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Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand

PRJ-0580 · Site · Samrand, Centurion / Johannesburg, GP, South Africa

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

Africa Data Centres operates JHB2 Samrand while expanding it in phases. The original announcement described growth from 10 MW to 40 MW, but the current facility page says 35 MW upon completion and does not establish the precise live total.

Headline: 10 MW Planned critical IT

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Completion IT capacity · 35 MW

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53205 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved with conflict · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Conflicting source claims

Conflicting public evidence is preserved.

  1. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Completion IT capacity · 40 MW

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53206 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved with conflict · Claim date: Aug 30, 2022

Headline treatment: Conflicting source claims

Conflicting public evidence is preserved.

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground for Samrand facility expansion

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Aug 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2841 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-for-samrand-facility-expansion/

Operating status · Operational and expanding

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53207 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. South Africa's world-class data centre the size of a shopping centre

    MyBroadband · Document date: Nov 4, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2842 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cloud-hosting/616623-south-africas-world-class-data-centre-the-size-of-a-shopping-centre.html

  2. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Baseline IT capacity · 10 MW

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53208 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 30, 2022

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground for Samrand facility expansion

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Aug 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2841 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-for-samrand-facility-expansion/

Phase one capacity · 20 MW

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53209 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Nov 4, 2025

Headline treatment: Separate claim, not added to the headline

  1. South Africa's world-class data centre the size of a shopping centre

    MyBroadband · Document date: Nov 4, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2842 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cloud-hosting/616623-south-africas-world-class-data-centre-the-size-of-a-shopping-centre.html

Phase two capacity · 10 MW

Forecast · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53210 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 30, 2022

Headline treatment: Separate claim, not added to the headline

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground for Samrand facility expansion

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Aug 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2841 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-for-samrand-facility-expansion/

Existing data halls · 4 halls

Design · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53211 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Existing white space · 6,000 square metres

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53212 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Planned white space expansion · 14,400 square metres

Forecast · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53213 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Facility tier · Tier IV

Design · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53214 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Carrier neutrality · Carrier and cloud neutral

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53215 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. JHB2 Samrand Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2840 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/samrand-2/

Portfolio financing · 2,000,000,000 ZAR

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53216 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Africa Data Centres positions for growth with ZAR2 billion funding arranged by RMB

    Cassava Technologies · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2843 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/africa-data-centres-positions-for-growth-with-zar2-billion-funding-arranged-by-rmb/

Renewable power status · Future wheeling subject to municipal agreements

Actual · Africa Data Centres JHB2 Samrand (Project)

Claim 53217 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Apr 8, 2024

  1. Africa Data Centres and DPA SA breaks ground on solar farm in Free State

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Apr 8, 2024 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2845 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-and-dpa-sa-breaks-ground-on-solar-farm-in-free-state/

Counterparties and capital

Africa Data Centres · Developer · CMP-1340

Cassava Technologies · Owner · CMP-1341

DPA Southern Africa · Utility provider · CMP-1349

Rand Merchant Bank · Lender · CMP-1159

STANLIB Infrastructure Investments · Investor · CMP-1348

Investment commitment

Amount not disclosed · Oct 30, 2025

STANLIB investment across ADC Johannesburg and Cape Town expansion; amount and JHB2 allocation undisclosed.

Cassava Technologies (Other) · STANLIB Infrastructure Investments (Sponsor)

Sources (1)

Financing record 164; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

Investment commitment

ZAR 2,000,000,000 · Not stated

ADC South Africa expansion facility arranged by RMB; no JHB2 allocation disclosed.

Africa Data Centres (Borrower) · Cassava Technologies (Sponsor) · Rand Merchant Bank (Arranger)

Sources (1)

Financing record 163; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

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