "status": "paused", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2024-05-22", "note": "Microsoft and G42 announced the broader Kenya digital initiative and said that a letter of intent with Kenya's Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy would be signed on 24 May 2024." }, { "status": "paused", "date": "2026-05-06", "note": "Trade reporting said the original project had stalled after its concept note failed to receive Kenyan Treasury clearance, the May 2026 target was missed, and talks over government capacity-payment guarantees broke down. Kenyan officials subsequently denied that the project had been withdrawn and said discussions could continue, potentially at a smaller scale." } ], "infrastructure": { "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown" }, "power": { "renewable_pct_reported": 100 }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "data_residency_commitments": [ "Planned East Africa cloud region described as part of a trusted data zone intended to support local-law governance for data stored in Kenya." ], "known_government_contracts": [ "Planned letter of intent among Microsoft, G42, and Kenya's Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, announced on 22 May 2024." ], "foreign_capital_origin": [ "United Arab Emirates (G42)", "United States (Microsoft)" ], "compute_access": { "access_model": "open_market", "local_access_commitment": "voluntary_commitment", "local_access_note": "Microsoft and G42 said the planned cloud region would provide customers across Kenya and East Africa access to Azure cloud and AI services. No pricing, reserved local capacity, or research-compute allocation was disclosed." } }, "workload_profile": { "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "notes": "The announced East Africa cloud region is intended to provide Azure cloud and AI services. The source does not disclose GPU models, GPU counts, training capacity, rack density, or cooling technology for the Olkaria campus." }, "claims": [ { "id": "c1", "type": "hyperscaler_presence", "entity": "Microsoft Azure", "status": "reported", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "first_observed": "2024-05-22", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-17", "note": "Microsoft and G42 said the planned Olkaria campus would run Microsoft Azure as a new East Africa Cloud Region." }, { "id": "c2", "type": "government_contract", "entity": "Republic of Kenya", "status": "reported", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "first_observed": "2024-05-22", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-17", "note": "The announcement said a letter of intent among Microsoft, G42, and the Kenyan ministry would be signed on 24 May 2024; this source does not independently confirm that the signing occurred." }, { "id": "c3", "type": "foreign_investment", "entity": "G42", "status": "reported", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "first_observed": "2024-05-22", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-17", "note": "G42 was to lead arrangement of an initial $1 billion investment covering the entire five-pillar digital initiative. The source does not allocate $1 billion specifically to the data centre." }, { "id": "c4", "type": "capacity_expansion", "entity": "G42 / Microsoft Olkaria campus", "status": "reported", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s2", "s5" ], "first_observed": "2026-05-07", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-17", "note": "Data Center Dynamics reports that the concept targeted an initial 100MW and could scale to 1GW. The 1GW figure is not disclosed in the original Microsoft announcement and is not stored as IT load in the structured capacity fields." }, { "id": "c5", "type": "other", "entity": "Project continuation", "status": "disputed", "denial_status": "denied_by_one_party", "source_ids": [ "s2", "s3", "s4", "s5" ], "first_observed": "2026-05-06", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-17", "note": "Reporting describes the original project as stalled or suspended, with Treasury clearance and commercial offtake issues unresolved. Kenya's Special Tech Envoy says it has not been suspended or withdrawn and that the government remains committed. No source reviewed confirms a formal cancellation by Microsoft or G42." } ], "claim_history": [ { "field": "status", "value": "announced", "observed": "2024-05-22", "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "superseded_on": "2026-05-06", "reason": "Later reporting established that the original timetable and commercial structure had stalled, while the parties continued discussing the project." } ], "constraints": [ { "dimension": "grid_capacity", "severity": "critical", "rationale": "Reporting says the full 1GW concept would equal about one-third of Kenya's roughly 3GW installed generation capacity. President William Ruto said operating it at that scale would require cutting power to roughly half the country. Government officials later clarified that this was an argument for expanding generation, not confirmation that the project was cancelled.", "source_ids": [ "s2", "s4", "s5" ] }, { "dimension": "regulatory", "severity": "high", "rationale": "Reporting says the project concept failed to receive National Treasury clearance and that talks broke down