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Kenya: 9 data centres, 4 operators, 53 MW planned
Kenya has 9 data centres on the DC Atlas map, across 2 markets, run by 4 operators, 7 operational, 53 MW planned. Digital Realty alone accounts for 4 sites, ahead of Africa Data Centres.
Map of 7 data centres in Kenya
Every Kenya site DC Atlas tracks with a position on record, coloured by status.
Kenya is one scope of the whole corpus. See every facility DC Atlas tracks on the global data center map.
Live
29MW
Under construction
0MW
Planned
53MW
Total potential
82MW
Who supplies the power
100% of the data centres we track in Kenya have a named power supplier
- Kenya Power8sites
- Tilisi Power Company1site
Who is building in Kenya
The 4 largest operators here by total potential, of 4 tracked in this country.
| Operator | Sites | Live | Total potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 4 | 20 MW | 20 MW |
| Africa Data Centres | 1 | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW |
| PAIX Data Centers | 1 | 0.7 MW | 0.7 MW |
| Telkom Kenya | 1 | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW |
Only 57% of the live facilities here carry a commissioning date across too few years, which is too thin to chart as a build history.
Recent activity
3 recorded developments in Kenya, the latest on 9 Sept 2026.
Workonline opens fourth POP in Kenya to expand East Africa network
Workonline has established a new point-of-presence (POP) in Nairobi, Kenya, marking its fourth facility in the region. The expansion enhances redundancy and resilience across the company's African connectivity infrastructure. The new POP strengthens Workonline's growing ecosystem in East Africa by providing additional access and network capacity. This deployment reflects ongoing investment in regional data-center and interconnection capabilities.
Nairobi Zenlayer 001 commissioned
Zenlayer's presence at this facility was registered on PeeringDB on 14 April 2026 — a presence-registration date, not a commissioning date.
Mombasa Digital Realty 001 expansion
Mombasa Digital Realty 001 was expanded on 25 October 2021, adding an additional 1.6 megawatts of power.
Nairobi Digital Realty 003 expansion
Nairobi Digital Realty 003 was expanded on 25 October 2021 through the acquisition of an additional 215,000 square feet of land intended to support 14 megawatts of future data center capacity.
Mombasa Digital Realty 001 ownership change
Mombasa Digital Realty 001 changed ownership as part of a transaction in 2021.
Nairobi Digital Realty 002 ownership change
Nairobi Digital Realty 002 changed ownership as part of a transaction on 12 March 2020; the source states control was obtained on March 9, 2020 and the Interxion Combination was completed on March 12, 2020.
Questions about Kenya
- How many data centres are there in Kenya?
- Kenya has 9 data centres on the DC Atlas map, across 2 markets, run by 4 operators, 7 operational, 53 MW planned. Digital Realty alone accounts for 4 sites, ahead of Africa Data Centres.
- How much data centre capacity does Kenya have?
- DC Atlas tracks 9 data centres in Kenya. 29 MW is live, 53 MW is planned, for 82 MW of total potential at full buildout.
- Who are the largest data centre operators in Kenya?
- 4 operators run facilities in Kenya. Digital Realty is the largest by total potential, with 4 sites and 20 MW.
- Which utilities supply power to data centres in Kenya?
- Kenya Power and Tilisi Power Company serve the most data centre sites in Kenya. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 100% of the facilities it tracks here.
Every data centre we track in Kenya
9 facilities