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Microsoft South Africa cloud and AI infrastructure expansion
Microsoft announced in March 2025 an additional ZAR 5.4 billion investment by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa. Sites and MW are not published. It builds on ZAR 20.4 billion invested over the previous three years to set up datacentres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, which Microsoft calls the first enterprise-grade datacentres in the country.
Reported figures
| Figure | What it measures | Delivery state | Scope and date | Used in totals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAR 5.4 billion Official source 5,400,000,000 ZAR | Investment ZAR billions by end of 2027 Source wording: "ZAR 5.4bn" | Announced Stage stated in source: Announced | campus 6 Mar 2025 | No. Marked not summable by research: ZAR billions by end of 2027 | news.microsoft.com (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.
Sources (1), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Microsoft invests an additional ZAR 5.4bn in South Africa (opens in a new tab), Microsoft, published 6 Mar 2025, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.