over requested government guarantees to purchase a minimum amount of compute capacity each year.", "source_ids": [ "s2", "s3", "s5" ] } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/2024/05/22/microsoft-and-g42-announce-1-billion-comprehensive-digital-ecosystem-initiative-for-kenya/", "title": "Microsoft and G42 announce $1 billion comprehensive digital ecosystem initiative for Kenya", "publisher": "Microsoft Source", "retrieved": "2026-07-17", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-and-g42-data-center-in-kenya-stalled-due-to-lack-of-power-capacity/", "title": "Microsoft and G42 data center in Kenya stalled due to lack of power capacity", "publisher": "Data Center Dynamics", "retrieved": "2026-07-17", "trust_tier": "trade_press" }, { "id": "s3", "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-10/microsoft-s-african-data-center-falters-on-payment-demands", "title": "Microsoft's African Data Center Falters on Payment Demands", "publisher": "Bloomberg", "retrieved": "2026-07-17", "trust_tier": "trade_press" }, { "id": "s4", "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-05-10-state-microsoft-g42-data-centre-project-remains-on-track-despite-power-concerns", "title": "State: Microsoft-G42 data centre project remains on track despite power concerns", "publisher": "The Star Kenya", "retrieved": "2026-07-17", "trust_tier": "local_journalism" }, { "id": "s5", "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/kenya-suspends-dollar1-billion-microsoft-data-centre-as-energy-shortfall-raises/hdtfmxz", "title": "Kenya suspends $1 billion Microsoft data centre as energy shortfall raises doubts over Africa's AI ambitions", "publisher": "Business Insider Africa", "retrieved": "2026-07-17", "trust_tier": "local_journalism" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Descriptive tracker name; the announcement does not disclose a formal facility name." }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "city": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Microsoft identifies Olkaria, not Nairobi, as the planned campus location." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s2", "s3", "s4", "s5" ], "confidence": "disputed", "note": "The original project and timetable have stalled, but Kenyan officials deny that it has been suspended or withdrawn. `paused` best represents the lack of active delivery without asserting a formal cancellation." }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2", "s3", "s4", "s5" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "The announcement mentions water-conservation technology but does not disclose cooling design, rack density, or liquid-cooling capability." }, "power.renewable_pct_reported": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Microsoft and G42 say the planned campus will run entirely on renewable geothermal energy; this is a forward-looking company commitment." }, "governance.jurisdiction": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "governance.data_residency_commitments": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "governance.known_government_contracts": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "The source announces the intended LOI and its planned signing date; it is not independent evidence that the LOI was executed." }, "governance.foreign_capital_origin": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "governance.compute_access": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "These are planned Azure cloud and AI services, not observed workloads." }, "claims[0].type": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims[1].type": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims[2].type": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims[3].type": { "source_ids": [ "s2", "s5" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims[4].type": { "source_ids": [ "s2", "s3", "s4", "s5" ], "confidence": "disputed" }, "constraints[0].dimension": { "source_ids": [ "s2", "s4", "s5" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "constraints[1].dimension": { "source_ids": [ "s2", "s3", "s5" ], "confidence": "reported" } }, "last_verified": "2026-07-17", "first_tracked": "2026-05-12", "notes": "Microsoft's 22 May 2024 announcement says G42 and local partners would design\nand build the data centre campus in Olkaria, Kenya. It describes a new\nMicrosoft Azure East Africa Cloud Region powered entirely by renewable\ngeothermal energy and using water-conservation technology.\n\nThe announced $1 billion is for a broader digital initiative covering the\ndata centre plus local-language AI, an innovation lab and skills programmes,\nconnectivity, and government cloud collaboration. It should not be cited as\nthe facility's individual construction cost.\n\nThe source says the cloud region would become operational within 24 months of\nsigning definitive agreements. Because it does not state that those definitive\nagreements were signed or give their date, this record does not infer a fixed\noperational deadline.\n\nThe Swahili/English language model mentioned in the announcement was being\ntrained using G42 infrastructure in the United States. It is therefore not\nevidence of AI training taking place at the planned Olkaria campus.