Microsoft Azure — South Africa AI Region
80 MW AI data center in Johannesburg, South Africa — operational.
- Capacity: 80 MW
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Developer: Microsoft
- Status: operational
- Energy source: Mixed
Microsoft Azure — South Africa AI Region is a 80 MW AI data center project located in Johannesburg, South Africa, currently operational. It is being built by Microsoft. Power for the facility is sourced from Mixed. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across South Africa — covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Microsoft's Johannesburg region has run since 2019 and is tracked at 80 MW, the company's Sub-Saharan anchor for general cloud and AI inference.
Public companies linked to Microsoft Azure — South Africa AI Region
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Microsoft (MSFT) — developer · hyperscaler
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