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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

29767

Company Name

TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS (PTY) LTD

Date SPI Disclosed

May 17, 2010

Country

South Africa

Industry

Telecommunications and Technology

Projected Board Date

Jun 18, 2010

Status

Completed

Sector

Internet Access Providers (Including ISPs, Datacenters)

Department

WBG Digital and AI

Environmental Category

C - No Impact

Previous Events

Approved : Dec 13, 2010
Signed : Mar 4, 2011
Invested : May 20, 2011

Project Description

Teraco Data Environments (Pty) Limited (“Teraco” or the “Company”) operates vendor neutral data centers in South Africa – large, energy efficient information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure facilities whereby customers can locate ICT equipment to connect to any of numerous data carriers (Internet Service Providers) in an open market environment. The Company was founded in 2007 and operates South Africa’s first carrier and vendor neutral data center, located just outside of Cape Town’s business district, and has recently opened a second data center in the Johannesburg metropolitan area. Teraco is raising capital to expand in South Africa and develop plans for international expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceeds would be invested in three new facilities, i) a second data center in Cape Town, ii) second and third phases of its Johannesburg facility, and iii) a new data center in Durban, another major business hub in the country. Additionally, as those facilities come on line, Teraco would use the remaining funds to develop detailed plans for their international expansion. The expansion of capacity in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and new facility in Durban, would complete Teraco’s national data center footprint, offering customers state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure in South Africa’s main business conurbations.

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