Bain Capital-backed Bridge Data Centres (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (BDC) has last month signed a 10-year industrial water purchase agreement with Eastwater Stecon Utilities Co., Ltd. (EWS), to secure sustainable water supply for BDC’s upcoming hyperscale data centre campus in Chonburi Province beginning May 2026, BDC says in a statement recently.
Under this agreement, EWS, a joint venture between Eastern Water Resources Management and Development Public Company Limited (Eastwater) and Stecon Power Co., Ltd. of the STECON Group, will produce and deliver industrial water to support operations at BDC’s new facility in Chonburi Province. BDC’s new campus in the Khlong Tamru Subdistrict within Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) spans about 100 rai (16 hectares).
Phase 1 offers power capacity of about 200 MW, supported by a total investment of USD 1.2 billion. The project has received investment promotion approval from Thailand’s Board of Investment.
Eric Fan, CEO, Bridge Data Centres, said, “We are honoured to partner with EWS as their first data centre client, securing a robust and sustainable water supply for our Chonburi hyperscale campus. As we continue expanding our data centre 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.”
“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. More importantly, this partnership demonstrates our shared commitment to building a holistic and sustainable ecosystem to support Thailand’s data centre industry,” said Sampan Chanaburanasak, Director, STECON Power.
The upcoming Chonburi campus builds on its 2022 acquisition of WHA BKK01 as it continues to expand its footprint across Asia with data centres in Malaysia, India, and Thailand.