Cape Town data centre developers say objectors misunderstand the hustle

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Getting one thing straight about the data centres planned for opposite Cape Town International Airport is that the developer on record, which is handling all the wheeling and…

Unpacking the rebuttal for the appeal to the Cape Town Municipal Planning Tribunal approval for the Equinix data centres near the airport raises more questions than answers.

Getting one thing straight about the data centres planned for opposite Cape Town International Airport is that the developer on record, which is handling all the wheeling and dealing and issued the formal response to the appeal, is a crowd called Planning Partners.

They’re acting on behalf of King Air Industria (KAI, which is co-developed by Atterbury) and Equinix. According to the 91-page response that could be obtained only via a Paia request, which Daily Maverick has now studied, Equinix’s involvement in the KAI project centres on a long-term commercial lease and infrastructure funding arrangement.

Crucially, Equinix’s legal counsel (Baker & McKenzie) advised the company not to proceed with…

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