Data Centre Firms Turn to Southeast Asia, India

A rendering of AirTrunk’s 150-megawatt data centre in Johor Bahru

Data centre operators in Asia Pacific are turning to the region’s emerging markets for expansion as a dearth of land parcels and available power creates headwinds in mature locations, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield.

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand are all on track to more than double their operational capacity over the next five to seven years, the consultancy said in its Asia Pacific Data Centre Update. Malaysia’s Johor and Indonesia’s…