TotalEnergies starts work on 30 MWac solar farm in Malaysia; to supply energy to data centers
Global energy company TotalEnergies, and Malaysian property developer MK Land Holdings Berhad, will begin construction of a 30 MWac (50 MWp) solar power plant in Kedah, Malaysia in Q3 2027 to support growing demand from technology and industrial players. To be built at a cost of RM 145 million (US$ 37 million), the solar plant’s entire output […]
Equinix to invest US$ 190 million to build new data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
US digital infrastructure platform Equinix, Inc. plans to invest US$ 190 million to build a new data center, KL2, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, the firm says in a press release yesterday. KL2 plans to be powered by renewable energy from the first day of operations which is aligned with the company’s global goal to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy […]
Bridge Data Centres and EcoCeres complete inaugural HVO-powered backup fuel pilot for data centres in Asia Pacific
Media release BDC intends to further deploy HVO-powered energy solutions across its data centres in Asia Pacific and beyond Singapore, 12 May 2026 – Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a Singapore-headquartered hyperscale data centre provider, and EcoCeres, a global leader in the innovation and commercialisation of renewable fuels and green molecules, have successfully completed their inaugural […]
NCT sells 100-acre land in Malaysia for 800 MW data center
Malaysian property developer NCT Alliance Berhad has signed a term sheet for the proposed sale of a 100-acre land parcel in Sepang, Malaysia to a global data center operator to potentially build a data center of up to 800 MW capacity. Located within the 732-acre NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP), the proposed development will be […]
SM+ Data Centers, KIRA and LG Sinar Mas top out SMX01 in Jakarta
SM+ Data Centers, Korea Investment Real Asset Management (KIRA), and LG Sinar Mas (LGSM) marked a significant milestone last week in the topping out ceremony of SMX01, an AI-ready data center in Jakarta targetted to be ready for service in 4Q 2026. SMX01, located in Jakarta’s Central Business District, is a collaboration between SM+ Data Centers, […]
Gorilla Technology buys 40 acres land in Thailand for 200MW AI data center
London-headquartered security intelligence specialist Gorilla Technology Group has last week announced that it has acquired 40 acres of land in Thailand to develop a 200 MW AI data center campus to meet growing Southeast Asian compute demand. Located in Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima), the campus will comprise six data halls, five of which will have about […]
Fire at NorthC data center disrupts universities, healthcare, and public transport in Netherlands
A major fire broke out at a NorthC data center facility in Almere, Netherlands, on Thursday morning, causing widespread disruptions. According to local media reports, Utrecht university systems went offline, healthcare services faced disruptions, and emergency communications for public transport were disabled in the Utrecht province because of the fire. According to updates on NorthC’s […]
Tik Tok leads Thailand BOI approvals with US$25 billion investment
TikTok leads with US$25 billion investment out of US$29 billion in major projects approved by Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) recently. The TikTok System (Thailand) Co., Ltd., project will install additional servers and expand data storage and processing infrastructure across Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao Province, in addition to developing digital literacy and e-commerce curricula to support rising demand for digital […]
Digital Edge and B.Grimm Power secure Thailand’s largest data center loan of US$ 880 million to finance buildout
Singapore-based Digital Edge and Thai power producer B.Grimm Power yesterday announced they have jointly secured a US$ 880 million green loan – the largest financing ever secured for a data center project in Thailand – to finance the development of the joint venture’s 100MW BKK Campus in Chonburi. The transaction marks the latest milestone of Digital Edge’s […]
Empyrion Digital debuts in Thailand with 20MW AI-ready data center
Empyrion Digital, a Singapore-headquartered data centre platform has broken ground today at its first data centre in Thailand. Located in Bang Na, an emerging connectivity hub in Bangkok, the 20 MW data center is expected to go live in Q3 2027. TH1, located on a site spanning over 17,000 square metre, has already secured power and […]