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. The site draws on a mix of power sources. 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
Johannesburg is home to Microsoft's South Africa region, running since 2019 and tracked at 80 MW. It's the company's main Sub-Saharan region 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region?
- Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region is an AI compute deployment that is not a standalone campus in Johannesburg, South Africa tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational.
- Where is Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region?
- Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region is in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- How big is Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region?
- Data Center Index tracks Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region at 80 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 South Africa AI Region?
- Microsoft is developing Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region.
- Which public companies are linked to Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to Microsoft Azure South Africa AI Region: Microsoft (MSFT). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Microsoft South Africa Ai Region (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Microsoft Azure South Africa Johannesburg (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- Microsoft (learn.microsoft.com · press · 2026-09-12)
- Microsoft Azure Blog (azure.microsoft.com · press · 2019-03-06)