\n\nBy May 2026, the original plan and timetable had stalled. Data Center Dynamics\nreported an initial 100MW concept scaling to 1GW, which would be roughly one-third\nof Kenya's approximately 3GW installed generation capacity. President William\nRuto described the implication more starkly: operating it at that scale could\nrequire switching off power to roughly half the country.\n\nPower was not the only obstacle. Bloomberg reported that talks broke down over\nMicrosoft's request for the Kenyan government to guarantee annual purchases of\ncompute capacity. Data Center Dynamics also reported that a project concept note\ndid not receive National Treasury clearance.\n\nThe project should not currently be described as formally cancelled. Kenya's\nSpecial Tech Envoy denied that it had been suspended or withdrawn and said the\ngovernment remained committed to enabling projects of this kind by expanding\nnational generation toward 10GW. Reporting also indicates that discussions may\ncontinue around a smaller project. The tracker therefore records the present\nstatus as `paused`, with project continuation treated as disputed.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/g42-microsoft-kenya-dc1/" }, { "id": "adc-jhb1-midrand", "name": "JHB1 Midrand Data Centre", "aliases": [ "Africa Data Centres JHB1", "ADC Midrand", "Cassava Technologies Midrand" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Midrand", "region": "Gauteng", "location": { "lat": -25.9999, "lng": 28.1281, "precision": "city" }, "status": "expanded", "status_history": [ { "status": "operational", "date": "2020-01-01", "note": "Founding year approximate — ADC entered South Africa circa 2020." }, { "status": "expanded", "date": "2025-06-01", "note": "NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) accelerated computing platform deployed at SA data centres by June 2025; AI training and inference workloads activated." }, { "status": "expanded", "date": "2026-01-31", "note": "Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II acquired major stake in ADC SA operations; approved end-January 2026." } ], "operators": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "owners": [ "Africa Data Centres", "Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II" ], "infrastructure": { "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown", "connectivity": [ "Cassava Technologies pan-African fibre-optic network (high-speed, ultra-low-latency)", "Oni-Tel Fibre Networks 'Infinity' interconnection platform — dark fibre, carrier-grade, high-capacity, ultra-low-latency connectivity" ] }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "Eskom", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900, "ppa_partners": [ "Distributed Power Africa" ] }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": true, "source": "municipal", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "data_residency_commitments": [ "Data physically resident in South Africa under POPIA jurisdiction" ] }, "workload_profile": { "ai_training": true, "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "AI training and inference capacity confirmed. Cassava/ADC is an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), deploying NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI software using NCP reference architectures. NVIDIA GPU supercomputers enable model training, fine-tuning, and advanced inference. The press release targets SA deployment by June 2025; site-specific allocation between Midrand and CPT1 is not publicly disclosed.\n" }, "sources": [ { "id": "s0", "url": "https://www.africadatacentres.com/jhb1-midrand-data-centre/", "title": "JHB1 Midrand Data Centre", "publisher": "Africa Data Centres", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s1", "url": "https://ai.uct.ac.za/articles/2026-02-13-wheeling-and-dealing-behind-south-africas-ai-factories", "title": "Wheeling and dealing behind South Africa's AI factories", "publisher": "UCT AI Initiative", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "trade_press" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/cassava-to-upgrade-its-data-centres-with-nvidia-supercomputers-to-drive-africas-ai-future/", "title": "Cassava Technologies announces Africa's first AI Factory powered by NVIDIA", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s3", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/africa-data-centres-partners-with-oni-tel-to-enhance-data-centre-connectivity-in-south-africa/", "title": "Africa Data Centres partners with Oni-Tel to enhance data centre connectivity in South Africa", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-07-17", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s0", "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II acquired a major stake in ADC's SA operations, approved end-January 2026." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s2", "s3" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Pan-African fibre network owned by Cassava Technologies, described as high-speed ultra-low-latency. Oni-Tel partnership (announced 2026, per s3) adds dark fibre and carrier-neutral interconnection via the Infinity platform, specifically named for the Midrand and Samrand campuses." }, "power.ppa_partners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "12MW solar farm near Bloemfontein with Distributed Power Africa, powering ADC SA portfolio under wheeling." }, "workload_profile.ai_training": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Cassava press release explicitly states training capability: 'train AI models, fine-tuning and advanced inference'." }, "workload_profile.ai_inference": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Confirmed by both UCT article (Nvidia GPU deployment) and Cassava company press release (NCP designation)." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Eskom grid average ~900 gCO₂/kWh per Eskom Integrated Reports (2022-23). Grid-level figure, not facility-specific." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Cooling type not disclosed in source. NVIDIA NCP deployment confirmed but rack-level liquid cooling not specified. Rated unknown pending direct disclosure." } }, "last_verified": "2026-05-11", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "Africa Data Centres (ADC) Midrand is the Gauteng campus of ADC, a subsidiary of Cassava\nTechnologies (chairman: Strive Masiyiwa, CEO: Adil El Youssefi). Located on Old Pretoria Road\nin Midrand, it sits in the same corridor as the Vantage Data Centers Waterfall City facility.\n\nCassava is an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), deploying NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms\nand AI software using NCP reference architectures. The SA deployment was targeted by June 2025.\nThis formally confirms AI model training capability — not just inference — at ADC's South\nAfrican facilities.\n\nThe Midrand campus is served by the Eskom grid. ADC uses wheeling arrangements via a 12MW\nsolar farm near Bloemfontein (with Distributed Power Africa) to offset grid consumption\nacross its South African portfolio.\n\nStanlib Infrastructure Fund II (co-head: Andy Louw) acquired a major stake in ADC's South\nAfrican operations in approximately January 2026, introducing domestic institutional capital\ninto what had been a foreign-owned infrastructure play.\n\nThe press release does not distinguish between Midrand and CPT1 for GPU allocation — both SA\nfacilities are part of the NCP deployment.\n\nAfrica Data Centres partnered with Oni-Tel Fibre Networks to enhance connectivity at the\nMidrand and Samrand campuses via Oni-Tel's \"Infinity\" fibre interconnection platform,\nadding dark fibre and carrier-neutral options for Gauteng customers. The announcement\ncites enterprise demand for cloud adoption, AI deployment, and data-intensive workloads\nas the driver, though no specific bandwidth or capacity figures are given.\n\n**Capacity:** Not stated in source — requires a primary source (ADC press releases, company filings).\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/adc-jhb1-midrand/" }, { "id": "adc-los1-lagos", "name": "LOS1 Lagos Data Centre", "aliases": [ "Africa Data Centres LOS1", "ADC Nigeria", "Cassava Technologies Nigeria" ], "country": "NG", "city": "Lagos", "region": "Lagos State", "location": { "lat": 6.5244, "lng": 3.3792, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-05-11", "note": "Expansion to Nigeria announced in Cassava press release alongside Egypt, Kenya, Morocco. No site details given." } ], "operators": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "owners": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "infrastructure": { "connectivity": [ "Cassava Technologies pan-African fibre-optic network (high-speed, ultra-low-latency)" ] }, "workload_profile": { "ai_training": true, "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "notes": "Planned AI Factory expansion. Workload profile inferred from the SA deployment model — NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) accelerated computing for training and inference. No Nigeria-specific capacity or timeline disclosed in the source.\n" }, "claims": [], "claim_history": [], "constraints": [], "sources": [ { "id": "s0", "url": "https://www.africadatacentres.com/lagos/", "title": "LOS1 Lagos Data Centre", "publisher": "Africa Data Centres", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/cassava-to-upgrade-its-data-centres-with-nvidia-supercomputers-to-drive-africas-ai-future/", "title": "Cassava Technologies announces Africa's first AI Factory powered by NVIDIA", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s0", "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Named as an expansion target alongside Egypt, Kenya, Morocco. No date given." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile.ai_training": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Inferred from the NCP AI Factory model described for SA; Nigeria-specific workload not stated." } }, "last_verified": "2026-05-11", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "LOS1 Lagos Data Centre is the named Africa Data Centres facility in Lagos. Cassava\nTechnologies' press release names Nigeria as one of four countries earmarked for AI Factory\nexpansion beyond South Africa (alongside Egypt, Kenya, Morocco), but does not confirm whether\nthe AI Factory expansion maps specifically to LOS1.