1 month agoAPAC | Jan YongTM Nxera tops out AI data center in JohorTM Nxera has topped out its AI-ready data center in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, recently, its Linkedin post says. TM Nxera is…
1 month agoAPAC | Jan Yong[Opinion] Hormuz permanent solution lies in ‘electrotech’Following the conditional two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, and Iran’s promise to open up the Hormuz Strait as…
1 month agoInfrastructure Build | Conor McNevinMitsui and Hitachi explore repurposing retired ships as floating data centersMitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a Japanese transport company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hitachi, a multinational conglomerate,…
2 months agoAPAC | Deborah GreyAPAC’s DC market faces structural cost shift amid rising AI requirementsThe Asia Pacific region’s data center sector is undergoing a significant structural shift in development costs in wake of the…
2 months agoArtificial Intelligence | Conor McNevinMicrosoft to add 900 MW to AI campus in Abilene, TexasMicrosoft will now add some 900 MW of capacity at its upcoming AI campus in Abilene, Texas. The construction will…
2 months agoAPAC | Jan YongSembcorp gets approval for 90MW AI data center in Ho Chi Minh CitySembcorp Development, a Singapore-based renewables firm, has received investment approval for the proposed development of a 90MW AI-ready data center…
2 months agoPower | Deborah GreyPower becomes priority as global DC investments exceed US$ 580 billion in 2025: ColliersData centers drew more than US$ 580 billion in investments last year, which represents a year-on-year growth of 27 percent,…
2 months agoModular | Conor McNevinAker BP to install an Armada offshore modular data center in NorwayAker BP, a European oil company, under a new agreement with Armada, an edge infrastructure company, will install a modular…
2 months agoCapital | Conor McNevinEcolab to acquire CoolIT Systems for US$ 4.75 billionEcolab, a global sustainability company, has agreed to acquire CoolIT Systems for US$ 4.75 billion in cash. CoolIT, owned by…
2 months agoAPAC | Simon DuxDatagrid secures 140MW power deal with Mercury to underpin Southland AI factoryDatagrid New Zealand has signed a long-term 140MW Power Purchase Option Agreement (PPOA) with Mercury, securing electricity pricing for its…
6 months agoAPAC | Deborah GreySPECIAL FEATURE | Designing adaptive data centers for India’s heartlandAs digital services surge in India’s heartland, smaller towns have emerged as the new frontier for data center development. There’s…
7 months agoInfrastructure Build | Jan YongIJM on a roll with 2 data center jobs worth US$ 500 million in SelangorIJM Corp Bhd, a leading Malaysian construction, property and infrastructure company, has scored another data center job worth RM 873.9…
7 months agoInfrastructure Build | Jan YongPropel Global scores US$16.6 million data center civil job in JohorPropel Global Berhad, a Malaysian provider of oil and gas services, announced yesterday in a stock exchange filing that it…
9 months agoInfrastructure Build | Jan YongGamuda clinches US$ 500 million data center job for Eco WorldGamuda Bhd has clinched a RM2.14 billion (US$ 500 million) job to build hyperscale data centers for Eco World Development…
9 months agoInfrastructure Build | Jan YongOpenAI to spend trillions of dollars on its data center buildout in the “not very distant future”OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman plans to spend trillions of dollars on data center buildouts in the “not very…
1 year agoInfrastructure Build | Jan YongGoogle inks US$345 million deal with Gamuda for 400-acre land and data center buildoutGoogle through its affiliate, Pearl Computing Malaysia Sdn Bhd had on May 2nd signed a contract to purchase 389 acres…
1 year agoInfrastructure Build | Jan YongNegeri Sembilan’s first two data centers construction on trackLand-related matters have been completed and earthworks have also begun on the two data centers currently being built in Negeri…
1 year agoInfrastructure Build | Deborah GreySubmer enters DC business: 56 MW facility coming up in BarcelonaSubmer, one of the key leaders in the data center liquid cooling market, is now entering the data center design…
2 years agoInfrastructure Build | Nick ParfittConstruction Specialties Australia: Helping Data Centres BreatheAs the digital world continues to evolve, data centres play a critical role in making that possible. Increasing volumes of…
2 years agoInfrastructure Build | Nick ParfittMacquarie Data Centres starts construction on its AI and Cloud data centre in SydneyFDC Construction has been appointed the main build contractor for Macquarie Data Centres newest facility, IC3 Super West Macquarie Data…
4 months agoPower | Conor McNevinData centers drive US electricity demand to new recordU.S. electricity demand is set to record its strongest four-year growth streak since 2000, driven largely by the rapid expansion…
4 months agoPower | Simon DuxKeppel secures 720MW powerbank site Near Melbourne for AI DC campusKeppel has secured rights to a large-scale data centre site near Morwell in Victoria, adding up to 720MW of gross…
4 months agoPower | Conor McNevinOceanBit and Energy Estate’s partner to use ocean thermal power for digital infrastructureOceanBit, a developer of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology, and Energy Estate, an energy and infrastructure development company, have…
4 months agoAPAC | Jan YongMalaysia tightens rules to prevent ‘phantom’ power demand by data centersMalaysia is tightening its rules to prevent speculative power applications by requiring data centers to declare their annual demand rather…
4 months agoData Center | Jan YongTM Nxera secures 280MW power from TNB for Johor data centerTM Nxera, a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Nxera, Singtel’s regional data centre arm, has recently signed a…
4 months agoPower | Conor McNevinMeta unveils new nuclear power partnerships for data centers and AI infrastructureMeta has announced new agreements with three U.S. nuclear energy companies Oklo, TerraPower, and Vistra, to expand clean, reliable power…
4 months agoArtificial Intelligence | Conor McNevinOpenAI partners with SB Energy to build large-scale AI data center infrastructure in the U.S.OpenAI has entered a strategic partnership with SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, to expand artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure…
5 months agoPower | Conor McNevinAlphabet to acquire Intersect to power its data centersAlphabet, the parent company of Google, has agreed to acquire Intersect, a data center, energy infrastructure solutions provider for US$…
5 months agoPower | Deborah GreyHuawei Digital Power wins two w.media Cloud & Datacenter Awards 2025 as a pioneer in AIDC Technical TransitionOn December 5, 2025, the Asia Cloud & Datacenter Awards 2025 organized by w.media, a top-tier media publisher and community…
5 months agoPower | Simon DuxWinDC unveils portable, renewable-powered AI factoriesAustralian company WinDC has announced the launch of what it describes as Australia’s first portable, renewable-powered AI factories, designed to…