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A weekly digest bringing you all things hot 🔥 and cool ❄️ in the world's fastest-growing digital infrastructure investment market. Subscribe to our newsletter to get updates in your inbox if you don't always check LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7068477451051413504 find all of our videos on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DCnewsasia Reach out to us on stories@dcnewsasia.com if you would like to collaborate with us or submit stories for next week's news!

  1. 2d ago

    The Business of Data Centres: Capital, AI, and APAC'S Growth | In Conversation with Serene Nah

    The second episode of the new series of In Conversation by Data Centre News Asia is now live! Our guest Serene Nah , shared insights from her journey in the data centre industry and her experience leading APAC for Digital Realty. The conversation covers the different financing models underpinning modern data centre developments, as well as the growing impact of AI and the evolving location dynamics between training and inference workloads. Serene also discusses community engagement and the importance of clear messaging when it comes to data centre developments and deployments. She shares her perspective on the changing data centre landscape across APAC, the challenges facing the industry and the factors shaping where and how new digital infrastructure is being developed. It’s a wide-ranging conversation covering financing, AI, community engagement and the evolving digital infrastructure across Asia. Thank you to Serene Nah for joining us! For more insights, follow Data Centre News Asia on LinkedIn , X , and YouTube.

  2. 4d ago

    Alibaba expands in Seoul. GDS targets 1GW. CoreWeave lands in Indonesia.

    August's Data Centre News Asia round-up: - Alibaba Cloud opens a new availability zone in Seoul. - Microsoft launches its latest region in Asia, India South Central. - GDS Holdings raises its 2026 sales target to 1GW. - Global Switch announces a new data centre development in Bangkok. - New South Wales introduces updated guidelines for data centre developments. - Firmus Technologies doubles its valuation to $10.5bn following an NVIDIA-backed raise. - Sharon AI, Inc secures another $300m+ contract. - GreenSquareDC announces a new Melbourne development. - Centuria Capital Group and ResetData reveal plans to partner and develop 250MW of capacity in Australia. - CoreWeave announces 360MW of data centre capacity in Indonesia. More from our podcast “In Conversation" on Data Centre News Asia coming soon!Keep an eye out for some exciting conversations with our upcoming guests: Serene Nah (Managing Director of Digital Realty and Chairman at Digital Core REIT) James Druce (Head of Research at CLSA)• Scott Bales (CCO of Data Centres at ESR Group) Assaad Razzouk (CEO of Gurīn Energy) Our latest episode features: Emmeline Tang, CEng (CTO of Digital Edge DC) and covers topics like building at hyperscale and the data centre boom. We’re honoured to have them join us and can’t wait for you to hear their insights. Stay tuned for the next episode! #DataCentres #DataCentreNewsAsia #APAC #DataCentreNews #CloudComputing #Infrastructure #Technology

  3. 4d ago

    Building at Hyperscale: The Data Centre Boom | In Conversation with Emmeline Tang

    The first episode of the new series of In Conversation by Data Centre News Asia is now live. Our first guest was Emmeline Tang, CEng, CTO at Digital Edge, who shared insights from her experience in the hyperscale sector, discussing why supply chains and design need to operate as one integrated function to deliver the digital infrastructure the industry demands. The conversation also covers the rapid growth of the data centre industry, the cloud boom and the impact of AI, as well as the challenges that come with keeping projects moving and managing risk across the supply chain. Emmeline shares her perspective on design, engineering and working across different markets, as well as the importance of understanding local cultures and building strong relationships when delivering projects across Asia. It’s a wide-ranging conversation covering the industry, the challenges facing the sector and the people behind the infrastructure as digital demand continues to grow. Thank you to Emmeline Tang for joining us! #DataCentreNewsAsia #DigitalInfrastructure #DataCentres #News #Hyperscale #AI

