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Put Kenya's data centres head to head.
Choose up to four facilities and read them side by side, capacity, racks, tier, AI readiness, connectivity and power. Every figure is sourced and dated; nothing here is behind a signup wall.
Comparing 3 of 4 facilities
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| Specification | LiveSafaricom Data Centre (Waiyaki Way)Safaricom | Early StageMicrosoft–G42 AI Data CentreSafaricom | CommittediXAfrica NBOX2 (Tilisi)iXAfrica Data Centres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Operational | Early Stage | Committed |
| Operator | Safaricom | Safaricom | iXAfrica Data Centres |
| Location | Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi | To be determined (likely Nairobi or Olkaria), Nairobi | Tilisi development, Limuru, Nairobi |
| Live IT load | 1.5 MW | Not disclosed / not live | Not disclosed / not live |
| Designed capacity | 2 MW | 100 MWLeads | 53 MW |
| Racks | 120 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Tier rating | Tier III | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Facility type | Enterprise | Hyperscale | Hyperscale |
| AI-ready | No | Yes | Yes |
| Opened / expected | 2013 | Not announced | Not announced |
| Cooling | Precision air | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Power source | Kenya Power + diesel generators | Requires dedicated power infrastructure | Kenya Power (planned) |
| Renewable claim | None on record | Geothermal power from Olkaria discussed as primary source | None on record |
| Connectivity | Safaricom Fibre (Fibre) · Telkom Kenya (Fibre) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Certifications | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Data confidence | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Last verified | September 2026 | September 2026 | September 2026 |
| Notable | Supports M-Pesa (processes KES 20+ trillion annually), Safaricom's 4G/5G core, and enterprise cloud. Not carrier-neutral, primarily serves Safaricom's own services. | Would be the largest single foreign direct investment in Kenya's digital infrastructure. Partnership between Microsoft and G42 (UAE-based AI company). Safaricom named as local partner. | Land acquired in August 2023 (11 acres) in the Tilisi development. Planned for over 53 MW of IT load, iXAfrica's medium-term growth vector after NBOX1.2. |
| Full profile | View | View | View |
Reading this table: a cyan Leads flag marks the highest figure in a row, it is not an endorsement, and “Not disclosed” means the operator has not published the figure, not that it is zero. Every value carries a source and a verification date on the facility's own profile, see the methodology.