East Africa Cloud Region / Olkaria Geothermal Data Center
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Source: Construction Review
Kenya planned to construct a $1 billion data centre backed by Microsoft and UAE-based G42, located about 100 kilometres northwest of Nairobi, expected to run largely on geothermal energy. The project aimed to deliver cloud services via Microsoft’s Azure platform to businesses and government institutions. However, the project was suspended due to inadequate power capacity in Kenya, as the data cent
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Geothermal, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Data Center
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Construction Review
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Original status | suspended |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Kenya planned to construct a $1 billion data centre backed by Microsoft and UAE-based G42, located about 100 kilometres northwest of Nairobi, expected to run largely on geothermal energy. The project aimed to deliver cloud services via Microsoft’s Azure platform to businesses and government institutions. However, the project was suspended due to inadequate power capacity in Kenya, as the data center would require roughly a third of the country's total installed capacity of 3,000 MW, which is not feasible without massive infrastructure upgrades. |
Original sector | Buildings |
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Location
Country | Kenya |
City | Nairobi |
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Source | Construction Review |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Geothermal, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Data Center |
Article published date | 2026-05-09 |
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