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Teraco Free State Solar PV Plant

Free State province, FS, South AfricaUnder construction

Headline capacity: Not established in published records
Updated: Oct 28, 2026
Utility: Eskom

Teraco Free State Solar PV Plant — Remote Teraco-owned solar generation project wheeling electricity to multiple South African data centers; not on-site CT2 generation. Teraco Free State Solar PV Plant is in Free State province, FS, ZA and is a generation site with under construction status.

Capacity

Generation nameplate

Source report

120 MW

Generation capacity; not IT capacity

Annual generation

Source report

354,000 MWh per year

Energy quantity; not power capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Solar PV phase 1Under construction

120-MW remote generation.

Milestones (3)

Teraco announced Eskom grid-capacity allocation

Feb 21, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Teraco announced solar construction start

Nov 12, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked

Solar plant expected online late 2026

2026 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

Teraco secures grid capacity for 120MW solar development · Feb 21, 2024 · Primary

Teraco Data Environments

Owner

Sources by role

Owner (1)

Teraco commences construction on 120MW solar plant · Nov 12, 2024 · Primary

Other participants (2)

Utility provider

Sources by role

Utility provider (1)

Teraco commences construction on 120MW solar plant · Nov 12, 2024 · Primary

Utility provider (1)

Teraco secures grid capacity for 120MW solar development · Feb 21, 2024 · Corroborating

JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa

Contractor

Sources by role

Contractor (1)

Teraco secures grid capacity for 120MW solar development · Feb 21, 2024 · Primary

Additional project facts

Target operations

Source report

Late 2026

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)

Solar

Under construction

120 MW

Remote generation wheeled through Eskom and municipal networks.

Permit · Status not stated

Teraco Free State Solar PV Plant

Eskom

Feb 21, 2024

Sources (2)

Teraco commences construction on 120MW solar plant · Nov 12, 2024 · Primary
Teraco secures grid capacity for 120MW solar development · Feb 21, 2024 · Corroborating

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.