Digital Realty, STT GDC among data centre operators awarded 50 MW of new capacity in Singapore
Singapore has awarded 200 megawatts of new data center capacity to four operators, including Digital Realty and Equinix, to be developed on Jurong Island. The project emphasizes sustainability, requiring operators to use green energy and advanced cooling technologies.
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As AI demand grows, balancing high-energy data center expansion with sustainability goals is a critical challenge for global tech hubs.
Keppel and Equinix are the other two awardees; the four were picked from a field of more than 20 applications
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore government on Friday (Aug 21) awarded a total of 200 megawatts (MW) in new data centre capacity to four data centre operators in its latest tender.
The four – Digital Realty, Equinix, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) and Keppel Data Centres – bagged the capacity under the Data Centre - Call For Application 2 (DC-CFA 2) tender.
They will each be provisionally allocated 50 MW of capacity, and locate their facilities on Jurong Island.
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said in a statement: “To enable the data-centre sector to operate more sustainably, JTC is developing a low-carbon data centre park on Jurong Island to leverage potential low-carbon technology synergies within the island’s ecosystem.”
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