Data Center Investment News — 30/06/2023
DCI Indonesia, Salim Group launch Indonesia’s first solar-powered data centre
Indonesia’s data centre and colocation infrastructure investor and operator PT. DCI Indonesia Tbk, or DCI Indonesia, and PT Datacenter Indonesia Sukses Makmur (DISM), a Salim Group subsidiary under billionaire Anthony Salim, have unveiled their second data centre, H2-02.
Located in Karawang, the facility sits in the H2 Data Center Campus and will see DISM acting as DCI’s official collaborator.
Since November 2021, DCI has been operating its first data centre, H2-01, within its second campus with an initial capacity of 15 MW IT load.
The latest additions to the H2 campus, including the H2-02 data centre and office facilities, elevate the campus’s total capacity to a staggering 27 MW IT load.
With the potential to scale up to 600 MW, the H2 campus sprawls over an 86-hectare area.
Brazil’s Ascenty buys parcel of land for new Sao Paulo data center
Brazilian colocation provider Ascenty has acquired 47,000 sqm (500,000 sq ft) of land in Osasco, greater Sao Paulo for future data center developments.
The Digital Realty-owned company has not shared how many data centers it has planned for the space, but confirmed that it is more than one. For now, Ascenty remains in the investment amount planning stage and has no construction start date.
According to Ascenty, the location was selected as it also hosts the regional Network Access Point, has direct access to an Internet exchange traffic point, and is one of the last places in greater Sao Paulo with high availability of energy. The area is also connected to the subsea cable landing station in Praia Grande via Ascenty’s fiber optic network.
“Our goal is to expand the operation and meet the growing demand for world-class data centers and excellent connectivity in the São Paulo region, especially for banks, investment funds, fintechs, and means of payment companies,” said Marcos Siqueira, Ascenty’s VP of operations.
Van Caem plans 100MW data center in Berlin
Dutch developer Van Caem is planning a 100MW data center 9km from the center of Berlin, Germany, scheduled to open in 2026.
The €1 billion ($1bn) project, on a brownfield site near Rhinstraße 139 in Berlin-Lichtenberg, will be the largest data center in Berlin, and the fifth largest in Germany. It will be built by the Prea Group from Schönefeld, reports Thomas Daily, which says the project’s official launch will be next Wednesday.The data center project appears to have replaced an earlier design to build office buildings that would blend with the nearby Herzberge Park. The original plans are still visible on the Van Caem site, and also on that of Marc Kocher Architects, who designed it.
However, it seems that the change of plans took place some while ago, as it features on a list of local government-approved projects from August 2022. This says the project will be “a data center with four data centers, four energy centers, a substation, and a gatehouse”.
NTT files for planning permission in Virgnia’s Gainesville for four-building data center campus
NTT has filed for permission for a previously announced 336MW data center campus in Virginia’s Prince William County.
This week NTT Global Data Centers filed an application for a joint Federal and State permit from the Norfolk District of the US Army Corps of Engineers to build a data center campus at 14210/14300 John Marshall Highway in Gainesville.
NTT had previously announced plans for a data center campus in Gainesville but not shared the location – and this address had previously applied for planning permission with Prince William County through a shell company.
According to the permit application, ‘NTT VA10’ is planning to build four two-story data centers and associated infrastructure on around 104 acres. The development project – named Grove at Gainesville in some of the documents – would impact a total of 2.2 acres of waters for which the Army is responsible. The development may also impact two species of local bat and one type of butterfly.
IonQ plans quantum data center in Switzerland
US Quantum computing firm IonQ plans to deploy two of its systems in Switzerland and to establish a European quantum data center in Europe.
The company this week announced a partnership with QuantumBasel to deploy two quantum computers the Swiss company’s Center of Competence for Quantum & AI, located on a technology campus outside Basel.
The transaction is expected to bring two systems, one that will be capable of 35 algorithmic qubits (AQ) followed by another system capable of 64 AQ.
Neither specifications of the new data center nor timelines for deployment were shared.
