Approval for Rezoning Given to Pair of Proposed Equinix Data Centers in Cape Town, South Africa

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport...

Approval for rezoning given to pair of proposed Equinix data centers in Cape Town, South Africa

But proposal faces mounting opposition

South Africa: Giant Data Centres Get the First Green Light From Cape Town Tribunal

Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport

Two giant data centres get initial green light from Cape Town tribunal

The building of two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres next to Cape Town International Airport has cleared the first regulatory hurdle.

Proposed Hyperscale Data Centre Near Cape Town Airport Faces Water Test At Tribunal

[Image: Newsdaesk] Cape Town’s Municipal Planning Tribunal has a modern headache today: a proposed hyperscale data centre near the airport in a city still twitchy about water and power surprises. The Legal Resources Centre says it will represent the Housing Assembly and Foxglove as the Tribunal hears objections linked to a proposed Equinix data centre development at King Air Industria today (Tuesday, 14 July 2026). Housing Assembly members are a…