Oct 18, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Data center operator Colt DCS and APAC real estate firm ESR have formed a joint venture to develop the first phase of a 130MW hyperscale data center site in Minoh City, Osaka, Japan. The first phase, comprising 65MW, will be designed and built by the JV and operated by Colt.
Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO of Colt DCS, said: “Colt DCS has built a strong track record of delivering world-class data centers for our hyperscale customers in Japan. The joint venture with ESR will allow us to accelerate our expansion in Japan, enabling us to support the expansion plans for our global cloud customers and the emerging AI sector.”
Stuart Gibson, co-founder and co-CEO, ESR, added: “Japan is a key pillar of our data center strategy, and our joint venture with Colt DCS marks a milestone in our blueprint to deliver next-generation data center infrastructure that underpins digital growth across the region.”
