Data center construction stories

Japan tops the list for data centre construction costs, while Singapore leads in land expense in the Asia Pacific region. .

According to CBRE, North American data centre construction rose 25% to a record high in the first half of 2023, driven by the growth of AI.

An IDC report suggests the Cloud IT infrastructure market in the country could reach US$1.86 billion in sales by 2025.

DCI Data Centers is set to construct a second data center in Auckland, with the $600m facility expected to be operational in mid-2022.

Edge Centres expands its Australian portfolio with the acquisition of data center provider, DC Matrix, adding two new data centers to its operations.

The limited liability partnership between Equinix and PGIM Real Estate will bring about the launch of the SY9x and SY10x data centers.

Edge Centres CEO and founder Jonathan Eaves says that the Traralgon data centre is key to its network deployment across Melbourne and Sydney.

NTT president and board director Masaaki Moribayashi says the pandemic has led to global dependence on online services and infrastructure.

Simply Energy will provide 10 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy for the NZ data centre through ‘demand flexibility’ technology.

The tech giant has announced it will aim to power all its global data centres and offices with zero-carbon energy by 2030.  .

A 6.6 acre site has been selected for the build, and will be developed in phases to become a 575,000 square-foot data center campus.

Princeton Digital Group plans to build a US$1 billion hyperscale data center in Tokyo as it aims to dominate the Asian market.

According to Cushman & Wakefield, Hong Kong is the third most attractive data center region in the entire Asia Pacific region.

Pure Data Centres and LOGOS are set to build a 20,000 sqm, 20 MW hyperscale data centre in Jakarta, boosting Indonesia's cloud services and tech presence.

DCI Data Centers has secured development approval for a new AU$400 million data centre in Sydney’s Eastern Creek.

Jason Casey, who is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building, previously worked as associate director within Ardmac’s cleanroom business unit.

The company, which has invested £500 million into developing data centres over the next several years, states that it sees potential in the UK market.

Invercargill’s cool climate, land space, remote location and its renewable energy capabilities make it an attractive location for a data centre.

The US$144 million data center is a purpose-built facility that will increase cloud connectivity for enterprises.

The top 10 most expensive locations to build data centers include Zurich, Tokyo, Silicon Valley, London, and Mexico City, according to a new report.