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Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion

Sameer Industrial Park, Nairobi, KenyaPartially operational
Capacity
15 MW
Planned critical IT
Lead participant
Africa Data Centres
Developer
Last updated
Aug 26, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion

Africa Data Centres announced and broke ground on an adjacent Sameer expansion that would begin with 5 MW and scale by up to an extra 15 MW. The current NBO1 page verifies an operating facility with 7.5 MW available site capacity, but does not confirm delivery of the announced expansion.

Capacity

Planned critical IT
Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
It Load7.5 MWActual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion
Adjacent Expansion Envelope15 MWActual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion
Adjacent Initial Module5 MWActual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion

Development

4 phases · 4 milestones
Current NBO1 operating facilityOperational

Current site profile; does not identify which expansion module supplied the capacity.

4 buildings

Earlier 1 MW hall expansionPlanned

Separate from the adjacent up-to-15 MW project.

1 building

Adjacent expansion initial modulePlanned

Groundbreaking achieved; delivered 5 MW is not confirmed by the current site page.

1 building

Adjacent expansion full envelopePlanned

H1 2024 completion target lapsed without captured confirmation.

Nov 8, 2022
ADC announces separate 1 MW hall expansion
Completed
Nov 30, 2022
ADC announces adjacent Sameer expansion
Completed
Jan 19, 2023
ADC breaks ground on new Sameer facility
Completed
Jan 1, 2024
H1 2024 expansion completion target
Forecast

Infrastructure

Electric GridOperational

7.5 MW

Current NBO1 site metric; source does not allocate capacity between original and expansion works.

Electric GridReported Context

5 MW IT

adjacent initial it load — 5 MW IT; completion unverified.

Electric GridPlanned Or Represented

15 MW IT

Up to an extra 15 MW; not current NBO1 total.

Project map

0 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
3
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
3

No map point available

Power & interconnection: 3

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

9 facts
Current Nbo1 Status
Operational
Actual
Current Available Site Capacity
7.5 MW
Actual
Current Data Halls
4 data halls
Actual
Secured Server Space
2,000 square metres
Actual
Adjacent Expansion Envelope
15 MW IT
Actual
Adjacent Initial Module
5 MW IT
Actual
Adjacent Land Status
Secured
Actual
Groundbreaking Date
2023-01-19
Actual
Announced Completion Target
H1 2024
Forecast