Teraco JB3 — Johannesburg Data Center

Teraco JB3 is a data center operated by Teraco in Johannesburg, ZA. It carries a reported power capacity of 30.0 MW and 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.

Power
30.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
South Africa
City
Johannesburg
Country
ZA

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

Exact location not on record.

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
Reported capacity30.0 MW

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