Microsoft Azure Australia Central (Canberra / Majura Park)
BCanberra / ACT, Australia · AU · Microsoft Corporation
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified
Environment
Water Stress
lowB
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
370 gCO₂/kWhB
IEA Electricity Information 2022, Australia (ACT — 100% renewables procurement), 2022
Grid RegionNational Electricity Market (ACT / NEM)
Drought Risk
low
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, 2023
Environmental Review
approved
ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
Facility
CompanyMicrosoft Corporation
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2018
Capacity
50 MWD
Capacity estimated from two-AZ campus in Majura Park; Azure Australia Central launched October 2018, purpose-built for IRAP-certified Australian federal government sovereign cloud workloads.
Location
-35.3100, 149.1700 · AU
RegionCanberra / ACT, Australia
Research statusVerified
Last verified2026-06-01
Evidence (1 source)
Journalism2018-10-29Microsoft Azure (ANZ)
Confirms October 2018 launch, Canberra location, and IRAP sovereign cloud designation.
Azure Australia Central (Canberra) launched in October 2018, designed specifically for Australian federal government classified and unclassified sovereign cloud workloads at IRAP Protected level.
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