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description: Is Johannesburg a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 21.5/100 (ESKOM), as of 2026-11-12. 103 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-07). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Johannesburg data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Johannesburg data center market

Power availability in Johannesburg: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 21.5 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 196 words · generated 2026-11-07 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

**Question this page answers:** How much power is available in the Johannesburg data center market?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="how much power is available in the Johannesburg market for a data center")`

**Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result].

DCPI Score**21.5/100**

MW, all listings**103**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Johannesburg at a glance

Johannesburg has 103 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Teraco (48 MW), Vantage Data Centers (35 MW) and Africa Data Centres (20 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 103 |
| Total listed | 103 |

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.

## Colocation lease rates in Johannesburg

DC Hub does not hold a lease-rate figure for this market yet.

Teraco leads the operator roster with seven tracked sites, followed by Vantage Data Centers with four and NTT with three. The market has seen recent sector activity elsewhere in South Africa—Open Access Data Centres was acquired as a platform asset—but no recent deals have been tracked in Johannesburg itself.

This combination indicates that securing new power allocations will face both availability and infrastructure barriers. Operators expanding footprints here cannot rely on abundant spare capacity or frictionless grid access.

Deal flow into Johannesburg has stalled recently, with no tracked transactions recorded. Teraco's seven-site portfolio represents the largest operational presence, while Vantage's four facilities and NTT's three holdings reflect a market concentrated among established regional and global operators.

## Data centers in Johannesburg

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vantage Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vantage-data-centers-vantage-johannesburg-c3013058) | Vantage Data Centers | Operational | 35 |
| [Teraco JB3](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/teraco-teraco-jb3-568b7713) | Teraco | Operational | 30 |
| [Africa Data Centres JNB1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/africa-data-centres-africa-data-centres-jnb1-256f8be7) | Africa Data Centres | Operational | 20 |
| [Teraco JB1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/teraco-teraco-jb1-7f2513d9) | Teraco | Operational | 18 |
| [158 Jan Smuts Avenue Johnnesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ntt-data-middle-east-and-africa-mea-158-jan-smuts-avenue-johnnesburg-72d36569) | NTT DATA, Middle East and Africa (MEA) | Operational |  |
| [Azure South Africa North Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-azure-south-africa-north-johannesburg-ba9d54dc) | Microsoft | Operational |  |
| [Equinix JN1 - Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-jn1-johannesburg-31baf9f5) | Equinix | Operational |  |
| [Google Cloud africa-south1 Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/google-google-cloud-africa-south1-johannesburg-a186474f) | Google | Operational |  |
| [Johannesburg I, South Africa](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vantage-data-centers-johannesburg-i-south-africa-adf1312c) | Vantage Data Centers | Operational |  |
| [Liquid Intelligent Tech Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/liquid-tech-liquid-intelligent-tech-johannesburg-773373e0) | Liquid Tech | Operational |  |
| [Open Access Data Centres Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/oadc-open-access-data-centres-johannesburg-93f5dd8b) | OADC | Operational |  |
| [Oracle Cloud South Africa Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/oracle-oracle-cloud-south-africa-johannesburg-206528cf) | Oracle | Operational |  |
| [Teraco JB1 Isando Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/terao-data-environments-teraco-jb1-isando-campus-61c29ae9) | Terao Data Environments | Operational |  |
| [Teraco JB2 Johannesburg](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/teraco-teraco-jb2-johannesburg-3c659efd) | Teraco | Operational |  |
| [Teraco JB5 Isando Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/teraco-teraco-jb5-isando-campus-b0fab4f9) | Teraco | Operational |  |
| [Teraco Johannesburg Bredell Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/teraco-data-environments-pty-ltd-teraco-johannesburg-bredell-campus-34a0c04e) | Teraco Data Environments Pty Ltd | Operational |  |
| [Vantage Johannesburg SA](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vantage-data-centers-vantage-johannesburg-sa-f2c9e284) | Vantage Data Centers | Operational |  |

Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.

Browse every data center in [South Africa](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/za).

## More on Johannesburg

- [Johannesburg DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/johannesburg)
- [Johannesburg market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/johannesburg/brief)

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