Equinix has broken ground on a new data center in Singapore. It is one of the first facilities given the green light as part of a relaxation of a years-long moratorium on new data center capacity in the city-state.

The company this week announced its sixth International Business Exchange (IBX) facility in Singapore, to be named SG6.

Expected to open in Q1 2027, the 9-story facility will offer 20MW.

With an initial investment of $260 million, the facility will provide liquid cooling capabilities to support high-density workloads.

Yee May Leong, managing director, Singapore, Equinix, said: “SG6 sets a new benchmark in our approach to driving digital and AI transformation. As compute-intensive workloads continue to grow, the demand for capacity will also rise, and Equinix is equipped to support these next-generation workloads."

Equinix noted the new facility's capacity was part of that awarded last year under Singapore's pilot Data Center - Call for Application scheme.

Equinix – along with GDS, Microsoft, and AirTrunk – were granted a combined 80MW of capacity for new facilities in Singapore as the city-state looks to end a years-long moratorium on new developments.

Aileen Chia, deputy chief executive (connectivity development & regulation), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), said: “We welcome Equinix’s addition of SG6 to its data center investments. As we sustain the momentum of Singapore’s digital economy which today contributes almost 18 percent to Singapore’s GDP, data centers are a foundational digital infrastructure supporting our Smart Nation 2.0 efforts. 

"Equinix’s strong commitment to sustainability is aligned with our Green DC Roadmap, where we seek to accelerate DC energy efficiency and use of green energy to support the sustainable growth of Singapore’s digital economy. Singapore will continue to foster collaborations across the industry ecosystem to pioneer solutions for sustainable DC growth.”

GDS recently acquired a warehouse and office building and plans to convert it into a data center as part of its allotted capacity under the pilot scheme. The first phase is targeted to be operational around Q4 2026 – though specifications weren’t shared.