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Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region

Eastern Province, Saudi ArabiaStatus under reviewProgram
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Oct 28, 2026

Microsoft announced on August 31, 2026 that the Saudi Arabia East cloud Region would become available to customers in November 2026. This is a forecast month, not confirmation of launch or a disclosed physical-campus capacity. Microsoft has completed construction across the three availability zones of its Saudi Arabia East region and expects customer availability in the fourth quarter of 2026. Microsoft does not disclose a region megawatt total. Microsoft is associated with the development in Three availability zones, Eastern Province, SA. The disclosed development scope includes three availability zones; construction complete; customer availability expected Q4 2026. Power and physical infrastructure include three independently powered, cooled and networked availability zones. Microsoft does not publish a region-wide MW figure. The available public sources do not establish a project-scoped operating or contracted capacity figure.

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Development programAnnounced or preconstruction

Project-wide phase for Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region; capacity class is unresolved.

Milestones (2)
Azure Saudi Arabia East development disclosed

Feb 1, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Construction complete across three availability zones; service expected Q4 2026

Date not disclosed · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Microsoft

Developer

Sources by role

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Microsoft three zone region | Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia

Source

Location context

Actual

Microsoft three zone region | Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia

Source

Development scale

Actual

Three availability zones

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Development milestone

Actual

Construction complete

Source

Site configuration

Actual

Microsoft three zone region | Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia

Source

Technical specifications

Power arrangement

Actual

Customer availability expected Q4 2026.

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Preconstruction

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Preconstruction

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

Microsoft does not publish a region-wide MW figure.

Site facility

Planned or represented

Three independently powered, cooled and networked availability zones.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.