AWS — Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1
120 MW AI data center in Cape Town, South Africa — operational.
- Capacity: 120 MW
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Developer: Amazon
- Status: operational
- Energy source: Mixed
AWS — Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 is a 120 MW AI data center project located in Cape Town, South Africa, currently operational. It is being built by Amazon. Power for the facility is sourced from Mixed. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across South Africa — covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
AWS's Cape Town region has run since 2020 and is tracked at 120 MW, the company's Sub-Saharan anchor for cloud and AI services including Bedrock.
Public companies linked to AWS — Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Amazon (AMZN) — developer · hyperscaler
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