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/adc-los1-lagos/" }, { "id": "adc-nbo1-nairobi", "name": "NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre", "aliases": [ "Africa Data Centres NBO1", "ADC Kenya", "Cassava Technologies Kenya" ], "country": "KE", "city": "Nairobi", "region": "Nairobi County", "location": { "lat": -1.2921, "lng": 36.8219, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-05-11", "note": "Expansion to Kenya announced in Cassava press release alongside Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria. No site details given." } ], "operators": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "owners": [ "Africa Data Centres" ], "infrastructure": { "connectivity": [ "Cassava Technologies pan-African fibre-optic network (high-speed, ultra-low-latency)" ] }, "workload_profile": { "ai_training": true, "ai_inference": true, "general_cloud": true, "notes": "Planned AI Factory expansion. Workload profile inferred from the SA deployment model — NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) accelerated computing for training and inference. No Kenya-specific capacity or timeline disclosed in the source.\n" }, "claims": [], "claim_history": [], "constraints": [], "sources": [ { "id": "s0", "url": "https://www.africadatacentres.com/nbo1-nairobi-data-centre/", "title": "NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre", "publisher": "Africa Data Centres", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/cassava-to-upgrade-its-data-centres-with-nvidia-supercomputers-to-drive-africas-ai-future/", "title": "Cassava Technologies announces Africa's first AI Factory powered by NVIDIA", "publisher": "Cassava Technologies", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s0" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s0", "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Named as an expansion target alongside Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria. No date given." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile.ai_training": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Inferred from the NCP AI Factory model described for SA; Kenya-specific workload not stated." } }, "last_verified": "2026-05-11", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre is the named Africa Data Centres facility in Nairobi. Cassava\nTechnologies' press release names Kenya as one of four countries earmarked for AI Factory\nexpansion beyond South Africa (alongside Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria), but does not confirm\nwhether the AI Factory expansion maps specifically to NBO1.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/adc-nbo1-nairobi/" }, { "id": "teraco-ct1-rondebosch", "name": "Teraco CT1 Rondebosch", "aliases": [ "Teraco CT1", "Teraco Cape Town 1", "CT1 Rondebosch" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Cape Town", "region": "Western Cape", "location": { "lat": -33.9637, "lng": 18.4762, "precision": "city" }, "status": "expanded", "scale_tier": "small", "status_history": [ { "status": "operational", "date": "2012-01-01", "note": "Older CT1 facility; exact opening date not verified in the cited sources." }, { "status": "expanded", "date": "2025-11-12", "note": "Teraco announced commencement of the CT1 Rondebosch expansion." } ], "operators": [ "Teraco" ], "owners": [ "Digital Realty" ], "capacity": { "it_load_mw": 5, "it_load_mw_current": 3, "it_load_mw_as_of": "2025-11-12", "building_sqm": 3500 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown" }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "City of Cape Town", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900 }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": true, "source": "unknown", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "data_residency_commitments": [ "Data physically resident in South Africa under POPIA jurisdiction" ] }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "Carrier-neutral colocation campus operated under the Teraco brand. Daily Maverick describes a 60MW Cape Town expansion by Teraco but does not confirm AI-specific workloads or GPU capacity.\n" }, "claims": [ { "id": "c1", "type": "capacity_expansion", "status": "disputed", "denial_status": "n_a", "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "first_observed": "2026-04-28", "last_reviewed": "2026-06-29", "note": "Daily Maverick reports a 60MW Teraco expansion in Cape Town and links to the CT1 Rondebosch announcement. Teraco's own CT1 release reports 3MW current critical IT load plus a 2MW expansion, not 60MW at CT1. The structured capacity fields follow Teraco's company-official CT1 figures.\n" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-28-new-data-centres-set-to-swallow-34-of-cape-towns-current-electricity-supply/", "title": "New data centres set to swallow 34% of Cape Town's current electricity supply", "publisher": "Daily Maverick", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "local_journalism" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-announces-ct1-data-centre-expansion-in-rondebosch-cape-town/", "title": "Teraco announces CT1 data centre expansion in Rondebosch, Cape Town", "publisher": "Teraco", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "city": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "region": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "location": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Coordinates are a Rondebosch locality centroid, not a verified site entrance." