Kenya Data Center Market

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The Kenya data center market is located in the region of Africa and within EMEA. Kenya has 15 facilities.

The top providers in Kenya are iXAfrica Data Centres (2 sites) and Microsoft Azure with 1 facility . The most popular facilities are Digital Realty: Mombasa One (MBA1) and Digital Realty: Mombasa One (MBA1).

Market Facts

Kenya Data Center Map

Kenya Power Growth Over Time

+190% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Largest Providers in Kenya

iXAfrica Data Centres
Site
Power
Operational
1
4.5
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Microsoft Azure
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Digital Realty Trust
Site
Power
Operational
4
11.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
4
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Safaricom PLC
Site
Power
Operational
4
7.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
5
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Largest Data Centers in Kenya

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
ADC Nairobi NBO1 NN Request Dataset
iXAfrica: Nairobi NBOX1
The Nairobi campus sits on a 4.3 acres site on Mombasa Road, a major highway with access to all s...
NN Request Dataset
Digital Realty: Mombasa MBA2 NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Digital Realty: Mombasa One (MBA1)
Single storey purpose built building with a built up area of 2,428m²
NN Request Dataset
Digital Realty: NBO2 NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset

Regions in Kenya

Data Center Events in Kenya See all

1 events
Event Starts in Details
301 days
View Datacloud Africa 2027
Organized by:
Datacloud
Type:
Data Center Telecom & Networks
Description:

Datacloud Africa is the African continent edition of the Datacloud conference series, co-located with International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa. Organized by Datacloud and BroadGroup (techoraco Limited), the four-day gathering runs September 6–9, 2027 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill in Nairobi, Kenya. The combined gathering convenes more than 1,800 decision-makers from over 80 coun...

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