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Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region

PRJ-0688 · Program · Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

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.

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Location context · Microsoft three zone region | Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 57186 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

Lifecycle status · Preconstruction

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 57187 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

Location context · Microsoft three zone region | Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 111279 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

Lifecycle status · Preconstruction

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 111280 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

Development scale · Three availability zones

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 111299 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

  2. Microsoft regional data residency table

    Microsoft · Document date: May 1, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6221 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/dataresidency-malaysiaandchilelaunch-1060360.pdf

Development milestone · Construction complete

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 111300 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

  2. Microsoft regional data residency table

    Microsoft · Document date: May 1, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6221 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/dataresidency-malaysiaandchilelaunch-1060360.pdf

Power arrangement · Customer availability expected Q4 2026.

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 111301 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

  2. Microsoft regional data residency table

    Microsoft · Document date: May 1, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6221 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/dataresidency-malaysiaandchilelaunch-1060360.pdf

Site configuration · Microsoft three zone region | Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia

Actual · Microsoft Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region (Project)

Claim 111302 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East availability from Q4 2026

    Microsoft · Document date: Feb 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3123 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/02/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-available-for-customers-to-run-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/

  2. Microsoft regional data residency table

    Microsoft · Document date: May 1, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6221 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/dataresidency-malaysiaandchilelaunch-1060360.pdf

Counterparties and capital

Microsoft · Developer · CMP-0017

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