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Teraco CT2 Brackenfell

Brackenfell, Cape Town, WC, South AfricaOperating / Stabilized
Capacity
50 MW
Planned critical IT
Lead participant
Teraco Data Environments
Operator
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Teraco CT2 Brackenfell

Teraco CT2 Brackenfell — Operational hyperscale colocation facility with two completed capacity phases; physically separate from CT1. Teraco CT2 Brackenfell is in Brackenfell, Cape Town, WC, ZA and is a data center campus with operational status. Participants include Teraco Data Environments as operator, Digital Realty Trust as owner. Published specifications include 50 MW operating it capacity, 18 MW operating it capacity, 32 MW operating it capacity. Development comprises CT2 Phase 1 (operational), CT2 Phase 2 expansion (operational). Key milestones include Teraco announced CT2 second phase. (2023-11-13) and CT2 expansion completed; total critical IT load reached 50 MW. (2025-11-10). utility service — 90 MVA: Facility served by 90 MVA utility power. closed loop cooling: Zero-water closed-loop design with liquid-to-liquid readiness.

Program relationships

1 linked

Projects sharing a market, utility, or organization.

1 related

Capacity

Planned critical IT
Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
It Load50 MWFact · Teraco CT2 Brackenfell
It Load18 MWFact · CT2 Phase 1
It Load32 MWFact · CT2 Phase 2 expansion

Development

2 phases · 3 milestones
CT2 Phase 1Operational

18-MW first phase opened 2021; eight halls inferred from later total/expansion counts.

8 buildings

CT2 Phase 2 expansionOperational

32-MW expansion across eight new halls.

8 buildings

Oct 7, 2021
CT2 Phase 1 completed at 18 MW
Completed
Nov 13, 2023
Teraco announced CT2 second phase
Completed
Nov 10, 2025
CT2 expansion completed; total critical IT load reached 50 MW
Completed

Infrastructure

Utility ServiceOperational

90 MVA

Facility served by 90 MVA utility power.

Closed Loop CoolingOperational

Zero-water closed-loop design with liquid-to-liquid readiness.

FiberOperational

Diverse fiber routes link CT2 and CT1.

Project map

1 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
3
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
1
Power & interconnection: 1Cooling & water: 1Fiber & connectivity: 1

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

9 facts
Critical It Load
50 MW
Fact
Critical It Load
18 MW
Fact
Incremental Critical It Load
32 MW
Fact
Utility Service
90 MVA
Fact
Building Structure Area
73,000 square metres
Fact
Deployment Space
18,000 square metres
Fact
Data Hall Count
16 halls
Fact
Interconnect Count
7,000 interconnects
Fact
Cooling Design
Zero water closed loop; supports liquid to liquid cooling
Fact