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The facility, known as JB5, is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable cooling and water management designs. CEO of Teraco, Jan Hnizdo, said the company continues with solid growth as enterprise and hyperscale requirements continue apace due to sustained demand for hybrid cloud deployments and the adoption of cloud services in Africa. “South Africa is a springboard for cloud provision into Africa and, as a result, has become the technology and data centre hub for sub-Saharan Africa. Massive global investments into undersea cables, like Equiano and 2Africa, further strengthen this position. This will enable global cloud providers to service not only the South African market but also the rest of the sub-Saharan African region. “Teraco is committed to growing its capacity footprint across its core hubs. We ensure our clients have the flexibility to scale and take advantage of the digital transformation across sub-Saharan Africa. We continue to invest significantly in the region’s ICT infrastructure and have built Africa’s largest data centre platform. We take pride in enabling open access interconnection and providing world-class data centre infrastructure for all our clients,” he says. The JB5 facility is Teraco’s eighth data centre development located in the heart of Ekurhuleni’s Aerotropolis. It is here that Teraco’s data centres already provide access to a wide choice of network service providers, peering at NAPAfrica, regional IXPs, content delivery networks, and cloud provider on-ramps. Hnizdo says this expansion aims to further support sub-Saharan enterprises by advancing their digital transformation strategies and enabling global cloud providers to expand their footprints, spurring innovation. JB5 has been designed to put sustainability first and minimise its environmental footprint. JB5 will incorporate the latest state-of-the-art cooling designs, a closed-loop chilled water system that incorporates 100% free air cooling. This design will bring about industry-leading PUEs, thereby reducing the energy consumed and limiting water used in the ongoing cooling process to zero. JB5 is the latest expansion to Teraco’s growing data centre platform and takes critical power load capacity at Teraco facilities to 156MW, which includes the Isando Campus facilities JB1/JB3/JB5 (70MW), Bredell Campus JB2/JB4 (64MW), Cape Town Campus CT1/CT2 (21MW), and Durban (1MW). Organisations working to accelerate their digital transformation use Teraco to dynamically scale their IT infrastructure, adopt hybrid multi-cloud architectures, and interconnect with strategic business partners within the Platform Teraco ecosystem of global and local clients. ### Key facts JB5 - JB5 comprises 55,000sqm of building structure serviced by 120MVA of utility power supply. - Strategically located in the Isando Campus alongside JB1 and JB3, Africa’s most highly interconnected facilities with over 14 000 interconnects. - JB5 will be built in a single phase and includes twelve 1 000sqm halls. - JB5 is a significant addition to South and sub-Saharan Africa’s data centre footprint. - The new data centre development is being built in line with global hyperscale requirements. - It will augment the existing portfolio of ISO9001, ISO27001, ISO50001, ISO14001, PCI-DSS and ISAE3402-certified data centre facilities. - JB5 will feature environmentally conscious designs and monitoring technology to reduce water use and improve energy efficiency. ### JB5 photo gallery ![Teraco JB5 Isando](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JB5-01-600x400.jpg) [Teraco JB5 – Outside View](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JB5-01.jpg) ![Teraco JB5 Isando](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JB5-02-600x400.jpg) [Teraco JB5 – Outside View](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JB5-02.jpg) ![Teraco JB5 Isando](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JB5-03-600x400.jpg) [Teraco JB5 – Outside View](https://www.teraco.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JB5-03.jpg) ### Related Reading ### Recent - [NAPAfrica and ZANOG enhance community-driven interconnection in Cape Town’s growing digital ecosystem](https://www.teraco.co.za/news/napafrica-and-zanog-enhance-community-driven-interconnection-in-cape-town-growing-digital-ecosystem/) - [Teraco expands executive management team](https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-expands-executive-management-team/) - [Teraco announces CT1 data centre expansion in Rondebosch, Cape Town](https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-announces-ct1-data-centre-expansion-in-rondebosch-cape-town/) - [NAPAfrica and Teraco ACX growing Africa’s digital community as NAPAfrica hits 6Tbps](https://www.teraco.co.za/news/napafrica-and-teraco-acx-growing-africas-digital-community-as-napafrica-hits-6tbps/) - [Teraco completes CT2 data centre expansion, increasing Cape Town’s hyperscale capacity to 50MW](https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-completes-ct2-data-centre-expansion/) ### Subscribe to our Newsletter Sign up for our newsletter and get the latest news and updates from Teraco. 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