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Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program

PRJ-0374 · Program · Cape Town, WC, South Africa

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

On September 13, 2026, Foxglove announced a formal challenge to the King Air Industria approval; October 13 reporting quoted the City of Cape Town confirming an ongoing appeal process. These are attributed reports of a challenge, not a verified ruling overturning the July approval, a cancellation or findings accepting the appellant's allegations. 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.

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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.

Reported combined electrical capacity · 160 MVA

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33853 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Conflicting public evidence is preserved.

  1. Inside Cape Town's deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

    Daily Maverick · Document date: Jul 21, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1912 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-inside-cape-towns-deal-turning-golf-fairways-into-a-giant-data-hub/

  2. South African housing movement challenges new hyperscale data centre

    Foxglove · Document date: Apr 29, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1910 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/04/29/foxglove-south-african-housing-movement-challenge-new-hyperscale-data-centre/

Reported combined electrical capacity · 174 MVA

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33854 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Conflicting public evidence is preserved.

  1. US data centre gets approval in South Africa despite unknown impact on water and power

    Foxglove · Document date: Jul 14, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1911 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/07/14/press-release-us-data-centre-gets-approval-in-south-africa-despite-unknown-impact-on-water-and-power/

  2. Equinix data centre municipal planning tribunal

    Legal Resources Centre · Document date: Jul 13, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1909 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://lrc.org.za/equinix-data-centre-municipal-planning-tribunal/

Proposed facility count · 2 facilities

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33856 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. South Africa tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

    Reuters · Document date: Jul 28, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1907 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/south-africa-tribunal-approves-equinix-data-centres-despite-activist-objections-2026-07-28/

  2. Approval for rezoning given to pair of proposed Equinix data centers in Cape Town

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Jul 15, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1913 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/approval-for-rezoning-given-to-pair-of-proposed-equinix-data-centers-in-cape-town-south-africa/

Land use approval date · 2026-07-14

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33857 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Approval for rezoning given to pair of proposed Equinix data centers in Cape Town

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Jul 15, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1913 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/approval-for-rezoning-given-to-pair-of-proposed-equinix-data-centers-in-cape-town-south-africa/

  2. US data centre gets approval in South Africa despite unknown impact on water and power

    Foxglove · Document date: Jul 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1911 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/07/14/press-release-us-data-centre-gets-approval-in-south-africa-despite-unknown-impact-on-water-and-power/

Planning tribunal vote · 4-1

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33858 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Inside Cape Town's deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

    Daily Maverick · Document date: Jul 21, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1912 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-inside-cape-towns-deal-turning-golf-fairways-into-a-giant-data-hub/

  2. US data centre gets approval in South Africa despite unknown impact on water and power

    Foxglove · Document date: Jul 14, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1911 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/07/14/press-release-us-data-centre-gets-approval-in-south-africa-despite-unknown-impact-on-water-and-power/

Land acquired by equinix · True

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33859 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. South Africa tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

    Reuters · Document date: Jul 28, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1907 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/south-africa-tribunal-approves-equinix-data-centres-despite-activist-objections-2026-07-28/

Combined gross floor area · 122,545 square metres

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33862 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Inside Cape Town's deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

    Daily Maverick · Document date: Jul 21, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1912 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-inside-cape-towns-deal-turning-golf-fairways-into-a-giant-data-hub/

Reported switching station capacity · 240 MVA

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33863 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Inside Cape Town's deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

    Daily Maverick · Document date: Jul 21, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1912 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-inside-cape-towns-deal-turning-golf-fairways-into-a-giant-data-hub/

Reported grid allocation · 80 MVA

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33864 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Inside Cape Town's deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

    Daily Maverick · Document date: Jul 21, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1912 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-inside-cape-towns-deal-turning-golf-fairways-into-a-giant-data-hub/

Reported shared network charge approximately · 33 ZAR million

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33865 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Inside Cape Town's deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

    Daily Maverick · Document date: Jul 21, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1912 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-inside-cape-towns-deal-turning-golf-fairways-into-a-giant-data-hub/

Appeal or challenge possible · True

Actual · Equinix King Air Industria Cape Town Program (Project)

Claim 33866 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. South Africa tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

    Reuters · Document date: Jul 28, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1907 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/south-africa-tribunal-approves-equinix-data-centres-despite-activist-objections-2026-07-28/

  2. US data centre gets approval in South Africa despite unknown impact on water and power

    Foxglove · Document date: Jul 14, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1911 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/07/14/press-release-us-data-centre-gets-approval-in-south-africa-despite-unknown-impact-on-water-and-power/

Counterparties and capital

Cape Town Municipal Planning Tribunal · Government authority · CMP-0918

Equinix, Inc. · Operator, Owner · CMP-0222

Eskom · Utility provider · CMP-0712

King David Golf Club · Landowner · CMP-0917

Reported shared network charge

ZAR 33,000,000 · Jul 21, 2026

Secondary report of network-development charge; not total project capex and not facility allocated.

Equinix, Inc. (Reported grid customer) · Eskom (Reported network counterparty)

Sources (1)

Financing record 103; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

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