  4. Aug 11

    Data Centre News Asia - 11 August News

    DeepSeek goes gigawatt. Bain lines up a $4bn exit. AirTrunk pulls in 30 lenders. The end-of-July APAC data centre round-up. - DeepSeek plans a 1GW campus in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia — self-build plus leased capacity, partially live by end 2027 - Rare visibility into what China's model makers are actually building at home, and part of the Eastern Data, Western Computing push - Sixth Street, GIC, SK Telecom and La Caisse circle Bain's ~50% stake in Bridge Data Centres, valuing it above $4bn - Beetaloo Energy signs Halliburton for gas-fired power at Weddell, near Darwin — up to 2GW behind the meter - AirTrunk closes $2.325bn in green financing for JHB2 in Johor, backed by 30 institutions and 10 global coordinators - Seatrium lands Bureau Veritas approval in principle for a 30MW floating data centre — six 5MW modules on a moored barge - LG U+ commits another $910m to its 200MW Paju campus, north of Seoul - Joe Craparotta takes over as CEO of Leading Edge Data Centres; founder Chris Thorpe moves to Executive Vice Chairman News covered: week ending 31 July #datacenter #datacentre

  5. Jul 29

    Data Centre News Asia - 29 July News

    This week: OpenAI's footprint spreads across India and Australia, Korea goes big on gigawatts, and New Zealand's Green Party wants everyone to stop. - Tata acquires land in Vizag — next door to Google and Adani, and likely the first customer for its new HyperVault gigawatt campus. Nobody's confirmed OpenAI yet. - NEXTDC's S7 (Stargate Australia) drops its recycled water cooling plan after failing to get planning permission for the pipeline. Closed loop instead — better for water, worse for PUE. - Fujitsu offloads its Australian data centres to Next Capital. ~25MW capacity, only 7MW leased, 130 clients, reportedly just under the portfolio's $40M USD replacement value. Up to 100MW of development potential in those sites. - A $1.1B AUD ($770M USD) campus proposed in the City of Casey, Melbourne. Councillors haven't been asked to decide anything yet. We know who the developer is. We're not telling you for free. - Beetaloo Digital Hub — a gigawatt gas-powered campus outside Darwin, from Beetaloo Energy's new digital arm. Another power owner bringing a site to market. - Mercury takes a 12.7% stake in Datagrid NZ for $30M USD, months after signing the PPA. The 280MW site is still monstrous by New Zealand standards. - New Zealand's Green Party responds by calling for a one-year moratorium on AI data centres. - Nvidia and SK Group announce a $500B AI agreement for 2GW of capacity in Korea. - LS Electric and LG Uplus partner on DC-based power infrastructure, plus a groundbreaking for NeoAI Cloud's 300MW Hyundai Electric-built facility in Pohang. - SK Telecom spins up a wholly owned data centre subsidiary with 750B KRW ($500M USD) seed investment — targeting 15GW by 2035. Roughly 20x Korea's current capacity. Also in the newsletter this week: Chinese chip supply, a Hong Kong property firm building in Shanghai, and IFC's $175M into AirTrunk. Coming up on In Conversation: Simone Grasso, Head of Vena Energy's new data centre business. #DataCentres #APAC #AI #OpenAI #Nvidia #Korea #Australia

