Data Centre News Asia

Data Centre News Asia - 1 June News

Flying solo this week with a packed two-week catch-up on Asia's data center scene. From mega financings to a project that got killed over backup generators, here's what went down.In this episode:- DayOne eyes a first-of-its-kind dual IPO in Singapore and the US, targeting $5B to hit a $20B valuation- DDSP closes $283M green loan for its Johor build-to-suit at Sedenak Tech Park, with 1.1GW now in play across Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan- Digital Edge bags another $575M in debt to grow its footprint in Korea, Japan, India and beyond- GreenSquareDC withdraws its 120MW Perth application after community pushback over noise, the river and a nearby school- SoftBank readies an AI GPU cloud out of Japan, live from October 2026- Gorilla Technology takes 5.5MW from NeutraDC in Indonesia, with eyes on 18MW by year-end- Guofu (CEWA) teams up on hydrogen power for Southeast Asia, kicking off with a 3MW pilot in Rayong, ThailandCatch us at Datacloud in Cannes and DCD next week. Reach out if you want to grab a coffee.

Data Centre News Asia - 19 May News

This week on Data Centre News Asia, we cover the biggest deals and developments across APAC's data centre market. AUSTRALIA - Sharon AI signs US$950M cloud computing deal with mystery global tech customer - Capacity to be deployed primarily at NextDC facilities - Alceon invests in INSITE DC — aims to become "the next AirTrunk" - INSITE plans powered land sites across Melbourne & Sydney MALAYSIA - NextDC officially opens KL1 — first site outside Australia (scalable to 65MW) - Equinix announces KL2 with US$190M investment in Cyberjaya - NCT Alliance Berhad signs term sheet for massive 800MW data centre site - Digital Halo tops out JB1 — reportedly fully pre-leased at 120MW INDONESIA - LG Sinar Mas tops out SMX01 in Jakarta (6MW live end of 2025, scalable to ~27MW) INDIA - Uber CEO meets Gautam Adani — Adani Group to establish data centre for Uber - Signals new customer landscape beyond traditional hyperscalers Plus: upcoming events in Cannes and DCD Connect Bali #DataCentre #APAC #SharonAI #NextDC #Equinix #AdaniGroup #CloudComputing #AIInfrastructure

Data Centre News Asia - 12 May News

We discuss:- CDC signing 'largest ever' data centre deal down in Australia.- Zerra DC filing to develop a major campus in Melbourne. - Stockland filing to develop a 250MW campus also in Melbourne. - STACK Infrastructure exploring the sale of their APAC business for US$30billion. - Gorilla Technology Group aiming to develop a 200MW facility in Bangkok. - Empyrion Digital breaking ground on their 20MW Bangkok facility. - Digital Edge DC & B.Grimm securing an US$880m green loan in Thailand. - DCI Indonesia raising US$980m for continued expansion across Indonesia. - Princeton Digital Group raising US$856m for their new 120MW Indonesian campus. Also available on Youtube and Apple Podcasts!

Data Centre News Asia - 5 May News

Rhys is in Madrid this week so you're stuck with me solo. Plenty to get through. Here's what i covered: - NEXTDC lands a ~247MW contract — likely heading to S4 Sydney. Possibly the biggest single APAC deal outside China - Google breaks ground on its $15B Vizag AI hub with AdaniConneX and Nxtra by Airtel — three campuses, gigawatt scale - PDG announces JC4 in Greater Jakarta — 240MW, four 60MW buildings, right next to JC3 - AirTrunk doubles down in Johor with JHB3 & JHB4 — another 280MW, taking Malaysia footprint past 700MW - AirTrunk also energises rooftop solar at SYD1 in Western Sydney - Digital Edge reportedly weighing a sale — Bloomberg pegs the valuation at up to $10B - NTT Data signs carbon removal deal with Climeworks — first major data centre player to go this route A few thoughts on whether carbon removal becomes a real solution or stays niche, plus why Indonesia is quietly one of the busiest markets in the region right now. Drop your take in the comments — always better when there's a bit of an argument going on down there.

Data Centre News Asia - 28 April News

This week on Data Centre News Asia: - Air Trunk acquires Lumina Cloud Infra — Blackstone's APAC hyperscale play hits India- Sujay Dedhia stays on as CEO; Mumbai and Chennai pipeline ramping toward 600MW- Air Trunk completes 1MW solar rooftop at JHB1 in Johor- Microsoft commits $18B to Australia — chips, fibre, builds, and grid infrastructure- Why "bring your own power" is shaping the Aussie data centre playbook- NEXTDC's new 4.4MW edge facility in Geelong (Tier IV)- NEXTDC raising another $2.2B in fresh debt- NTT plans 200MW campus in Inzai, north of Tokyo — six buildings, live by 2030- DayOne signs 450MW PPA with PLN for Batam expansion- Princeton Digital reportedly engages Goldman Sachs for strategic review- Bain Capital exploring stake sale in BDx (not the whole platform)- Bridge Data Centres tops off in Johor — 500MW campus in motion- Equinix hiring in Australia — capacity expansion incoming?- Empyrion breaks ground on 25MW floating data centre in Singapore- STT GDC Philippines secures 40MW renewable power across six projects- Naver signs 25-year PPA with GS Wind in South Korea- Naver also raises $270M debt for new AI facility in Sejong- KDDI inks onshore virtual PPA in Japan Got a story or want to come on the show? Drop us a comment. New episodes weekly.