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9 facilities · Q3 2026 · H2 2025 – Q2 2026 ·

Data Center Colocation Costs in Kenya: Q3 2026 Price Index

Compare 9 data centers in Kenya across 5 operators, 56 MW: capacity, status, certifications, facilities and colocation pricing context.

9 facilities56 MW tracked5 operators

Colocation pricing: Kenya & other markets — The Colocation Price Index → · Best data centers in Kenya →

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Average wholesale, $/kW/mo — Collecting

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Retail rack, $/mo — Collecting

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Year on year

$0.171

Commercial power, $/kWh

Q3 2026 · · H2 2025 – Q2 2026 · 3 Tier III/IV · 1 AI-ready · 56+ MW · sources

Why prices sit where they do

Kenya's data centre market is concentrated in Nairobi, split between the Mombasa Road corridor and the Langata/Karen area, with new hyperscale capacity being built just outside the city in Kiambu County. Africa Data Centres (Liquid Intelligent Technologies) runs the market's oldest carrier-neutral facility, the former East Africa Data Centre at Sameer Business Park, Uptime Tier III-certified with 7.5 MW of available site capacity. Digital Realty's Nairobi campus (rebranded from iColo in September 2026) comprises two buildings, NBO1 and NBO2, on Langata South Road; IXAfrica runs a purpose-built campus on Mombasa Road with 4.5 MW live and 18 MW more planned on the same site. Safaricom holds Uptime-certified enterprise facilities at Thika and Red Hill, near Limuru, and Nxtra by Airtel Africa is building a 44 MW hyperscale campus at Tatu City, Kiambu, targeted for 2027. Business electricity runs $0.171/kWh (GlobalPetrolPrices, Dec 2025) on a grid dominated by geothermal and hydro generation.

Frequently asked questions

How much does colocation cost in Kenya?

No published wholesale $/kW benchmark exists for Kenya yet, so we show nothing rather than an estimate. What is verifiable: the catalog tracks 9 facilities here. Run at least three quotes in parallel — where no benchmark is published, individual offers vary far more.

Why is colocation priced the way it is in Kenya?

Commercial electricity in Kenya is $0.171 per kWh, and power is the largest single input into a colocation rate. On top of that sit land and grid-connection availability, interconnection density, and how much capacity competes for the same tenants — 9 facilities in our catalog, 1 of them announced or under construction.

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Quick answer

How many data centers are in Kenya?

Coloprice tracks 9 data centers in Kenya: 8 operational with 12 MW of published IT power, 1 under construction and 0 announced. The count covers publicly disclosed facilities and grows as operators publish new sites; every figure links to its primary source.

Data centers

FacilityOperatorCountryCityPower, MWTierScoreReviewsStatus
Africa Data Centres NBO1Africa Data Centres (Liquid Intelligent Technologies)KenyaNairobi7.5III45DOperational
Digital Realty NBO1 (Nairobi)Digital Realty (formerly iColo)KenyaNairobi26EOperational
Digital Realty NBO2 (Nairobi)Digital Realty (formerly iColo)KenyaNairobi12·Operational
IXAfrica NBOX1IXAfrica Data CentresKenyaNairobi4.526EOperational
Nxtra by Airtel Africa — Tatu City Data CentreNxtra by Airtel AfricaKenyaTatu City, Kiambu County (Nairobi area)4418·Under construction
Safaricom New Thika Data CentreSafaricom PLCKenyaThikaIII23EOperational
Safaricom Red Hill Data CenterSafaricom PLCKenyaRed Hill, Limuru (Nairobi area)III31EOperational
Digital Realty MBA1 (Mombasa)Digital Realty (formerly iColo)KenyaMombasa12·Operational
Digital Realty MBA2 (Mombasa)Digital Realty (formerly iColo)KenyaMombasa10·Operational