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Data centre pilot to set higher efficiency standards, give operators longer leases

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Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Wed, Jul 20, 2022 · 06:58 PM
    • Cabinets holding data servers in Equinix's fifth data centre, SG5. Leong Yee May, the managing director of Equinix South Asia, welcomed the increased capacity, given that larger data centres can benefit from economies of scale when employing advanced cooling techniques.
    • Cabinets holding data servers in Equinix's fifth data centre, SG5. Leong Yee May, the managing director of Equinix South Asia, welcomed the increased capacity, given that larger data centres can benefit from economies of scale when employing advanced cooling techniques. PHOTO: EQUINIX

    THE Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have announced that they have launched a pilot data centre call-for-application exercise, with criteria aimed at ensuring the “calibrated and sustainable growth” of data centres in Singapore.

    The Business Times (BT) understands that data centre operators will be able to submit proposals for up to 60MW of data centre capacity under the exercise. The pilot exercise had originally planned to split a total of 60MW of data centre capacity among 3 operators.

    Successful applicants in the exercise will also be awarded 30-year leases — longer than the 20-year ones previously proposed.

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