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Teraco is branded as a Digital Realty company; ownership stake details are not repeated in these Cape Town sources." }, "capacity.it_load_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Teraco reports CT1 will expand from 3MW by a further 2MW of critical IT load." }, "capacity.it_load_mw_current": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "capacity.it_load_mw_as_of": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "capacity.building_sqm": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "Teraco reports 2,500 square meters of current data halls plus a 1,000 square meter expansion." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Cooling technology for this expansion is not confirmed in the reviewed sources." }, "power.grid_connected": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated" }, "power.utility": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "City of Cape Town large loads are ultimately Eskom-backed; grid-level figure, not facility-specific." }, "water": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Daily Maverick highlights unknown cooling-water demand for new Cape Town data centres." }, "governance.jurisdiction": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "claims": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "disputed" } }, "last_verified": "2026-06-29", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "The Daily Maverick article identifies a 60MW Cape Town expansion as Teraco's project\nand links to Teraco's CT1 Rondebosch announcement. Teraco's own announcement reports\nCT1 current critical IT load of 3MW and a further 2MW expansion, so the structured\nCT1 capacity fields use Teraco's company-official figures.\n\nCooling method, water demand, and AI-specific capacity remain unconfirmed in the\nreviewed sources.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/teraco-ct1-rondebosch/" }, { "id": "teraco-isando-campus", "name": "Teraco Isando Campus (JB1 + JB3 + JB5)", "aliases": [ "Teraco Isando Campus", "Teraco JB1 + JB3 + JB5", "Teraco JB1", "Teraco JB3", "Teraco Johannesburg Isando" ], "country": "ZA", "city": "Isando", "region": "Gauteng", "location": { "lat": -26.1379868, "lng": 28.1986812, "precision": "exact" }, "status": "operational", "status_history": [ { "status": "operational", "date": "2009-01-01", "note": "Teraco JB1 is an older operational facility; exact opening date not verified in the cited sources." }, { "status": "expanded", "date": "2024-01-01", "note": "The 2023 technical sheet described JB5 as a planned 2024 addition to the Isando campus." } ], "operators": [ "Teraco" ], "owners": [ "Digital Realty" ], "capacity": { "it_load_mw_current": 40, "it_load_mw_as_of": "2023-04-11", "total_facility_mw": 80, "building_sqm": 45000 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling": [ "unknown" ], "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown", "connectivity": [ "NAPAfrica Internet Exchange", "Africa Cloud Exchange", "Cloud on-ramps for Amazon, Google, Huawei, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, and VMware Cloud Verified providers", "Carrier-neutral network and interconnection hub" ] }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "backup_type": [ "diesel" ] }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa" }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "Teraco describes the Isando campus as a carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection hub with cloud on-ramps. No public source reviewed here confirms dedicated AI training capacity, GPU counts, or active liquid-cooled AI deployments.\n" }, "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://www.teraco.co.za/data-centre-locations/johannesburg/", "title": "Johannesburg Data Centre Locations", "publisher": "Teraco", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" }, { "id": "s2", "url": "https://www.teraco.co.za/data-centre-locations/johannesburg/", "title": "Teraco JB1 + JB3 Isando Campus technical specifications, PDF retrieved from the Equinix/Teraco site and stored in data/sources/2023-Teraco-Tech-Spec-Isando-Campus.pdf", "publisher": "Teraco", "retrieved": "2026-06-29", "trust_tier": "company_official" } ], "sourced_fields": { "name": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "aliases": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "city": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "region": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "location": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Teraco gives the Isando campus address as 5 Brewery Street and publishes map coordinates for the Isando campus area." }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "status_history": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "JB1 opening year remains approximate; JB5 timing comes from the 2023 technical sheet." }, "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "owners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "Teraco's official site brands the company as 'A Digital Realty Company'." }, "capacity.it_load_mw_current": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "The technical sheet reports 40MVA available IT power load across the data centre footprint; stored as MW-equivalent pending schema support for MVA." }, "capacity.it_load_mw_as_of": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "PDF metadata creation date is 2023-04-11." }, "capacity.total_facility_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "The technical sheet reports 80MVA total power; stored as MW-equivalent pending schema support for MVA." }, "capacity.building_sqm": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "The technical sheet reports over 45,000 square meters of total space." }, "infrastructure.cooling": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "The technical sheet reports N+1 cooling redundancy and environmental controls but does not identify a cooling technology." