“ In particular , we seek to anchor data centres that are best in class in terms of resource efficiency , which can contribute towards
Singapore ’ s economic and strategic objectives ”
FOREWORD Singapore ’ s back !... sort of .
After almost three years of pressing pause on new data centre developments , Singapore ’ s data centre industry is back in business - albeit with a few caveats in place designed to lessen the sector ’ s environmental impact .
“ In particular , we seek to anchor data centres that are best in class in terms of resource efficiency , which can contribute towards
Singapore ’ s economic and strategic objectives ”
MINISTER GAN KIM YONG
Singapore ’ s position as Southeast Asia ’ s leading data centre market has slipped over the past few years , thanks to a moratorium on new site construction imposed by the government . In 2019 , the Singaporean authorities froze all new builds , due to concerns over the sustainability of prolonged and rapid growth .
Now , after almost three years , the moratorium has been lifted - at least provisionally . According to a statement by the country ’ s Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong in January , data centre operators will be able to resume construction . However , the Singaporean Government will be “ more selective ” when granting planning permission for new projects .
As of the end of 2021 , Singapore was home to around 70 data centres with a combined capacity of just over 1 GW . In the year to come , we could expect to see those figures increase precipitously - depending on exactly how “ selective ” the Singaporean government plans on being , of course .
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