Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region
- Headline capacity
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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
Project-wide phase for Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region; capacity class is unresolved.
Milestones (2)
Feb 1, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
Source not linkedDate not disclosed · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Forecast completion
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Developer (1)
- Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026 · Feb 1, 2026 · Primary
Site & development
Technical specifications
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (2)
Planned or represented
Microsoft does not publish a region-wide MW figure.
Planned or represented
Three independently powered, cooled and networked availability zones.
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Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.