STT GDC launches Jakarta data center in Indonesia
The Indonesian unit of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has officially launched its first data center facility.
The company last week announced the launch of STT Jakarta 1, in Bekasi, west Jakarta. The first building offers 19.5MW across 198,850 sq ft (18,475 sqm).
Once completed, the campus will support up to 72MW of capacity across three buildings.
“Data centers form a vital foundation of a thriving digital economy. STT Jakarta 1 not only provides critical digital infrastructure of the highest global quality, but also offers differentiated solutions to meet the current and future computing needs of both government and enterprises alike,” said Lionel Yeo, CEO, Southeast Asia, STT GDC.
First announced in May 2021, the campus is being developed under a joint venture with leading Indonesian conglomerate Triputra Group and global investment company Temasek (which owns STT GDC).
Bridge DC announces 48MW expansion to Kuala Lumpur campus in Malaysia
Bridge Data Centres is to expand its existing campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The ChinData-owned company last week announced plans for a 48MW expansion at its MY03 campus in the 686-acre 4-IR Mranti Park.
Bridge DC has signed an agreement with the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology & Innovation (MRANTI), Malaysia’s central research and innovation commercialization agency, to develop three buildings and a 132kV substation in the technology park.
With the expansion, MY03 will offer a total IT power capacity of 64 MW. Phase One is planned to be ready for service with 16MW by Q3 2025, while Phase Two is scheduled to begin operations by Q4 2027.
Amazon planning new Australian data center in Sydney – report
Amazon is reportedly planning to develop a new data center in Sydney, Australia.
First reported by ITNews, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning to develop a new data center campus in west Sydney under a program of work codenamed ‘Project Echidna’.
The AU$300 million (US$200m) project would see a two-story facility developed, which would offer 35.2MW of capacity across 9,225 sqm (99,300 sq ft).
AWS reportedly hoped construction could begin as soon as “early 2023.”
An adjacent data center on the same site in New South Wales is currently under construction. The two facilities are set to be powered by a private on-site substation, to be built by Endeavour Energy.
ITNews said it has elected not to specify the exact site location.
DCI Indonesia launches second building at 600MW campus outside Jakarta
Data center firm DCI Indonesia has launched a second building at its campus outside Jakarta.
“DCI and Salim Group are thrilled to announce the grand inauguration of H2-02, the second data center, and office facilities at the H2 Data Center Campus in Karawang. This marks a significant milestone in accelerating the expansion of the DCI Platform,” the company said on LinkedIn last week.
With the addition of the 12MW H2-02, the H2 campus now offers 27MW across two buildings.
The company’s H2 campus, which sits on 791 hectares in Karawang to the east of the capital city, has a total capacity of up to 600MW.
200MW data center planned on island of Borneo
A 200MW data center is being planned in Kota Samarahan on the island of Borneo.
Singaporean engineering firm Cyclect Group and local conglomerate TSG Group this week announced the formation of FutureData Sdn Bhd, a new company that plans to build a 200MW data center in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located on the northwest of Borneo Island.
MalayMail said the campus would be developed on a build-to-suit model. Timelines for development weren’t shared.
The consortium said its primary objective is to establish the “largest renewable energy-powered data center park” in Kota Samarahan. The project will be integrated into the FutureGreen District, a new township that emphasizes mixed developments powered by sustainable infrastructure.
Paratus Group to build third Angola data center
Pan-African telco Paratus Group is planning to build a data center in Luanda, Angola.
This will be the company’s third in the country, and according to Paratus, will be the country’s first Tier IV facility in Luanda.
The facility will be constructed on a 30,000 sqm (323,000 sq ft) plot of land and have an IT capacity of more than 10MW across 2,000 racks. According to the company, it is their “biggest data center project yet.” A date for construction or predicted completion has not been provided.
Paratus Angola, previously known as ITA, currently operates two data centers on a campus in the Angolan capital. The first was launched in 2017 and has a capacity for 1,500 servers, the second which launched in 2019 and can host up to 7,000 servers.
