Nairobi Data Center Market
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The Nairobi data center market is located in the country of Kenya within EMEA. Nairobi has 12 facilities.
The top providers in Nairobi are iXAfrica Data Centres (2 sites) and Microsoft Azure with 1 facility . The most popular facilities are Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1 and Digital Realty: NBO2.
Read MoreMarket Facts
- The Nairobi is ranked 1st largest market in Kenya and ranked 53rd in EMEA.
- The Nairobi Data Center Market Has 12 data centers, operated by 7 providers.
- The largest data center in Nairobi is ADC Nairobi NBO1 with 8 megawatts and 21,528 SqFt
- There are currently 3 data centers under construction in Nairobi
Nairobi Data Center Map
Nairobi Power Growth Over Time
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Data Centers in Nairobi
| Name | Company | Size | Status | Type | |
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Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1 | Digital Realty Trust | Extra Small | Operational | Carrier-Neutral |
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Digital Realty: NBO2 | Digital Realty Trust | Extra Small | Operational | Carrier-Neutral |
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Edge PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure | Large | Construction, Planned | Hyperscale |
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ADC Nairobi NBO1 | Africa Data Centres | Small | Operational | Carrier-Neutral |
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PAIX Nairobi-1 | PAIX | Extra Small | Operational | Carrier-Neutral |
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Olkaria EcoCloud: Project Eagle | Olkaria EcoCloud Data Centre | In Doubt | Carrier-Neutral | |
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iXAfrica: Nairobi NBOX1 | iXAfrica Data Centres | Small | Operational | Carrier-Neutral |
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iXAfrica: NBOX1.2 | iXAfrica Data Centres | Medium | Construction | Carrier-Neutral |
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iXAfrica: Tilisi NBOX2 | iXAfrica Data Centres | Large | Planned | Carrier-Neutral |
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Safaricom: Limuru | Safaricom PLC | Small | Construction, Operational | Mobile |
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Safaricom: Arena | Safaricom PLC | Extra Small | Operational | Mobile |
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Safaricom: Thika | Safaricom PLC | Extra Small | Operational | Mobile |
Largest Providers in Nairobi
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Largest Data Centers in Nairobi
| Location | About | Total SqFt | Power (MW) |
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| 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...
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| Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1 |
The Nairobi One (NBO1) campus opened in September 2019.
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| Digital Realty: NBO2 | NN Request Dataset | NN Request Dataset | |
| PAIX Nairobi-1 |
The facility is approximately 25 minutes away from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Sites Under Construction in Nairobi
| Location | Building SqFt | Power (MW) | Estimated Launch |
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| North RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us | SqFt | 20 Megawatts | Q4 2026 |
| iXAfrica: NBOX1.2 | SqFt | 18 Megawatts | Q1 2027 |
| Olkaria EcoCloud: Project Eagle | SqFt | 0 Megawatts | Q2 2026 |
Data Center Events in Nairobi See all
1 events
| Event | Date | Type | Location | Starts in | Details |
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| Sep 6 – 9, 2027 | Data Center +1 |
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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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Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya.
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