What is the latest status of the project “Microsoft-G42 AI Data Center at Olkaria”?

The status recorded for “Microsoft-G42 AI Data Center at Olkaria” is planned.

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Microsoft-G42 AI Data Center at Olkaria

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya

Source: Streamline Feed

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A proposed 1,000-megawatt artificial intelligence data center facility by Microsoft and G42 at Olkaria, Kenya, intended to be East Africa's premier computing hub. The project raises concerns about massive freshwater consumption for industrial cooling, potentially straining the vulnerable Lake Naivasha basin and impacting local agriculture.

Status: Prospective
Sector: Water Supply and Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Raw Materials, Data Center
Location: Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Streamline Feed

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The project “Microsoft-G42 AI Data Center at Olkaria” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Streamline Feed.

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Original status	planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	A proposed 1,000-megawatt artificial intelligence data center facility by Microsoft and G42 at Olkaria, Kenya, intended to be East Africa's premier computing hub. The project raises concerns about massive freshwater consumption for industrial cooling, potentially straining the vulnerable Lake Naivasha basin and impacting local agriculture.
Original sector	Technology
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Country	Kenya
State	Rift Valley
City	Naivasha

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Sector	Water Supply and Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Raw Materials, Data Center
Article published date	2026-07-20

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