Equinix breaks ground on Singapore data center

Equinix  this week announced its sixth International Business Exchange (IBX) facility in Singapore, to be named SG6. With an initial investment of $260 million, the facility will provide liquid cooling capabilities to support high-density workloads.

Yee May Leong, managing director, Singapore, Equinix, said: “SG6 sets a new benchmark in our approach to driving digital and AI transformation. As compute-intensive workloads continue to grow, the demand for capacity will also rise, and Equinix is equipped to support these next-generation workloads."

Aileen Chia, deputy chief executive (connectivity development & regulation), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), said: “We welcome Equinix’s addition of SG6 to its data center investments. As we sustain the momentum of Singapore’s digital economy which today contributes almost 18 percent to Singapore’s GDP, data centers are a foundational digital infrastructure supporting our Smart Nation 2.0 efforts. 

"Equinix’s strong commitment to sustainability is aligned with our Green DC Roadmap, where we seek to accelerate DC energy efficiency and use of green energy to support the sustainable growth of Singapore’s digital economy. Singapore will continue to foster collaborations across the industry ecosystem to pioneer solutions for sustainable DC growth.”