Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion

Sameer Industrial Park, Nairobi, KenyaPartially operational

Planned critical IT: 15 MW
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

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

Current available site capacity

Actual

7.5 MW

Source

Adjacent expansion envelope

Actual

15 MW

Source

Adjacent initial module

Actual

5 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Current NBO1 operating facilityOperational

4 buildings

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

Earlier 1 MW hall expansionPlanned

1 building

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

Adjacent expansion initial modulePlanned

1 building

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

Adjacent expansion full envelopePlanned

H1 2024 completion target lapsed without captured confirmation.

Milestones (4)

ADC announces separate 1 MW hall expansion

Nov 8, 2022 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

ADC announces adjacent Sameer expansion

Nov 30, 2022 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

ADC breaks ground on new Sameer facility

Jan 19, 2023 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked

H1 2024 expansion completion target

2024 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Africa Data Centres

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi · Jan 19, 2023 · Corroborating

Developer (1)

Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load · Nov 30, 2022 · Primary

Developer (1)

NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre · Corroborating

Cassava Technologies

Owner

Sources by role

Owner (1)

Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi · Jan 19, 2023 · Corroborating

Owner (1)

Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load · Nov 30, 2022 · Primary

Capital & incentives

Financing records

Investment commitment

$500m

Nov 30, 2022

Africa Data Centres' broader hyperscale plan across Africa; no Nairobi allocation is disclosed.

Parties & sources

Africa Data Centres (Sponsor) · Cassava Technologies (Other)

Sources (2)

Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi · Jan 19, 2023
Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load · Nov 30, 2022

Site & development

Adjacent land status

Actual

Secured

Source

Announced completion target

Forecast

H1 2024

Source

Additional project facts

Current nbo1 status

Actual

Operational

Source

Current data halls

Actual

4 data halls

Source

Secured server space

Actual

2,000 square metres

Source

Groundbreaking date

Actual

2023-01-19

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)

Electric grid

Operational

7.5 MW

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

Electric grid

Reported context

5 MW IT

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

Electric grid

Planned or represented

15 MW IT

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

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.