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November 5, 2025
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Why Kenya is poised to lead Africa's next data centre wave

Why Kenya is poised to lead Africa's next data centre wave

In Africa, the report highlights a maturing but uneven data centre landscape...

✨ Key Highlights

Kenya is positioned to lead Africa's next wave of data centre development, driven by the global shift towards advanced infrastructure capable of supporting Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. This transition is highlighted in the latest 2025–2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Index.

  • The 2025–2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Index by Turner & Townsend indicates an industry shift from traditional air-cooled facilities to high-density, liquid-cooled data centres.
  • Turner & Townsend, a global professional services firm, published the report.
  • The demand for new data centres is fueled by the computational intensity of AI applications, causing strain on the construction supply chain.

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