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Teraco Isando Campus (JB1 + JB3 + JB5)

Operational

Also known as: Teraco Isando Campus · Teraco JB1 + JB3 + JB5 · Teraco JB1 · Teraco JB3 · Teraco Johannesburg Isando

Isando, Gauteng, ZA exact coords Last verified: 29 June 2026 Report a correction

Overview

This record covers Teraco's Isando campus, not a single JB1 building. The 2023 technical sheet in `data/sources/2023-Teraco-Tech-Spec-Isando-Campus.pdf` is titled "JB1 + JB3 Isando Campus"; Teraco's current Johannesburg page presents the Isando campus as JB1 + JB3 + JB5. The technical sheet reports 45,000 square meters of total space, 20,000 square meters of white space, 80MVA total power, and 40MVA available IT power load across the data centre footprint. Because the schema has MW fields but no MVA fields, the power figures are recorded as MW-equivalent with notes. Cloud on-ramps and provider names are treated as connectivity/ecosystem evidence, not as proof that the named cloud providers are tenants in this facility.

Capacity

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IT load — current
40 MW

The technical sheet reports 40MVA available IT power load across the data centre footprint; stored as MW-equivalent pending schema support for MVA.

reported [s2]
Total facility power
80 MW

The technical sheet reports 80MVA total power; stored as MW-equivalent pending schema support for MVA.

reported [s2]
Building area
45,000 m²

The technical sheet reports over 45,000 square meters of total space.

reported [s2]

Infrastructure

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Cooling
unknown

The technical sheet reports N+1 cooling redundancy and environmental controls but does not identify a cooling technology.

reported [s2]
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
reported [s1] [s2]
AI cooling readiness
Not assessed

Cooling adequacy for AI workloads has not been independently assessed for this facility.

AI data centres require ~100 kW/rack (10× conventional). Liquid cooling at rack level is the key differentiator. Learn more →

Power

PPAs & wheeling →
Backup
diesel

The technical sheet reports diesel backup generators with a minimum 48 hours of fuel under full-load design conditions.

confirmed [s2]

Governance

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Jurisdiction
South Africa
confirmed [s1] [s2]

Workload Profile

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General Cloud Colocation

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.

Entities

Operator

Teraco

Owner

Digital Realty

Location

Isando, Gauteng, ZA

-26.1380, 28.1987

exact precision

Status History

  1. expanded

    2024-01-01

    The 2023 technical sheet described JB5 as a planned 2024 addition to the Isando campus.

  2. operational

    2009-01-01

    Teraco JB1 is an older operational facility; exact opening date not verified in the cited sources.

Record

ID
teraco-isando-campus
First tracked
2026-06-29
Last verified
2026-06-29

Sources

  1. s1
    Johannesburg Data Centre Locations — Teraco
    company official retrieved 2026-06-29 not yet archived
  2. s2
    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 — Teraco
    company official retrieved 2026-06-29 not yet archived
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