Skip to content
All records
Data center program / initiativeProgram record

Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program

Cape Town, WC, South AfricaStatus Under Review
Capacity
See sites
2 constituent sites
Lead participant
Equinix, Inc.
Operator · Owner
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program

Parent boundary for two separately modeled King Air Industria facilities corresponding to Phase 2 and Phase 4. Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program is located in Cape Town, WC, ZA and is a program in permitted status. Participants include Equinix as owner, Equinix as operator, King David Golf Club as landowner, Eskom as utility. Key milestones include Municipal Planning Tribunal approves King Air Industria application (2026-07-14) and Reuters reports approval and potential further challenge (2026-07-28). reported data center electrical allocation — 160 MVA: Secondary planning account; conflicts with 174 MVA and approximately 170 MW reports. Capital records include reported shared-network charge of 33 ZAR million approximately for Secondary report of network-development charge; not total project capex and not facility allocated.

Constituent sites

2 linked

Projects sharing a market, utility, or organization.

1 related

Capacity

Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.

No additional capacity claims are published.

Development

0 phases · 2 milestones
Jul 14, 2026
Municipal Planning Tribunal approves King Air Industria application
Completed
Jul 28, 2026
Reuters reports approval and potential further challenge
Day

Infrastructure

Electric GridPlanned Or Represented

160 MVA

Secondary planning account; conflicts with 174 MVA and approximately 170 MW reports.

Electric GridPlanned Or Represented

240 MVA

Constituent-site map

0 of 2 constituent sites mapped
Child-site facts
0
Mapped child sites
0
Capacity figures
0

No map point available

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

11 facts
Reported Combined Electrical Capacity
160 MVA
Actual
Reported Combined Electrical Capacity
174 MVA
Actual
Proposed Facility Count
2 facilities
Actual
Land Use Approval Date
2026-07-14
Actual
Planning Tribunal Vote
4-1
Actual
Land Acquired By Equinix
True
Actual
Combined Gross Floor Area
122,545 square metres
Actual
Reported Switching Station Capacity
240 MVA
Actual
Reported Grid Allocation
80 MVA
Actual
Reported Shared Network Charge Approximately
33 ZAR million
Actual
Appeal Or Challenge Possible
True
Actual