Digital Realty, STT GDC among data centre operators awarded 50 MW of new capacity in Singapore

[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 through its latest tender.

Digital Realty, Equinix, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) and Keppel Data Centres have been awarded the tender through the Data Centre - Call For Application 2 (DC-CFA 2).

Each company will be provisionally allocated 50 MW of capacity, and they will be locating their facilities on Jurong Island.

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said: “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.”

Announced in December last year, the DC-CFA 2 exercise received more than 20 proposals from local and global operators.

The supported data centres have committed to exceed the minimum sustainability requirements imposed for the latest rounds of tender, noted EDB and IMDA.

This means that the operators will power more than 50 per cent of their data centre capacity from green energy sources.

In addition, the operators will be the “best-in-class” in energy efficiency by adopting advanced technologies such as liquid cooling and using 100 per cent energy-efficient IT equipment, the press release added.

Bruno Lopez, president and group CEO of STT GDC, said the group remains committed to using the Republic’s land, energy and water resources “prudently” to deliver “meaningful and lasting value” for Singapore.

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He added that the effects of the data centre extend beyond computing powers, and STT GDC will translate the investment into “enduring economic value for Singapore, strengthen its digital ecosystem and international connectivity, and support the continued growth and vibrancy of its digital economy”.

All four selected data centre operators have an established presence in the country.

According to their websites, Digital Realty currently has three data centres and Equinix has five in Singapore.

STT GDC has six data centres in Singapore with an IT load of more than 110 MW, and Keppel Data Centres has eight.

The first DC-CFA exercise in July 2023 awarded 80 MW of new capacity to Equinix, GDS, Microsoft and an AirTrunk-ByteDance consortium.

EDB and IMDA will review the need for another DC-CFA in 18 to 24 months.