# Teraco Data Environments: robotics company

Canonical ID: `7678bcbf-1354-4e0d-a9dc-827fc588f5cc`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** [Jan Hnizdo](/people/jan-hnizdo.md)
- **Parent:** Digital Realty (acquired 2022, ~US$3.5B)
- **Founded:** 2008 by Tim Parsonson and Lex van Wyk
- **Capacity:** 189 MW
- **Facilities:** Nine data centers across three metros: JB1, JB2, JB3, JB4, JB5, JB7 and Teleport (Johannesburg), CT1 and CT2 (Cape Town), DB1 (Durban)
- **Headquarters:** Isando, Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Parent company:** Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) holds 77% as of mid-2026; initial 55% acquired 1 August 2022. Berkshire Partners and Permira retain minority stakes.
- **Portfolio capacity (built + under construction):** ~228 MW critical IT load once JB7 (40 MW) completes in 2026: Isando (JB1/JB3/JB5/JB7) 110 MW, Bredell (JB2/JB4) 63 MW, Cape Town (CT1/CT2) 53 MW, Durban 2 MW
- **Latest debt raise:** R8 billion syndicated loan (November 2024) led by Absa to finance JB7 construction; described as oversubscribed
- **Marquee expansion under way:** JB7, 40 MW hyperscale hall on the Isando campus in Ekurhuleni; construction started November 2024, completion targeted 2026
- **Cape Town capacity:** CT2 expansion completed November 2025, lifting Cape Town hyperscale capacity to 50 MW; CT1 Rondebosch expansion announced 12 November 2025
- **Interconnection platform:** Operates NAPAfrica, sub-Saharan Africa's largest internet exchange; peak traffic passed 6 Tbps in November 2025 (5 Tbps milestone hit March 2025)
- **Notable tenants and partners:** Microsoft Azure, Telkom, Angola Cables, Xneelo, Hetzner, Liquid Telecom
- **Sustainability:** First wind PPA signed February 2026 to power data-center load with renewable generation
- **Positioning:** Africa's leading carrier-neutral colocation provider; first vendor-neutral data-center operator in sub-Saharan Africa

- **Slug:** teraco
- **Founded:** 2008
- **HQ:** Johannesburg, South Africa

## Models

- [Teraco DB1 Durban](/models/teraco-db1.md) (other) (id: `69e5dc6c-8036-4c61-a201-d5ad95a99557`)
- [Teraco CT2 Cape Town](/models/teraco-ct2.md) (other) (id: `a6cea1e2-1901-498f-945c-b5b19a12dace`)
- [Teraco CT1 Cape Town](/models/teraco-ct1.md) (other) (id: `c576cd61-da36-44a7-9b84-8708a02f66b9`)
- [Teraco JB7 Johannesburg](/models/teraco-jb7.md) (other) (id: `9bd7d156-d2e2-482c-bcd0-5559ae44d3f6`)
- [Teraco JB5 Johannesburg](/models/teraco-jb5.md) (other) (id: `17c33f4f-2ebb-4c9c-b63c-89aad5a46ac5`)
- [Teraco JB4 Johannesburg](/models/teraco-jb4.md) (other) (id: `fd837b43-3cc8-4c72-8b24-9500fcd6bc15`)
- [Teraco JB3 Johannesburg](/models/teraco-jb3.md) (other) (id: `41cb26b4-1a83-4d13-81bd-d4e245ec6d90`)
- [Teraco JB1 Johannesburg](/models/teraco-jb1.md) (other) (id: `d9140a65-517b-4b91-bbd5-853b09a00964`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Jan Hnizdo](/people/jan-hnizdo.md) CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Teraco Data Environments?

Teraco Data Environments is Africa's largest carrier-neutral colocation operator, headquartered in Isando, Johannesburg. Founded in 2008 by Tim Parsonson and Lex van Wyk, the company built the continent's first vendor-neutral data center platform and runs NAPAfrica, sub-Saharan Africa's dominant internet exchange (crossing 6 Tbps of peak traffic in late 2025). Its portfolio spans nine facilities across three metros: the Isando and Bredell campuses in Johannesburg (JB1 through JB5, JB7, and the Teleport), CT1 and CT2 in Cape Town, and DB1 in Durban.

### What does Teraco Data Environments make?

Teraco Data Environments has 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Teraco DB1 Durban, Teraco CT2 Cape Town, Teraco CT1 Cape Town and 5 others (Teraco Data Environments builds physical robots).

### Is Teraco Data Environments publicly traded?

Teraco Data Environments is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Teraco Data Environments?

Teraco Data Environments has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.

### Who owns Teraco Data Environments?

Teraco Data Environments has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.

### Where does Teraco Data Environments operate robots?

Teraco Data Environments is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (6)

1. https://www.teraco.co.za/
2. https://www.teraco.co.za/about-us/
3. https://www.teraco.co.za/news/
4. https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-announces-jb7-and-a-new-r8-billion-syndicated-loan/
5. https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-expands-executive-management-team/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teraco_Data_Environments

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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