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Nairobi: 7 data centres, 4 operators, 53 MW planned
Nairobi, Kenya has 7 data centres on the DC Atlas map, run by 4 operators, 5 operational, 53 MW planned. Digital Realty alone accounts for 2 sites, ahead of Africa Data Centres.
Map of 4 data centres in Nairobi
Every Nairobi site DC Atlas tracks with a position on record, coloured by status.
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Live
25MW
Under construction
0MW
Planned
53MW
Total potential
78MW
Who supplies the power
100% of the data centres we track in the Nairobi market have a named power supplier
- Kenya Power6sites
- Tilisi Power Company1site
Who is building in Nairobi
The 4 largest operators here by total potential, of 4 tracked in this market.
| Operator | Sites | Live | Total potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 2 | 17 MW | 17 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 60% 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
4 recorded developments in the Nairobi market, the latest on 13 Jul 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.
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.
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 Nairobi
- How many data centres are in Nairobi?
- Nairobi, Kenya has 7 data centres on the DC Atlas map, run by 4 operators, 5 operational, 53 MW planned. Digital Realty alone accounts for 2 sites, ahead of Africa Data Centres.
- How much data centre capacity does Nairobi have?
- DC Atlas tracks 7 data centres in the Nairobi data centre market. 25 MW is live, 53 MW is planned, for 78 MW of total potential at full buildout.
- Who are the largest data centre operators in Nairobi?
- 4 operators run facilities in the Nairobi data centre market. Digital Realty is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 17 MW.
- Which utilities supply power to data centres in Nairobi?
- Kenya Power and Tilisi Power Company serve the most data centre sites in the Nairobi data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 100% of the facilities it tracks here.
Every data centre we track in Nairobi
6 of 7 with a published page