S&P Global Energy Seminar

12 Oct 2026
Exhibition Hall, Tech Stage 2
Workshops

AI ready data centers in South Africa: A Case Study with Teraco
How are AI and higher density workloads influencing data center design, particularly around cooling, energy efficiency and sustainability. In this session we’ll cover:
Why AI workloads are changing the requirements for data center capacity and cooling.

  • Why South Africa is an interesting market, given the growth in cloud/AI demand alongside water and power constraint

  • How Teraco appears to be positioning its facilities for higher density workloads

  • The shift towards more efficient cooling approaches, including liquid cooling and closed loop systems

  • What this could mean for future data center design in similar markets

 

Speakers
Dan Thompson
Dan Thompson, Research Director, Data Center Services and Infrastructure - S&P Global Energy
Jan Hnizdo
Jan Hnizdo, Chief Executive Officer - Teraco

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