South Africa’s biggest data centres, ranked

South Africa's data center capacity is growing steadily, with Teraco's Isando Campus leading at 70MW IT load capacity. However, these facilities are significantly smaller than US counterparts, where AI-driven investments are creating massive builds like OpenAI's Project Stargate at 10,000MW. Industry experts predict a 7-10 year lag before AI workloads drive major infrastructure investments in South Africa, as enterprises need clear business cases before committing to large-scale AI adoption. Despite this, Microsoft's $5.4 billion investment and Teraco's AI-ready facilities signal growing traction for local AI infrastructure development.