Microsoft and G42 East Africa Data Centre Project
Sector: Geothermal • Location: Kenya
Source: Business Insider Africa
A $1 billion data centre project in Kenya by Microsoft in partnership with UAE-based AI firm G42, designed to run entirely on geothermal energy and establish a dedicated Microsoft Azure cloud region for East Africa. The project supports government services and private-sector digital infrastructure but has faced delays due to disagreements over guaranteed annual government payments for data centre
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Geothermal, Government, Data Center
- Location
- Kenya
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Business Insider Africa
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Original status | delayed |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A $1 billion data centre project in Kenya by Microsoft in partnership with UAE-based AI firm G42, designed to run entirely on geothermal energy and establish a dedicated Microsoft Azure cloud region for East Africa. The project supports government services and private-sector digital infrastructure but has faced delays due to disagreements over guaranteed annual government payments for data centre capacity. |
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Country | Kenya |
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Source | Business Insider Africa |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Geothermal, Government, Data Center |
Article published date | 2026-05-14 |
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