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "No source reviewed confirms rack-level liquid cooling, GPU clusters, or AI training suitability." }, "infrastructure.connectivity": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "power.grid_connected": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "The technical sheet states that utility power is provided." }, "power.backup_type": { "source_ids": [ "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "note": "The technical sheet reports diesel backup generators with a minimum 48 hours of fuel under full-load design conditions." }, "governance.jurisdiction": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "confirmed" }, "workload_profile": { "source_ids": [ "s1", "s2" ], "confidence": "reported" } }, "last_verified": "2026-06-29", "first_tracked": "2026-06-29", "notes": "This record covers Teraco's Isando campus, not a single JB1 building. The 2023\ntechnical sheet in `data/sources/2023-Teraco-Tech-Spec-Isando-Campus.pdf` is titled\n\"JB1 + JB3 Isando Campus\"; Teraco's current Johannesburg page presents the Isando\ncampus as JB1 + JB3 + JB5.\n\nThe technical sheet reports 45,000 square meters of total space, 20,000 square\nmeters of white space, 80MVA total power, and 40MVA available IT power load across\nthe data centre footprint. Because the schema has MW fields but no MVA fields, the\npower figures are recorded as MW-equivalent with notes.\n\nCloud on-ramps and provider names are treated as connectivity/ecosystem evidence,\nnot as proof that the named cloud providers are tenants in this facility.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/teraco-isando-campus/" }, { "id": "vantage-waterfall-city", "name": "Vantage Data Centers Waterfall City", "country": "ZA", "city": "Midrand", "region": "Gauteng", "location": { "lat": -26.0174, "lng": 28.1041, "precision": "city" }, "status": "announced", "scale_tier": "medium", "status_history": [ { "status": "announced", "date": "2026-02-13", "note": "Reported in UCT AI Initiative article; power procurement from SolarAfrica confirmed." } ], "operators": [ "Vantage Data Centers" ], "owners": [ "Vantage Data Centers" ], "capacity": { "it_load_mw": 87 }, "infrastructure": { "cooling_adequacy_for_ai": "unknown" }, "power": { "grid_connected": true, "utility": "Eskom", "grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": 900, "ppa_partners": [ "SolarAfrica" ], "renewable_pct_reported": 100 }, "water": { "cooling_uses_water": true, "source": "municipal", "water_stress_region": "high" }, "governance": { "jurisdiction": "South Africa" }, "workload_profile": { "general_cloud": true, "colocation": true, "notes": "Vantage is a hyperscale-focused colocation provider. Workload profile inferred from corporate strategy; no AI-specific capacity publicly disclosed for this site.\n" }, "sources": [ { "id": "s1", "url": "https://ai.uct.ac.za/articles/2026-02-13-wheeling-and-dealing-behind-south-africas-ai-factories", "title": "Wheeling and dealing behind South Africa's AI factories", "publisher": "UCT AI Initiative", "retrieved": "2026-05-11", "trust_tier": "trade_press" } ], "sourced_fields": { "operators": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "capacity.it_load_mw": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported", "note": "87MW is the figure reported as secured from SolarAfrica; total facility capacity may differ." }, "power.ppa_partners": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "status": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "reported" }, "power.grid_carbon_intensity_gco2_per_kwh": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Eskom grid average ~900 gCO₂/kWh per Eskom Integrated Reports (2022-23). Grid-level figure. 100% renewable PPA offsets but does not change grid carbon intensity rating." }, "infrastructure.cooling_adequacy_for_ai": { "source_ids": [ "s1" ], "confidence": "estimated", "note": "Cooling type not disclosed in source. Rated unknown pending direct disclosure." } }, "last_verified": "2026-05-11", "first_tracked": "2026-05-11", "notes": "Vantage Data Centers is building a facility at Waterfall City, a large mixed-use development\nin Midrand, Gauteng. The company has secured 87MW of power from SolarAfrica under a\npower purchase agreement.\n\nVantage is a US-headquartered hyperscale data centre developer with campuses across North\nAmerica, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The Waterfall City site represents its South African entry.\n\nWaterfall City sits in the Midrand corridor between Johannesburg and Pretoria — the same\ngeneral zone as the ADC Midrand campus and within the Ekurhuleni/Midrand industrial belt.\n", "url": "https://africacomputetracker.org/facilities/vantage-waterfall-city/" } ] }