APAC data center developer Bridge Data Centres (BDC) has signed an industrial water purchase agreement with Thai utility Eastwater Stecon Utilities Co (EWS) for ‘sustainable’ water supply for its under-construction hyperscale data center campus in Chonburi Province, Thailand.

The deal, which will last for ten years, commencing in May 2026, will see the utility provide BDC with industrial water to support operations at the data center.

Eric Fan, CEO, Bridge Data Centres, said: “As we continue expanding our data center footprint in Thailand, a stable utility ecosystem is key to delivering world-class digital infrastructure that supports artificial intelligence and computing strategies along with the nation’s digital transformation ambitions.”

BDC broke ground on the QH101 facility in July of this year. Located to the south of the capital, Bangkok, in the Khlong Tamru Subdistrict within Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor, the project spans approximately 16 hectares. At full build-out, the facility is expected to offer up to 200MW of capacity, and will represent a total investment of roughly $1.2bn.

“We are proud to supply Bridge Data Centres with industrial water for its Chonburi campus. This collaboration highlights EWS and the Eastwater Group’s role as a leading integrated water-management provider and reflects confidence in our water-management capability. BDC will benefit from a safe, high-quality, and uninterrupted water supply that complies with international sustainability and safety standards," said Sampan Chanaburanasak, director, STECON Power.

BDC has signed several agreements with water utilities across APAC to utilize treated wastewater for its cooling. In August, it signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Johor Special Water for the use of wastewater across its data center operations in Johor, Malaysia.

Bain Capital-owned BDC focuses primarily on the APAC region, with six data centers in operation or development in Malaysia. In 2021, it revealed plans for the first 16MW facility at its MY03 site located in Kuala Lumpur’s Mranti Park, followed by an expansion announcement in 2023. The company also operates two data centers in Cyberjaya and is developing a third, while it launched another facility near Johor in 2022.

In Thailand, Bridge DC owns one operational data center in Bangkok, which it acquired in 2022.