iXAfrica: East Africa’s First and Largest Hyperscale, AI-Ready Data Center
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, iXAfrica Data Centres is an award-winning, carrier-neutral facility purpose-built to support hyperscale deployments, cloud services, AI workloads, colocation, and interconnectivity. It stands as a critical part of the digital backbone of East Africa.
Phase 1 of the Nairobi campus—NBOX1 (Nairobi X One)—is now open for business and sits on a 4.3-acre site along Mombasa Road, one of the region’s most important infrastructure corridors, with direct access to all seven subsea cables landing in Kenya.
Designed for performance and scale, the Nairobi campus has a planned total capacity of 22.5 MW, with a second campus expansion already in the works. Located on 11 acres in Tilisi, just outside Nairobi, the second site will add an additional 53 MW, making iXAfrica the largest data center project in Greater East Africa—serving a regional population of over 300 million people.
The campus is strategically positioned next to major fiber optic routes and resilient power infrastructure, ensuring high availability and energy efficiency. Importantly, more than 90% of Kenya’s electricity is sourced from renewable energy, making iXAfrica’s operations both reliable and low-carbon.
Whether you need hyperscale infrastructure, cloud connectivity, or sustainable colocation, iXAfrica is ready to support your digital future.
Phase 1 - NBOX1 Specs:
• 4.5 MW IT Power
• 780 Racks
• 30 kW per Rack
• White Space 1,653 Sqm
• PUE 1.25
• 3 Data Halls
• 4 MMRs
• 4 secure & diverse fiber entry points
• 2,500 Sqm Teleport Satellite Space
• 2 x 4.5MVA feeders on 11 KV
• A 66 KV substation has been planned
• 2 x 2.5 MW continuous duty generators
• N+1 Redundant Switchgear with 4 independent power trains
• N+1 Generators
• UPS Distributed redundancy - 4 to make 3 with a 2N supply to rack
Phase 2 - NBOX1.2
• 18 MW IT Power
• 3,500 Racks
• 30+ kW per Rack
• White Space 6,098 Sqm
• PUE 1.25
• 6 Data Halls
• 2 x 4.5MVA feeders on 11 KV
• A 66 KV substation has been planned
• 22 x 2.5 MW Continous Duty Generators
