Information heart infrastructure supplier iColo introduced that it has efficiently added and commissioned over 650 kilowatts (kW) of recent photo voltaic installations throughout its two knowledge heart campuses in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. This growth helps iColo’s dedication to sustainability and enhances the inexperienced credentials of its amenities, the corporate mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
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New Photo voltaic Capability
iColo reported that over 450 kW of this new photo voltaic capability will probably be obtainable at its Nairobi campus, which connects over 60 nationwide and international networks. Practically 200 kW of the remaining capability will probably be utilised at iColo’s rising Miritini Mombasa campus, the official launch mentioned.
Sustainability Dedication
“Our photo voltaic investments are pushed not solely by our sustainability objectives as an organization but additionally by our dedication to supporting our prospects’ renewable vitality targets. As we additional increase, Mombasa’s main international interconnection hub, which has greater than 85 community suppliers, will profit from the campus’ expanded sustainable vitality supply,” mentioned iColo. “We are going to proceed to put money into renewable vitality to maintain up with our energy consumption for the foreseeable future.”
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Upcoming Information Facilities and Photo voltaic Objectives
iColo plans to satisfy 25 p.c of its amenities’ energy wants with photo voltaic vitality in the long run and is exploring extra photo voltaic installations throughout its campuses. The corporate at present has three knowledge facilities in its grasp plan, together with a captive substation, and is predicted to devour over 20 megawatts (MW) at full capability.
The corporate’s second Nairobi knowledge heart, NBO2, with a deliberate IT load of 6.5 MW, is predicted to launch in Q3 2025.
