Data centres
Issue 196: AI’s complex role in sustainability; Keppel’s emissions targets
This week in ESG: AI hyperscalers now major funders of nuclear startups; Keppel well ahead on 2030 emissions goals
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund INA joins data centre boom
The fund has deployed 74.5 trillion rupiah, with 30% going to digital infrastructure
Singapore-based Digital Edge closes US$575 million loan to fund Asia-Pacific expansion
The company will use the money to continue expanding in markets including South Korea, Japan, India and South-east Asia
The business case for rightsizing AI is also an environmental one
Deployment must match the scale of the model with the task
Sembcorp, Digital Reef announce phase 1 of 280 MW UK data centre
The project is expected to begin construction this year at Wilton, a leading industrial site
DayOne considering dual IPO in Singapore and US, FT reports
Reuters reported in February that DayOne planned to raise US$5 billion in a US IPO that could value the company at US$20 billion
Data centre demand boosts CSE Global’s Q1 revenue by 29.1% to S$265.2 million
The company’s Q1 order intake is also up 74.6% at S$271.2 million
DBS, UOB among lenders arranging Airtrunk’s US$2 billion loan for Malaysia growth
Proceeds will support the firm’s 200-megawatt JHB2 facility located in Johor
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure raises US$1.75 billion in IPO to buy data centres
The listing is the largest ever IPO of a Reit set up as a so-called blind pool
Bridge Data Centres, Ecoceres use biofuel as backup energy to power data centres
BDC’s move comes amid rising demand for power to accommodate a surge in data centre construction in South-east Asia
