Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)
50 MW AI data center in Lagos, Nigeria: announced.
- Capacity: 50 MW
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Developer: Microsoft
- Status: announced
- Energy source: Grid
Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced) is a 50 MW AI data center project located in Lagos, Nigeria, currently announced. It is being built by Microsoft. The site is grid-powered. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across Nigeria, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Microsoft has announced a Lagos region tracked at 50 MW, with the facility scheduled to come online across 2025 and 2026. It'll bring Azure AI inference to West Africa's largest market.
Public companies linked to Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Microsoft (MSFT), developer · hyperscaler
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)?
- Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced) is an AI compute deployment that is not a standalone campus in Lagos, Nigeria tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)?
- Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced) is in Lagos, Nigeria.
- How big is Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)?
- Data Center Index tracks Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced) at 50 MW. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it. This entry is not a standalone campus, so it is left out of campus counts and capacity totals.
- Who is building Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)?
- Microsoft is developing Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced).
- When will Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced) come online?
- The next building at Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced) is expected online December 31, 2026. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
- Which public companies are linked to Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced)?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to Microsoft Azure Nigeria Region (Lagos, Announced): Microsoft (MSFT). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Microsoft Azure Nigeria Lagos Announced (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- Innovation Village (innovation-village.com · press · 2026-09-12)