iColo has put in over 650 kW of latest photo voltaic panel installations throughout its two knowledge centre campuses in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Over 450kW of the brand new photo voltaic capability will energy iColo’s NBO1 campus in Nairobi, with the remaining capability for use on the firm’s Miritini Mombasa campus.
iColo, which is a Digital Realty firm, has stated it’s “actively participating in discussions to safe further area for additional photo voltaic installations, together with greenfields, automotive parks, and rooftops in any respect its campuses.” The corporate needs to satisfy 25% of its amenities’ energy wants with photo voltaic installations.
“Our photo voltaic investments are pushed not solely by our sustainability objectives as an organization but additionally by our dedication to assist our prospects’ renewable vitality targets. As we additional broaden, Mombasa’s main world interconnection hub that has greater than 85 community suppliers will profit from the campus’ expanded sustainable vitality supply,” stated Ranjith Cherickel, Founder and CEO of iColo.
“In harnessing Kenya’s renewable vitality panorama, we’re proud to steer the cost in direction of a sustainable future. We’ll proceed to put money into renewable vitality to maintain up with our energy consumption for the foreseeable future. We’re not simply embracing renewable vitality; we’re driving it ahead.”
iColo plans to sync each campuses’ progress with the addition of extra photo voltaic capability to satisfy future demand. The corporate at present has plans for 3 knowledge centres, together with a captive substation, and is anticipated to devour over 20 MW at full capability. The corporate’s second Nairobi knowledge centre, NBO2, is anticipated to return on-line in within the third quarter of 2025 with an IT load of 6.5 MW.
