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Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion

PRJ-0577 · Site · Sameer Industrial Park, Nairobi, Kenya

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

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.

Headline: 15 MW Planned critical IT

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Current nbo1 status · Operational

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53163 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2828 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/nairobi/

Current available site capacity · 7.5 MW

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53164 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Separate claim, not added to the headline

  1. NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2828 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/nairobi/

Current data halls · 4 data halls

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53165 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2828 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/nairobi/

Secured server space · 2,000 square metres

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53166 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. NBO1 Nairobi Data Centre

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2828 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/nairobi/

Adjacent expansion envelope · 15 MW IT

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53167 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Nov 30, 2022

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Jan 19, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2827 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-on-new-sameer-facility-in-nairobi/

  2. Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Nov 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2826 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-to-expand-sameer-facility-in-nairobi-by-15mw-of-it-load/

Adjacent initial module · 5 MW IT

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53168 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Nov 30, 2022

Headline treatment: Separate claim, not added to the headline

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Jan 19, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2827 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-on-new-sameer-facility-in-nairobi/

  2. Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Nov 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2826 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-to-expand-sameer-facility-in-nairobi-by-15mw-of-it-load/

Adjacent land status · Secured

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53169 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Nov 30, 2022

  1. Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Nov 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2826 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-to-expand-sameer-facility-in-nairobi-by-15mw-of-it-load/

Groundbreaking date · 2023-01-19

Actual · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53170 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jan 19, 2023

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground for Sameer expansion

    The Standard · Document date: Jan 20, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6690 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/counties/article/2001465620/adc-breaks-ground-for-expansive-facility

  2. Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Jan 19, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2827 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-on-new-sameer-facility-in-nairobi/

Announced completion target · H1 2024

Forecast · Africa Data Centres NBO1 Sameer Expansion (Project)

Claim 53171 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Nov 30, 2022

  1. Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Jan 19, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2827 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-breaks-ground-on-new-sameer-facility-in-nairobi/

  2. Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load

    Africa Data Centres · Document date: Nov 30, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2826 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.africadatacentres.com/africa-data-centres-to-expand-sameer-facility-in-nairobi-by-15mw-of-it-load/

Counterparties and capital

Africa Data Centres · Developer · CMP-1340

Cassava Technologies · Owner · CMP-1341

Investment commitment

$500,000,000 · Nov 30, 2022

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

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

Sources (2)

Financing record 160; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

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