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Microsoft Azure Mexico Central (Querétaro)

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Querétaro, Mexico · MX · Microsoft Corporation

OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified

Environment

Water Stress
extremely highA

WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023

Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
440 gCO₂/kWhB

IEA Electricity Information 2022, Mexico, 2022

Grid RegionSistema Eléctrico Nacional (CENACE)
Drought Risk
high

CONAGUA (National Water Commission Mexico), 2023

Environmental Review
approved

SEMARNAT (Mexican Federal Environmental Agency)

Facility

CompanyMicrosoft Corporation
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2024
CapacityNot DisclosedND
Location
20.5890, -100.3910 · MX
RegionQuerétaro, Mexico
Research statusVerified
Last verified2025-05-01

Evidence (2 sources)

Microsoft Azure Mexico Central — QuerétaroHigh trust
Journalism2024-05-01Baxtel Data Center Directory

Confirms May 2024 launch and Querétaro location from industry directory with cited Microsoft sources.

Microsoft Azure Mexico Central launched in Querétaro in May 2024 with three Availability Zones, Mexico's first Azure region.
Querétaro Leads Mexico's Data Center Boom, Faces Water ConcernsMed trust
Journalism2024-08-01Mexico Business News

Documents formal water concern as a recorded regulatory event from primary Mexican business press.

Querétaro's data center concentration has drawn official scrutiny from state water authorities due to accelerating aquifer depletion driven by hyperscale cooling water demand.

Community

Documented water concerns

Environmental groups and Querétaro state water officials have publicly documented concerns about data center freshwater consumption straining the city's already overdrawn aquifer system, per Mexico Business News coverage (2024).

Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.

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