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Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

April 18, 2023 Singapore

Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in...

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Read Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray
Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

April 11, 2023 Singapore

When it comes to data center cooling, everyone's on the hunt for the latest innovative, efficient tech; and at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU), its research team is working on the latest solution. The group proposes cooling servers by spraying chips with fluid; dielectric fluid, to...

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Read MN Holdings partners with China's DC-Science for Malaysian data center
MN Holdings partners with China's DC-Science for Malaysian data center

MN Holdings partners with China's DC-Science for Malaysian data center

April 05, 2023 Malaysia

MN Holdings Bhd has announced a partnership with China's Shanghai DC-Science Co Ltd to construct a high-performance data center in Malaysia. This is the latter's first location outside of China. The MoU signed on April 1, 2023, will see a facility, which will span across a 20-acre site at the...

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Read Diode Ventures and ENDEC partner for data center development
Diode Ventures and ENDEC partner for data center development

Diode Ventures and ENDEC partner for data center development

March 07, 2023 Philippines

Diode Ventures and ENDEC have announced their partnership to build two data centers on the island of Luzon, the Philippines, in Tarlac province and New Clark City. Although details around the development are yet to be shared, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) secretary Cheloy Garafil said...

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Read Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center
Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center

Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center

March 05, 2023 Manila

Megawide Construction is joining forces with Evolution Data Centres to acquire, develop, build, and operate center assets in the Philippines following the signing of a $300 million shareholder agreement between the two. Through this agreement, the company will develop a 69 MW colocation data...

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Read Gaw Establishes New Data Center Company in Collaboration With A3
Gaw Establishes New Data Center Company in Collaboration With A3

Gaw Establishes New Data Center Company in Collaboration With A3

February 23, 2023 Malaysia

Gaw Capital Partners with A3 Capital has created a new Southeast Asia-focused data center joint venture platform. This week, real estate private equity company Gaw launched a joint venture to invest in greenfield and failing data center facilities in major Southeast Asian countries. Also, the new...

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Read PLDT is Again Considering The Sale of a Share in The ePLDT/Vitro Data Center Company
PLDT is Again Considering The Sale of a Share in The ePLDT/Vitro Data Center Company

PLDT is Again Considering The Sale of a Share in The ePLDT/Vitro Data Center Company

February 23, 2023 PLDT VITRO Taguig

PLDT is apparently considering selling a portion of its data center operations. Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the situation, that the telecommunications company is once again considering the sale of a "substantial minority share" in its data center holdings. The company is...

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Read PDG: Geothermal energy for Indonesian data centers
PDG: Geothermal energy for Indonesian data centers

PDG: Geothermal energy for Indonesian data centers

February 16, 2023 Indonesia

PDG has announced that it has bought renewable energy certificates (RECs) from state-owned electricity firm, PLN, for geothermal energy for the operation of three data centers in Jakarta, Bandung, and Pekanbaru, in Indonesia. This further cements the company's partnership with PLN, from whom it...

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Read PLDT Upgrading Makati and Parañaqu Data Centers
PLDT Upgrading Makati and Parañaqu Data Centers

PLDT Upgrading Makati and Parañaqu Data Centers

February 08, 2023 PLDT VITRO Makati 2

The Philippine telco PLDT's facility and cloud subsidiary, ePLDT, is growing a number of its existing sites. The development of VITRO Makati 2 and Paraaque will add 1,820 service-ready racks and an additional 14MW by March of this year. Victor S. Genuino, president and chief executive officer of...

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Read YTL announces $256m green loan for Johor data center
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YTL announces $256m green loan for Johor data center

January 23, 2023 Malaysia

YTL Corp has announced that it has secured an RM1.1 billion ($256m) green loan for its upcoming data center in Johor, Malaysia. The fund will be used to develop a 48MW data center in Johor, in the Kulai area, which the company is aiming to obtain Gold LEED certification for. "As one of the key...

