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Microsoft Austria cloud region data centres (Schwechat, Achau, Vösendorf area)
Microsoft inaugurated its Austrian cloud region in Vienna on 30 June 2025, with services available from August 2025. Kurier reported three data centres near Schwechat, Achau and Vösendorf with an investment of EUR 1 billion. Microsoft says it works with VERBUND on Austrian hydropower. Capacity in MW is not published.
Reported figures
| Figure | What it measures | Delivery state | Scope and date | Used in totals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR 1 billion Third-party reported 1,000,000,000 EUR | Investment Investment in EUR billions as reported by Kurier Source wording: "Investition von 1 Milliarde Euro" | Design or ultimate capacity The source gives the whole-campus figure. The share that is operating is not disclosed, so it is treated as design capacity. Stage stated in source: Operating | campus 30 Jun 2025 | No. Marked not summable by research: Investment in EUR billions as reported by Kurier | kurier.at (opens in a new tab) |
Each figure is shown as reported, with its own definition. IT, facility, grid and thermal figures are never added together. Capacity definitions.
Power and grid
Microsoft works with VERBUND to use hydropower from the Mayrhofen/Tuxbach and Freudenau plants. news.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)
What changed
- 30 Jun 2025 Cloud region inaugurated, services from August 2025 news.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)
Sources (2), last checked 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.