Microsoft Azure Bengaluru (India West Central)
DBengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India · IN · Microsoft Corporation
Environment
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
IEA Electricity Information 2022, India / Ember 2023, 2022
India Meteorological Department, 2023
Facility
Capacity estimated based on three-AZ standard regional footprint; Microsoft has disclosed plans for a Bengaluru Azure region as part of its expanded India strategy but has not confirmed a specific site or capacity.
Evidence (1 source)
Confirms Bengaluru as a planned Microsoft Azure region site in the expanded India strategy.
Microsoft's India expansion includes Bengaluru as a planned Azure region site, complementing the existing Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai trio.
Community
Bengaluru faces one of India's most acute urban water crises — the 2024 shortage left large parts of the city relying on tanker water. New data center capacity will place additional stress on already-strained groundwater reserves.
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