It is also from this campus that the company hosts one of its five teleports, and is working on a new ground station there as part of a deal with OneWeb.
Adani & EdgeConneX secure $213 million financing for India build-out
AdaniConneX has secured $213 million in debt financing to fund its data center build-out in India.
The company, a 50:50 JV between Adani Enterprises Ltd and EdgeConneX, this week announced it has executed a $213 million senior debt facility with participation from international banks to finance its under-construction data center portfolio.The companies said the tied-up facility will finance two data centers totaling 67MW; the Chennai 1 campus in Tamil Nadu with a Phase 1 capacity of 17MW, and the 50MW Noida campus in Uttar Pradesh.
ING Bank, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, Natixis, Standard Chartered Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have committed to the facility. Reports that AdaniConneX was in discussions with banks about potential loans first surfaced in April.
DataBank opens Kansas data center expansion
DataBank has completed its expansion of the MC13 data center in Lenexa, Kansas.
The company has added 17,000 sq ft (1,580 sqm) and 1.8MW to its MC13 facility, bringing the data center’s total build-out to 42,000 sq ft (3,900 sqm) and 4.6MW of IT capacity.
DataBank first announced plans to expand the data center in October 2021. The expansion was split across data halls 2 and 3 at the facility, with 9,300 sq ft (863 sqm) in Data Hall 2, and 8,050 sq ft (748 sqm) in Data Hall 3.
MC13, also known as KC3, was first announced in 2018 and is located at 11200 Lakeview Avenue in the Lenexa Suburb. The company has a second campus in Kansas City, the Pine Ridge Data Center which offers 2MW of capacity across 11,510 sq ft (1070 sqm).
Metro Edge Development Partners gains site plan approval for Chicago data center
Commercial real estate investment firm Metro Edge Development Partners has gained site approval for a data center in Chicago, Illinois.
First reported by Urbanize, the company this month gained site plan approval from the Chicago Department of Planning and Development for its IMD1 data center.
Located at 1951 W. Hastings Street, IMD1 will be a five-story facility offering around 184,750 sq ft (17,165 sqm) of data center space and 20MW.
The project was first announced in September 2022, when Metro Edge executed a 75-year ground lease on a 1.97-acre parcel in the Illinois Medical District (IMD). This will be the company’s first data center project, with $257 million to be invested in the development.
ePLDT Announces Construction of 12th Data Center
PLDT Group has revealed plans to construct its 12th data center through its subsidiary, ePLDT, in an effort to expand its operations in the Asia Pacific region, The upcoming data center will have a total power capacity of 100 megawatts (MW), twice the capacity of the company’s 11th data center, VITRO Sta.
Rosa, which is currently being built at a cost of $350 million. Once completed early next year, VITRO Sta. Rosa will become the largest and most advanced data center in the country, boasting a capacity of 50MW.
While the exact investment for the 12th facility has not been disclosed by ePLDT, industry standards suggest that data center construction typically costs between $7 million to $12 million per megawatt of commissioned IT load.
As a result, ePLDT’s latest facility could require an investment ranging from $700 million to as much as $1.2 billion.
AirTrunk to build second Hong Kong data centre by 2024
AirTrunk has unveiled plans to develop its second data centre in Hong Kong, in support of growing demand for digital infrastructure in the region.
To be called AirTrunk HKG2 (HKG2), the data centre will deliver over 15MW and will be strategically located in a new, major cloud availability zone in East New Territories. Initial capacity is expected to be delivered to the anchor tenant by mid-2024.
HKG2 will complement HKG1 which opened in late 2020 in the West New Territories and will deliver added location diversity for AirTrunk’s technology customers. In total, the combination of HKG1 and HKG2 brings AirTrunk’s data centre capacity to more than 35MW in Hong Kong.
“As a key international business hub, Hong Kong has ambitions to accelerate the development of a digital economy,” said Michael Juniper, deputy CEO of AirTrunk.