Africa Data Centres, a South African data-center services provider, has started working on a solar project in the Free State province of South Africa, in collaboration with DPA Southern Africa, a joint company of French utility EDF.
The installation will supply renewable energy to Africa Data Centres’ sites. The first phase of work will involve the construction of a 12 MW solar plant. Africa Data Centres CEO Tesh Durvasula said it will power the company’s CPT1 facility, a carrier-neutral data center in Cape Town.
A second phase of work is also planned, which would supply power to Africa Data Centres’ JHB1 and JHB2 facilities in Johannesburg, once wheeling agreements are concluded with relevant municipalities.
The announcement is part of a 20-year power purchase agreement between the two parties, signed in March 2023.
Popular content
“Data centres worldwide face scrutiny for their reliance on grid power and renewables, and Africa is no exception. Africa Data Centres is actively addressing this issue by generating renewable energy, alleviating strain on the local grid,” said Durvasula.
In February, data-center operator Teraco secured its first grid-capacity allocation from South African state-owned utility Eskom and announced plans to begin building a 120 MW PV plant in Free State province to power its facilities.
This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.
By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment.
Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.
You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled.
Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy.