CT2 hyperscale data centre facility – Phase 2, South Africa

8th December 2023 By: Sheila Barradas - Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

CT2 hyperscale data centre facility – Phase 2, South Africa

Name of the Project
CT2 hyperscale data centre facility – Phase 2.

Location
Brackenfell, in Cape Town, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Teraco.

Project Description
The project will increase the critical power load capacity at Teraco facilities to 185 MW, which includes the Isando Campus JB1/JB3/JB5  (70 MW), Bredell Campus
JB2/JB4 (64 MW), Cape Town Campus CT1/CT2 (50 MW) and Durban Campus (1 MW).

The CT2 facility will be expanded by 30 MW. The expansion caters for the increasing demand by enterprise customers and hyperscale cloud providers for data-centre capacity.

Set to be built over three levels, the CT2 facility will support a total IT load of 50 MW upon completion.

The expansion will add eight data halls – four data halls of 5.3 MW, two data halls of 3.1 MW and two data halls of 2.2 MW – taking the capacity of the facility to 16 halls, with 18 000 m2 of deployment space.

On completion, CT2 will comprise 73 000 m2 of building structure serviced by 90 MVA of utility power supply.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
The expansion is scheduled for completion in early 2025.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
GinjaNinja, on behalf of Teraco, Amanda Chikara, cell +27 73 752 9184 or email amanda@ginjaninja.co.za.