Market profile
Austria
In Austria Microsoft opened its Austrian cloud region in 2025 with three data centres in Lower Austria. The transmission operator APG reported in April 2026 that data centres had registered grid access demand of about 2,500 MW, while Lower Austria plans for 500 to 600 MW of extra connection need in the eastern grid region.
- Tracked project records
- 2
- Policy records
- 0
- Cloud regions
- 1
- Last checked
- 19 Oct 2026
Grid context
APG data centre requests of about 2,500 MW sit alongside more than 10,000 MW of wind and solar requests in its April 2026 network development plan news.
Latest changes
- Project 30 Jun 2025 Microsoft Austria cloud region data centres (Schwechat, Achau, Vösendorf area)Cloud region inaugurated, services from August 2025 Related: Microsoft Austria cloud region data centres (Schwechat, Achau, Vösendorf area). news.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)
Tracked projects
| Project | Level | Stage | Operator or developer | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Kronstorf data centre (Upper Austria) | campus | Under construction | not disclosed | |
| Microsoft Austria cloud region data centres (Schwechat, Achau, Vösendorf area) | campus | Operating | Microsoft | 30 Jun 2025: Cloud region inaugurated, services from August 2025 |
Capacity in tracked public coverage
Tracked public coverage, not a national total. Sums of reported, project-level figures from 0 of the 2 published project records we track for Austria. Each metric and each delivery class is summed on its own and never added to another. Confirmed operating capacity never includes design or ultimate capacity. Delayed projects are never counted as under construction now. Campus and phase figures are not double counted. Ranges and upper bounds are not summed. Unknown values are not counted as zero.
None of the tracked project records for Austria has a figure that can be summed yet. Figures with an unclear basis and undisclosed values are never added. Each project page lists its reported figures as published. Not disclosed is not zero.
Figures not counted (1) and why
- Microsoft Austria cloud region data centres (Schwechat, Achau, Vösendorf area)
- Investment EUR 1 billion: Marked not summable by research: Investment in EUR billions as reported by Kurier
Method: capacity rules. Company-wide investment, area figures and third-party market estimates are never included in these sums.
Hyperscaler and AI cloud activity in Austria
2 tracked projects in Austria, of which 2 involve a hyperscaler or AI cloud as owner, operator, developer or a stated or reported tenant. Part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region on the hyperscaler and cloud hub.
| Project | Stage | Operator, developer or owner | Hyperscaler or AI tenant | Announced | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Kronstorf data centre (Upper Austria) Upper Austria | Under construction | not stated | 2026-04-23 | 2027 | |
| Microsoft Austria cloud region data centres (Schwechat, Achau, Vösendorf area) Lower Austria | Operating | Microsoft | not stated | not stated | not stated |
Capacity, forecasts and market share: Austria
Every number is shown as published, with its basis, date and source. Figures with different bases (IT power, grid connection, electricity use) or from different sources are never added or blended. Where no figure exists we say not publicly reported. CoolPower makes no forecasts of its own.
Current capacity and pipeline
| Figure | What it measures | State | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 2,500 MW Official source | Grid requests Grid access demand registered by data centres with the transmission operator APG (requests, not capacity in service) Source statement (paraphrased): "Rechenzentren haben einen Bedarf von rund 2.500 Megawatt angemeldet" | Requested | 2026-04-07 | Austrian Power Grid (opens in a new tab) Published 7 Apr 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Forecasts and scenarios
| Figure | What it measures | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 to 600 MW Planning assumption | Grid connection Additional connection need for data centres in the eastern Austrian grid region assumed by Lower Austria (650 MW assumed for Lower Austria itself) Source statement (paraphrased): "500 bis 600 MW zusätzlicher Anschlussbedarf" | planning horizon not stated | Land Niederösterreich (opens in a new tab) Published 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Cloud market share
Provider market share: not publicly reported. No public provider market share by country was found except mainland China (Omdia via DCD). Every other country page shows not publicly reported.
Cloud regions in Austria
A cloud region is a provider's service area. It is not a data centre campus and has no MW figure here.
- Microsoft Azure cloud region in Austria , available
Policy timeline
No policy records published.
Operators and developers
Sources (4), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- APG-Netzentwicklungsplan bis 2035 (opens in a new tab), Austrian Power Grid, published 7 Apr 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Rechenzentren in Niederösterreich 2026 (strategy paper) (opens in a new tab), Land Niederösterreich, published 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Microsoft will open datacenter region in Austria (opens in a new tab), Microsoft Source EMEA, published 28 Jul 2025, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Milliarden-Investition: Microsoft eröffnet 3 neue Rechenzentren in Österreich (opens in a new tab), Kurier, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.