Thailand’s data center boom to drive electricity demand to 6 TWh by 2030
Thailand’s electricity demand for data centers is forecast to reach 6 terawatt-hour (TWh) by 2030 and 10 TWh by 2037 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 per cent, energy think tank Ember estimates in its report on Thailand released yesterday. Between 2025 – 2027, data centers’ demand would constitute 2.2 per cent […]
Seacom announces ambitious new subsea cable project to connect EMEA with APAC
Planned route for Seacom’s new subsea cable (Source Seacom) African subsea cable operator Seacom has announced plans for a major new international cable system, Seacom 2.0, which will connect Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Spanning 25,000 kilometers (15,534 […]
Datacenter United secures €120 million financing for “significant expansion” across Belgium
Belgian data center operator Datacenter United (DCU) has secured funding worth €120 million (US$ 140 million) enabling it to scale up its operations across the country. DCU currently operates with 13MW IT capacity plus potential 11.1MW expansion at existing sites. The new financing deal provides DCU with flexible capital support to accelerate its ambitious growth […]
Masdar-led consortium to build Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar farm in Malaysia
A Masdar-led consortium has in September won a bid to build a 200-MWac/300-MWp floating solar power plant, the largest in Southeast Asia, at the Chereh Dam in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. MASDAR, UAE’s clean energy powerhouse will co-develop the solar plant with Malaysian renewables firms Citaglobal and Tiza Global, according to reports. The […]
New NSW authority ready to fast track data centre projects
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) have opened internationally for the first round of projects to be considered by the NSW government’s new Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) which began operations on 1 October. The first EOI round, for projects valued at AUD 1 billion or more, is open until 27 October and the IDA has already said […]