12 facilities · 7 operators · 209 MW tracked
Colocation in Kenya: pricing, providers and markets
7 operators run 12 tracked data centers in Kenya across 1 cities with at least three sites (9 operational, 209+ MW published, 3 AI-ready). Below: the published price benchmark, retail list prices, the operator list and the city pages. Catalog data from primary sources; no estimates.
How much does colocation cost in Kenya?
7 operators run 12 tracked data centers in Kenya; the largest by sites is Digital Realty (formerly iColo) (4). No published wholesale $/kW benchmark exists for this market yet, so Coloprice shows none rather than an estimate. No operator in this market publishes a retail rate card; prices are quoted on request.
Wholesale benchmark
No published wholesale benchmark for this market. Coloprice does not estimate prices; request quotes below.
Published retail prices
No operator in Kenya publishes a retail rate card on its website. That is normal for wholesale-led markets and says nothing about price level — request quotes with one brief.
Colocation providers in Kenya
Operators with tracked data centers in Kenya, sorted by sites, then published capacity. Sites / operational; MW is the sum of what each operator publishes for these sites. Some entries are hyperscaler or enterprise sites that do not sell colocation — check the facility card.
| Operator | Sites / live | Published MW | Top-scored facility | Certifications | AI-ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty (formerly iColo) | 4 / 4 | not published | Digital Realty NBO1 (Nairobi) | ISO 27001, PCI DSS | — |
| IXAfrica Data Centres | 2 / 1 | 58 | IXAfrica NBOX1 | not published | 2 |
| Safaricom PLC | 2 / 2 | not published | Safaricom Red Hill Data Center | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility | — |
| EcoCloud / G42 | 1 / 0 | 100 | EcoCloud / G42 Olkaria Geothermal Data Center | not published | 1 |
| Nxtra by Airtel Africa | 1 / 0 | 44 | Nxtra by Airtel Africa — Tatu City Data Centre | not published | — |
| Africa Data Centres (Liquid Intelligent Technologies) | 1 / 1 | 8 | Africa Data Centres NBO1 | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) | 1 / 1 | not published | Konza National Data Center | Tier III (Uptime Institute) | — |
Colocation markets in Kenya
| City | Sites / live | Published MW |
|---|---|---|
| Colocation in Nairobi | 4 | 12 |
Availability in Kenya: what the numbers do and do not say
Published megawatts describe how facilities are designed, not how much power is available to a new customer today. Vacancy is confirmed only in an operator's proposal for a specific hall and ready-for-service date. Where operators have told Coloprice that a market is sold out to a date, the facility cards say so; otherwise assume nothing and ask each provider the same question.
What the colocation price includes — and what it does not
- Included in the base fee: rack or cabinet space, a committed power circuit, cooling, physical security, and usually a basic remote-hands allowance.
- Billed separately: metered electricity above the allowance (or a per-kWh rate on retail contracts), cross-connects, IP transit, additional remote hands, and one-off setup or installation fees.
- Wholesale contracts add annual escalators, ramp schedules and power-commitment minimums; retail contracts add overage rates and bandwidth caps. Compare providers on the same committed kW, density, term and connectivity.
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FAQ
Who are the largest colocation providers in Kenya?
By tracked sites: Digital Realty (formerly iColo) with 4. By published IT capacity: EcoCloud / G42 with 100 MW. Facility counts and MW come from operator pages and registries; the table above lists every operator with a tracked site in Kenya, including some that do not sell space.
Is there colocation capacity available in Kenya right now?
Coloprice tracks 12 facilities here (9 operational, 3 under construction or announced) but does not track vacancy. Availability, rack density and delivery dates are confirmed only in a current proposal for a specific hall — send the same brief to several providers and compare.
How do I get comparable colocation quotes in Kenya?
Send every provider one brief: committed kW, density per rack, redundancy, carriers and cloud on-ramps, start date, term and expansion rights. Ask for space, power, metered electricity, cross-connects, installation and remote hands as separate lines, then compare against the benchmark. The form below routes one brief to matching operators; no operator pays for position.
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