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Read New firm Digital Halo launches with plans for 70MW facility in Manila
New firm Digital Halo launches with plans for 70MW facility in Manila

New firm Digital Halo launches with plans for 70MW facility in Manila

January 13, 2023 Manila

Arch Capital has announced that it is launching a new platform to invest in digital infrastructure in the APAC region. Digital Halo (DH), will reportedly invest in, develop, and operate digital infrastructure assets, including data centers, fiber, and towers, as well as renewable power. Further...

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Read Philippines' Megawide plans first data center
Philippines' Megawide plans first data center

Philippines' Megawide plans first data center

January 13, 2023 Manila

Megawide Construction Corp, a construction company in the Philippines, has announced that it is planning a 30MW data center outside Manila, its first data center. Based to the south of Manila in Cavite, the facility will have a capacity of up to ​​30MW, with the first phase pegged to launch...

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Read Singtel partners with Telkom to enter Indonesia data center market
Singtel partners with Telkom to enter Indonesia data center market

Singtel partners with Telkom to enter Indonesia data center market

December 22, 2022 Indonesia

Singtel has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with Telkom and energy company Medco Power for its first data center project in Indonesia. The data center campus will reportedly be developed in three phases on an 8-hectare site. With a total capacity of 51 MW when fully built...

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Read JLG and Mitsui sign MoU for data center & solar farm in Johor, Malaysia
JLG and Mitsui sign MoU for data center & solar farm in Johor, Malaysia

JLG and Mitsui sign MoU for data center & solar farm in Johor, Malaysia

December 08, 2022 Malaysia

JL and Group Sdn Bhd (JLG) and Japanese conglomerate Mitsui have announced a partnership that will see the development of a data center and solar farm in Johor, Malaysia. Through the MoU, the two will conduct a joint feasibility study on the development of a hyperscale data center and solar farm...

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Read PAG’s Flow and Ayala Land begin work on Laguna data center
PAG’s Flow and Ayala Land begin work on Laguna data center

PAG’s Flow and Ayala Land begin work on Laguna data center

December 07, 2022 Manila

Ayala Land, Inc. and PAG's Flow Digital Infrastructure have announced that they have begun to work on a new data center outside Manila in Laguna, Philippines. The facility, M1, will reportedly offer up to 36MW. There will be an initial roll-out of 6MW, expected to be ready for service by the end...

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Read New Data Center Launched in Tibet
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New Data Center Launched in Tibet

November 18, 2022 Southeast Asia

A new data center facility has been launched in Lhasa, in China’s Tibet autonomous region. The facility currently has the capacity to house 3,000 racks. According to reports, it also provides services for 491 systems from different levels of departments in the region. Tibet Ningsuan Technology...

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Read Metta DC Launches New Data Center in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Metta DC Launches New Data Center in Jakarta, Indonesia

November 01, 2022 Indonesia

A new Indonesian data center firm called Metta DC has opened a new data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The facility is located in the Jababeka Industrial Estate. In addition, the three-story facility will offer up to 35MW of power upon completion. It also has a capacity for up to 3,000 racks. The...

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Read Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia
Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia

Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia

October 21, 2022 Bridge Kidex Sedenak MY06-01

Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a ChinData-owned company, has announced the opening of the first phase of the MY06 data center in Sedenak, located within the Sedenak Tech Park (STeP) in Johor, Malaysia. Part of its 110MW project, phase 1 covers the first of three buildings across the 38-acre site. The...

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Read DITO Opens New Data Center in Batangas, The Philippines
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DITO Opens New Data Center in Batangas, The Philippines

September 14, 2022 Philippines

Philippines telecommunication company DITO Telecommunity has opened a data center in Batangas City. DITO did not reveal the specifications for the data center, but it had a launch ceremony for the facility. From indications, the data center was developed in conjunction with Udenna- its parent...

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Read Data centers to receive VAT exemption in Thailand to energize investment
Data centers to receive VAT exemption in Thailand to energize investment

Data centers to receive VAT exemption in Thailand to energize investment

September 13, 2022 Thailand / Prathet Thai

In a move intended to encourage greater investment in data centers in Thailand, the Thai cabinet has approved the draft Royal Decree regarding data centers receiving a tax (VAT) exemption. At present, Thai VAT is levied at the rate of 7%.The decision, made to facilitate the country becoming a...

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