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.

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Market Facts

Nairobi Data Center Map

Nairobi Power Growth Over Time

+174% 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

Data Centers in Nairobi

Name Company Size Status Type
Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1 Digital Realty Trust Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Digital Realty: NBO2 Digital Realty Trust Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Ridge UltraInterested in this information?Contact us Microsoft Azure Large Construction, Planned Hyperscale
ADC Nairobi NBO1 Africa Data Centres Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
PAIX Nairobi-1 PAIX Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Olkaria EcoCloud: Project Eagle Olkaria EcoCloud Data Centre In Doubt Carrier-Neutral
iXAfrica: Nairobi NBOX1 iXAfrica Data Centres Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
iXAfrica: NBOX1.2 iXAfrica Data Centres Medium Construction Carrier-Neutral
iXAfrica: Tilisi NBOX2 iXAfrica Data Centres Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Safaricom: Limuru Safaricom PLC Small Construction, Operational Mobile
Safaricom: Arena Safaricom PLC Extra Small Operational Mobile
Safaricom: Thika Safaricom PLC Extra Small Operational Mobile

Largest Providers in Nairobi

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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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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Africa Data Centres
Site
Power
Operational
1
7.5
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Safaricom PLC
Site
Power
Operational
3
6.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
4
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Largest Data Centers in Nairobi

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: Nairobi NBO1
The Nairobi One (NBO1) campus opened in September 2019.
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Digital Realty: NBO2 NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
PAIX Nairobi-1
The facility is approximately 25 minutes away from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
NN Request Dataset

Sites Under Construction in Nairobi

Location Building SqFt Power (MW) Estimated Launch
ValleyInterested 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 Starts in Details
330 days
Data Center Telecom & Networks
Mon, Sep 6 – 9, 2027 Nairobi Datacloud
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About This Metro

Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya.

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