Thailand pauses construction on 49 data centers, as it plans new regulations
Due to growing concerns over power consumption and local community impacts
News - Southeast Asia, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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DayOne partners with TNB to develop up to 1.5GW of onsite generation for planned data center in Selangor, Malaysia
Expected to comprise both generation and battery storage
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Singapore gov't allocates 200MW of power for four data center developers on Jurong Island
Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centers, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centers will each be allocated 50MW of new capacity
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Equinix signs 11.5MW vPPA with Flo Energy in Singapore
Supplied from industrial and commercial rooftop solar installations across the country
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Foxconn signs 1GW renewable deal with Brookfield in Vietnam
Capacity will be underpinned by a long-term PPA
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DayOne signs 1.5GW renewable supply deal with TNB in Malaysia
Agreement tied to a mounted solar and hybrid hydro floating solar project
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Samsung's Vietnamese subsidiary signs first direct PPA in the country
Will offtake 70GWh of solar power from a project in Tay Ninh Province
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BDx Data Centers signs 1.2GW of power supply agreements with Indonesian utility PLN
Will support operations at three of the firm's data centers
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AirTrunk completes installation of 1MW rooftop solar array at JHB1 data center in Johor, Malaysia
Will complement a 30MW vPPA signed in 2024
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ST Telemedia Philippines inks 40MW renewable supply deal with MPower
Will deliver power to three of its facilities
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Naver inks 25-year wind PPA with GS Wind Power in South Korea
Also acquires a 30 percent stake in the wind project
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DayOne inks 450MW PPA with PLN Batam to power planned data center in Batam, Indonesia
Power supply expected to commence between 2026 and 2027
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Underwater data center proposed off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea secures gov't funding - report
City awarded $29 million grant by government ministry to develop project
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Filipino energy firm First Gen signs 1.3MW geothermal supply deal with Eastern Communications Philippines
Will power the telco's headquarters and technical operation centers
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Ishikari signs MoU with NeutraDC to link Hokkaido, Singapore, and Indonesia with cross-border digital infrastructure
NeutraDC will provide colocation services at its facilities in Singapore and Indonesia for customers of Ishikari
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NTT signs 100MW PPA with B.Grimm Power in Bangkok, Thailand
Will power planned Bangkok 4 data center
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TM Nxera signs 280MW electrical supply agreement with TNB to power Malaysian data center campus
Will power under development 200MW AI data center
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VCI Energy, DPS Energy to develop 250MW solar project to serve AI data centers in Malaysia
Intended to supply power to data centers via long-term offtake agreements
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Google signs two PPAs in Malaysia with TotalEnergies and Shizen Energy
Will power its facilties in the country
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World Bank signs deal with PDT and Ditrolic Energy for $6bn solar-storage hub in Johor, Malaysia
Expected to play a key role in powering Johor's growing data center market
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Bridge DC secures 'sustainable' water supply for upcoming data center campus in Chonburi, Thailand
Supply will commence in May 2026
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Thai energy regulator reveals framework for direct renewable PPAs for data centers
Outlines specific eligibility criteria for power producers and operators
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Horizon launches 3MW hydrogen fuel cell module for data center backup
Company claims solution offers 300 percent more power than SOFCs
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Amogy, A*Star to explore use of ammonia to power data centers in Singapore
Will support several pilot projects on Jurong Island
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PDG to roll out the use of HVO across Indonesian data centers
Signs a supply agreement with Pertamina Patra Niaga for locally produced HVO
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BDx inks 50MW renewable supply agreement with Hexa in Malaysia
Power to be imported into Singapore to supply BDx data centers in the region
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Digital Halo secures 150MW of power from Malaysian utility TNB for JHB1 data center in Johor, Malaysia
Company's second data center development
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Indonesian gas company PGN to supply biomethane to NeutraDC data centers in Singapore
Plans to begin distributing biomethane in 2027