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Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding

Singapore-based Seraya Partners has closed an $800 million fund dedicated to digital infrastructure and energy transition investments. Half of the fund has already been dedicated to three companies: data center operator Empyrion DC, offshore wind vessel operator Cyan Renewables, and solar, win...

December 14, 2023

Singapore

Mitratel acquires over 800 towers from Gametraco for $113 million

Jakarta-based PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk (Mitratel) revealed last week that it recently acquired 803 towers from infrastructure operator PT Gametraco Tunggal for around $113 million. The Telkom Indonesia subsidiary noted that this acquisition includes 1.327 tenants, confirming that 562 ...

December 03, 2023

Jakarta

6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

Singaporean large language model provider 6Estates recently launched an Nvidia DGX BasePOD based on Nvidia GCX H100 systems to develop its AI offerings. The company will use this BasePOD for its "Model Solutions" offering, which provides users with personalized large language models. The clust...

October 11, 2023

Singapore

ESR secures Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) for Hong Kong data center development

ESR has secured a Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) to develop a data center in Hong Kong, it has announced. It has closed the first SLL in Hong Kong, worth HK$1.6 billion (US$205m), which will be used to convert a building in Kwai Chung into the 21.3MW ESR Kwai Chung Data Centre HK1.The compan...

August 03, 2023

Hong Kong

GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

The sovereign wealth fund GIC of Singapore is soliciting funds for a data center outside Seoul, South Korea. According to Business Korea, institutional investors, such as GIC, are working with indigenous institutional investors, securities companies, and asset management firms to build a data ...

July 24, 2023

Singapore

Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

As Singapore looks to end a years-long prohibition on new developments, four data center operators have been given 80MW of capacity for new facilities. Since 2019, Singapore has imposed a ban on the construction of new data centers; however, previously authorized facilities were permitted to b...

July 14, 2023

Singapore

Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

In Bitdeer Technologies Group's latest operations update, it shared details about its upcoming expansion. Linghui Kong, Chief Executive Officer of Bitdeer, noted that its 100MW Gedu mining data center in Bhutan, for example, is almost complete and is expected to be delivered in July. Further t...

July 12, 2023

Singapore

Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

Singapore has introduced a standard for maximizing the energy efficacy of data centers (DCs) in tropical regions. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) standard recommends operating centers at higher temperatures to save energy on cooling. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Singapore's Senior Mi...

June 09, 2023

Singapore

CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) is seeking to acquire Seagate Singapore's research and development facility, which includes a data center, for $163.14 million. The facility, known as 'The Shugart' and located in the one-north district of Singapore, was constructed only eight years ago and was ...

May 19, 2023

Singapore

Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in Californi...

April 18, 2023

Singapore

Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

When it comes to data center cooling, everyone's on the hunt for the latest innovative, efficient tech; and at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU), its research team is working on the latest solution. The group proposes cooling servers by spraying chips with fluid; dielectric fluid,...

April 11, 2023

Singapore

BDX breaks ground on CGK3A data center

Big Data Exchange (BDx) Indonesia has announced that it has broken ground on its new 15MW CGK3A facility in South Jakarta, Indonesia. The facility will see an investment of $150 million, offering 14,127 sqm (152,000 sq ft) of space. Big Data Exchange (BDx) Indonesia's groundbre...

April 11, 2023

BDx Data Centers

BDx To Develop a 16MW Hong Kong Data Center

Big Data Exchange (BDx), a pan-Asian data center company, will construct a new data center in Hong Kong. This week, the business revealed its intention to construct a second 16MW plant in an impending high-tech industrial area built by Hong Kong's Sino Group. The new facility, situated in t...

February 03, 2023

BDx Data Centers

BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia

BDx Indonesia has revealed its plan to develop a 100MW data center campus in Jakarta. The CGK5 data center campus will be developed on a 12-acre parcel in the Suryacipta City of Industry. The facility will be part of the company’s third availability zone in Indonesia. BDx Indonesia is a joint ...

November 13, 2022

BDx Data Centers

Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to S...

July 22, 2022

Singapore

Angelo Gordon To Develop a 20MW Data Center in Hong Kong

Angelo Gordon, a New York-based equity group, has plans to develop a data center in Hong Kong. According to Mingtiandi, the company has submitted an application with the town planning board to build a 20MW data center. The data center will be located at No. 3 Kin Tai Street, Tuen Mun, Hong ...

June 22, 2022

Hong Kong

Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

Evolution Data Centres has announced the launch of its new Sustainable Data Centre Charter, through which it measures its entire operations, with the aim of minimizing carbon intensity and limiting water usage as the company grows. The charter includes the target of emitting 20 tonnes of carbo...

June 20, 2022

Singapore

RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a crypto exchange regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced it is teaming up with AI firm Red Dot Analytics, for carbon measurement and to offset tropical data centers.Singapore implemented a three-year moratorium on new data center ...

May 23, 2022

Singapore

BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies

Big Data Exchange (BDx) has announced that it has formed a data center venture with some companies in Indonesia. The company entered into an agreement with IT firm Lintasarta, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, and telecommunication company Starone Mitra Telekomunikasi (SMT). The companies are join...

May 13, 2022

BDx Data Centers

SGTech's response to Singapore's data center quota

Although back in 2019, Singapore introduced a data center moratorium following concerns around energy supplies, in 2022, this moratorium was lifted - with conditions. Part of these conditions was that the country would be more selective over future data center projects. Further details around...

April 11, 2022

Singapore

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