  6. Jul 22

    Data Centre News Asia - 22 July News

    This week on Data Centre News Asia — 140MW of Nvidia Vera Rubin chips head to Japan, New Zealand lands its first major AI workload, and the deals keep coming across APAC.In this episode:- Macquarie Data Centres exercises its option on Talavera Road, Sydney — a 200MW campus for ~$170M USD, with a community garden, gallery & Macquarie University ties- Sharon AI (Neo Cloud) signs a $1.32B, 5-year compute contract — New Zealand's first significant AI workload, revenue starting Q1/Q2 2027- HCLTech invests $364M USD into a new 50MW India data centre business, building on its AMD alliance- STT inaugurates a 6MW facility in Jaipur — a sign of India's second-tier cities coming online- AWS lays the foundation stone for its self-build campus in Telangana's Bharat Future City, outside Hyderabad- Japan's Noetra teams with Nvidia for a 140MW build — 27,500 GPUs & 14,000 CPUs of Vera Rubin, tied to Japan's goal of 30% of the global AI robotics market by 2040- NTT breaks ground on Bangkok 4 in Chonburi — its first hyperscale/AI facility in Thailand, backed by a 100MW B.Grimm Power PPA- CapitaLand (CLAR) offloads the former Singtel facility for S$200M — double its 2005 purchase price- Polibeli, an Indonesian e-commerce player, signs MOUs for AI data centre projects in Thailand & Indonesia- GMI Cloud (Taiwan) seeks a $635M loan to scale up GPU capacityEnjoying the news? Follow along for weekly APAC data centre news.

  7. Jul 15

    Data Centre News Asia - 15 July News

    Here is this week’s breakdown of the biggest headlines across Australia, India, Japan, and Malaysia: • Leaked reports reveal a massive 864MW contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Australia, fueling rumors of a staggering $30B valuation for Stack Infrastructure. • NextDC added $500M AUD ($347M USD) to its senior debt facility to support ongoing infrastructure upside and expansion efforts. • An IOT firm called X2M is tied to a new regional data center project in Ballarat, Australia ranging from 10 to 100 megawatts with a 10MW battery. • AI chip powerhouse SK Hynix is reportedly selling shares in a massive US IPO aiming to raise $28 billion to scale up production. • AT TOKYO is expanding its regional footprint with a new data center site targeting Nagoya in Japan's Chubu region. • Local Indian cloud provider Webyne is planning an aggressive 100MW capacity buildout across the Delhi/NCR region over the next 12 months. • Digital Edge is looking to double down on its India presence by developing a massive 270MW Green Integrated Data Centre Park in Palava, Mumbai. • Malaysia's Global Telecommunications Group secured a 36-acre land parcel in Kuala Langat, Selangor for a new mega-campus development. We are currently looking for values-aligned sponsors for our exclusive "In Conversation With" executive interview series, as well as our upcoming Charity Padel Tournament in Singapore (right before Data Centre World Asia). Whether you want to feature your product or sponsor the post-match ice baths—reach out to us today to get involved!

  8. Jul 8

    Data Centre News Asia - 7 July News

    After a quick recap of the World Cup heartbreak, we dive straight into the massive mega-projects, power grid innovations, and regulatory shake-ups transforming the APAC region. From off-grid AI hubs in the Australian outback to South Korea's staggering trillion-dollar infrastructure push, here is everything you need to know this week. Australia’s 600MW AI Boom: Firmus secures a massive energy agreement for Project Southgate in South Australia, featuring pioneering demand response technology. NEXTDC’s S7 Campus: Planning documents are in for a staggering 612MW state-significant development. Off-Grid Innovation: Energy North proposes a gigawatt-scale, behind-the-meter AI "engine room" near Darwin, backed by 3GW of solar and 16GWh of battery storage. Community Pushback: A proposed data center application in North Katoomba is withdrawn following local activism. South Korea’s Trillion-Dollar Bet: Breaking down the ambitious $919B mega-project plan aiming for 18.4GW of data center capacity by 2035. DigitalBridge Enters Japan: The launch of new provider JY, starting with the acquisition of two NEC assets. Singapore Market Updates: Singtel explores a data center REIT, and the government proposes a strict new IMDA licensing regime for facilities over 10MW. Subscribe for more weekly updates on the rapidly evolving global data center industry!

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A weekly digest bringing you all things hot 🔥 and cool ❄️ in the world's fastest-growing digital infrastructure investment market. Subscribe to our newsletter to get updates in your inbox if you don't always check LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7068477451051413504 find all of our videos on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DCnewsasia Reach out to us on stories@dcnewsasia.com if you would like to collaborate with us or submit stories for next week's news!

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