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APAC Data Centre Weekly

Weekly news from across Asia Pacific’s data centre industry. Published every Monday.

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Industry

Korea Cloud & Datacenter Convention1 Sept 2026 · South KoreaData Center Asia — Jakarta2 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept · Jakarta, IndonesiaData Center World Australia7 Sept 2026 – 8 Sept · Melbourne, AustraliaSydney Cloud & Datacenter Convention16 Sept 2026 – 17 Sept · Sydney, AustraliaAPAC Finance Forum 202623 Sept 2026 · SingaporeFinanceData Centre World Asia 202629 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct · SingaporeDCD>Connect | India 202613 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct · Mumbai, IndiaMalaysia Cloud & Datacenter Convention22 Oct 2026 · MalaysiaNew Zealand Cloud & Datacenter Convention5 Nov 2026 · New ZealandData Center Asia — Kuala Lumpur10 Nov 2026 – 11 Nov · Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJapan Cloud & Datacenter Convention13 Nov 2026 · JapanThailand Cloud & Datacenter Convention26 Nov 2026 · ThailandMumbai Cloud & Datacenter Convention & Awards27 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov · Mumbai, IndiaDatacloud Asia + ITW Asia 20262 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec · SingaporeFinanceData Center Investment Summit SEA2 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec · SingaporeFinanceAPAC Data Centre Summit | Datacloud Asia 202629 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept · SingaporeData Center Investment Summit Asia 202629 Sept 2026 · SingaporeData Center Investment Summit Southeast Asia 202629 Sept 2026 · SingaporeData Innovation Summit APAC 20271 Mar 2027 · Asia Pacific (Location TBD)Data Center Asia Indonesia 20262 Sept 2026 – 5 Sept · Jakarta, IndonesiaDatacloud Asia 20262 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec · Singapore

In the Region

2026 Asian Games19 Sept 2026 – 4 Oct · Aichi-Nagoya, JapanFormula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 20269 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct · Marina Bay, Singapore

Today

28 August 2026

1Gateway Capital files to build 81MW data center in Sydney, AustraliaDCDPACIFIC2LG CNS deploys direct-to-chip cooling for Naver Cloud at data center in Goyang City, South KoreaDCDNORTH ASIA3Singapore launches liquid cooling standards for tropical data centersw.mediaSEA

This Week

Top stories from the past 7 days

1Empyrion closes financing for Taipei, Taiwan data center with E.Sun BankDCDNORTH ASIA2DE-CIX India launches PoP at AdaniConneX’s Chennai 1 data centerw.mediaINDIA3Australia agrees national data centre framework, but energy rules remain openw.mediaPACIFIC

Weekly Archive

WEEK 34 · AUGUST 2026

Malaysia's Johor corridor is the week's real story: DayOne dropped US$152.8M on Sepang land while YTL Power and JLand…

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WEEK 33 · AUGUST 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 32 · AUGUST 2026

Echo subsea cable’s Singapore landing redefines trans-Pacific resilience while $2.9B Firmus funding and CoreWeave’s I…

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WEEK 31 · AUGUST 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 30 · JULY 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 29 · JULY 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 28 · JULY 2026

Malaysia’s data center boom is now a GDP lifeline, while Singapore and Japan brace for identity-driven regulatory cra…

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WEEK 27 · JULY 2026

AI infrastructure is now a geopolitical race, with SEA and North Asia sprinting ahead at $152M and $576B investments …

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WEEK 26 · JUNE 2026

APAC is no longer a spillover market—it’s the primary battleground for $160B in hyperscaler AI infrastructure investm…

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WEEK 25 · JUNE 2026

APAC’s data centre market is projected to hit $255.49B by 2031, but power bottlenecks and hyperscaler dominance are r…

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WEEK 24 · JUNE 2026

APAC’s data center boom is accelerating, with $255B investments by 2031 and power demand set to triple by 2030—driven…

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WEEK 23 · JUNE 2026

APAC's data centre boom is reshaping connectivity, power and AI — Malaysia, Australia and India lead.

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WEEK 22 · MAY 2026

India's data centre capacity could triple by 2028, with power access and financing deciding who scales.

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WEEK 21 · MAY 2026

Alibaba's $69B AI infrastructure bet supercharges APAC's data centre race; China now holds 53% of power.

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WEEK 20 · MAY 2026

Thailand's 2GW renewable-power pilot signals a shift in APAC's AI-driven data centre race.

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WEEK 19 · MAY 2026

PDG raises $856m for Jakarta and Vantage $1.6bn for Johor as Asia's AI race fuels billion-dollar bets.

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WEEK 18 · MAY 2026

Microsoft's A$25B Australian AI bet shows capital racing to secure APAC's digital backbone.

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WEEK 16 · APRIL 2026

APAC's data centre boom hits US$772B as hyperscalers and sovereign AI drive record demand.

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WEEK 15 · APRIL 2026

Hyperscale operators now hold nearly half of global data centre capacity, heading past two-thirds by 2031.

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