HNIZDO SAID THIS EXPANSION AIMS TO FURTHER SUPPORT SUB-SAHARAN ENTERPRISES BY ADVANCING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES .
Teraco announces 40MW data centre expansion to its Isando Campus
Teraco , a Digital Realty company and provider of interconnection platforms and vendor-neutral colocation data centres , has announced construction has commenced on a new hyperscale data centre with 40MW of critical power load at its Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni , east of Johannesburg .
The data centre , funded by a new R8 billion syndicated loan , will further solidify Teraco ’ s presence as a leading provider of data centre services in Africa .
The facility – JB7 – is scheduled for completion in 2026 and will incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable cooling and
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HNIZDO SAID THIS EXPANSION AIMS TO FURTHER SUPPORT SUB-SAHARAN ENTERPRISES BY ADVANCING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES .
water management designs . The new data centre supports the growing demand by enterprises and cloud service providers for data centre capacity . JB7 will offer highly resilient and secure colocation facilities in line with Teraco ’ s long-term vision of enabling digital transformation across Africa . sub-Saharan Africa ,” added Hnizdo . “ We continue to invest significantly in the region ’ s ICT infrastructure and have built Africa ’ s largest data centre platform . We take pride in enabling open access interconnection and providing world-class data centre infrastructure for all our clients .”
The JB7 facility , located in the heart of Ekurhuleni ’ s Aerotropolis , is Teraco ’ s ninth data centre development and further expands its Isando Campus . It is here that Teraco ’ s data centres provide enterprises with direct access to Platform Teraco , a rich ecosystem of over 250 network providers , content delivery networks , global cloud on-ramps , subsea cable systems , access to over 100 managed service providers and direct peering at regional IXP ’ s including NAPAfrica , Africa ’ s largest Internet Exchange Point .
Hnizdo said this expansion aims to further support sub-Saharan enterprises by advancing Digital Transformation strategies and enabling global cloud providers to expand their footprints , spurring innovation .
JB7 has been designed to put sustainability first and minimise its environmental footprint . It will incorporate the latest cooling designs with a closed-loop chilled water system and direct free-air cooling into the data halls . This design will bring about industry-leading PUEs and WUEs , reducing the energy consumed and limiting water used in the ongoing cooling process to zero .
JB7 is the latest expansion for Teraco ’ s growing data centre platform . It increases critical power load capacity at Teraco facilities to 228MW , which includes the Isando Campus JB1 / JB3 / JB5 / JB7 ( 110MW ), Bredell Campus JB2 / JB4 ( 63MW ), Cape Town Campus CT1 / CT2 ( 53MW ) and Durban ( 2MW ). �
The expansion will increase the Isando Campus ’ capacity up to 110MW of critical power load .
Jan Hnizdo , CEO at Teraco , said enterprise and hyperscale deployments continue apace due to growing hybrid cloud deployments and the adoption of cloud services in Africa . “ South Africa is a springboard for cloud provision into Africa and , as a result , has become the technology and data centre hub for sub-Saharan Africa ,” Hnizdo said . “ Massive global investments into undersea cables , like Equiano and 2Africa , further strengthen this position . This will enable global cloud providers to service not only the South African market but also the rest of the sub-Saharan African region .
“ Teraco is focused on growing its capacity footprint across its core hubs . We ensure our clients have the flexibility to scale and take advantage of the Digital Transformation across
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