Open Access Data Centres OADC Isando

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OADC Isando is a data center operated by Open Access Data Centres in Johannesburg, ZA. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Johannesburg data-center market on the ESKOM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 34.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Johannesburg
Country
ZA

What changed

Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Johannesburg — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Johannesburg — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Johannesburg's data center market comprises 126 tracked facilities delivering 125 MW of aggregate capacity, dominated by Teraco 11 facilities and an unidentified operator cluster 14 facilities, with secondary players including Vantage Data Centers 4 and NTT 3. The market's power profile is severely constrained: an excess-power score of 30/100 signals acute supply scarcity, while a constraint score of 55/100 reflects moderate-to-severe infrastructure bottlenecks that limit expansion velocity. This combination reveals a market where demand substantially outpaces buildable capacity, creating a structural undersupply dynamic that persists despite the city's role as South Africa's financial and technology hub. For acquisition-focused investors, the DCPI verdict of AVOID is unambiguous. The excess-power score of 30/100 indicates that available capacity is either spoken for or locked behind…

Location

Area Johannesburg, ZA

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketJohannesburg
Grid operatorESKOM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power34.0 months
LocationJohannesburg, ZA

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around OADC Isando in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

6connectABSAACE CDNAEROCOM BROADBAND SERVICESAFR-IX TelecomAFRICLOUDAFRINICANY DIGITAL PTE. LTDAS8882ASAP InternetATEC Systems & TechnologiesAbantu Cloud Africa (Pty) Ltd

Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here.

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 47 operating generating units totalling 547 MW within about 50 km of Johannesburg, ZA. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Coal420 MW · 7 units · 77%
Utility-Scale Solar108 MW · 39 units · 20%
Bioenergy19 MW · 1 unit · 3%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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