BRIDGE DATA CENTRES
“ We have the long-term vision to be water neutral”
Eric Fan, CEO, Bridge Data Centres
make efficiency targets harder to reach, Eric notes that the regional average for PUE hovers around 1.5.
Targeting net zero by 2040 The company has set a target to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. More than 50 % of energy at one of its main Malaysian campuses now comes from solar power generation.
Eric identifies BDC as the first operator in the region to adopt renewable energy at this scale.
“ We’ re actually the first data centre players in this region massively adopting renewable and solar energies,” he continues.“ Within one of the main campuses we have in Malaysia, we already have over 50 % of the energy coming from solar power generation. So, that is a real example that we are advancing a sustainable energy mix.” However, water availability has become a constraint for data centre development in the region. In light of this, BDC has developed a municipal wastewater recycling project in Malaysia, channelling municipal water
2040
when Bridge Data Centres aims to reach net-zero
to its campus and operating a water treatment plant to upgrade the water to data centre standards.
“ We’ re not competing for water usage with the local communities,” adds Eric.“ We are setting up examples to the industry locally that as a company we have the long-term vision to be water neutral in this process.”
The company monitors PUE and WUE in real time and evaluates different technology options for new projects, assessing the balance between economic returns and environmental performance. BDC also reports a water usage effectiveness of 1.6.
56 February 2026