45 DIESEL GENERATOR SETS PROVIDED FOR DATA CENTRES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ghaddar Machinery Co. reports successful delivery of a 𝟓𝟎 𝐌𝐖 power project supporting major data centres in South Africa reinforcing the company position as a trusted partner for mission-critical applications.

The contract involves:

- 45 gensets deployed across multiple locations

- Power range: 500 kVA to 3,500 kVA

- Supporting 22 Data Centres

- Engineered for high reliability, redundancy & uptime.

The package includes:

- 𝟐 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 of 𝐂𝐓𝟑𝟓𝟎𝟎 powered by Cummins QSK95-G4 engine and Leroy Somer LSA53.2M12 alternator

- 𝟕 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 of 𝐂𝐓𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 powered by Cummins QSK60-G4 engine and Leroy Somer LSA52.3S6 alternator

- 𝟏𝟒 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 of 𝐂𝐓𝟏𝟔𝟒𝟎 powered by Cummins QSK60-G2 engine and Leroy Somer LSA50.2VL10 alternator

- 𝟏𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 of 𝐂𝐓𝟏𝟐𝟓𝟎 powered by Cummins KTA50-G3 engine and Leroy Somer LSA50.2M6 alternator

- 𝟖 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 of 𝐂𝐓𝟖𝟎𝟎 powered by Cummins QSK23-G3 engine and Leroy Somer LSA49.3M8 alternator

- 𝟒 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 of 𝐂𝐓𝟓𝟎𝟎 powered by Cummins QSZ13-G10 engine and Leroy Somer LSA47.3M7alternator

South Africa's data centre sector is indeed expanding, driven by the increasing demand for AI and cloud services. The country is becoming a strategic entry point for global investments in AI workloads, which require significantly more energy, storage, and processing power than traditional computing systems. Equinix's investment in South Africa is a significant part of this expansion, with a commitment to build out data centre capacity to support the continent's growing demand for AI and cloud services. The South African data centre market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, with projections indicating it could more than double in value by 2031. This growth is attracting not just Equinix but a wave of global and regional players looking to establish early dominance in a still underdeveloped market.