Data centre provider Princeton Digital
Group (PDG), a major player in the Asian market, says it has acquired powered
land for 500MW capacity expansion in key markets across Asia.
Singapore-headquartered PDG has a pan-Asia
data centre portfolio in six countries: India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia,
Singapore and Japan. The company says it serves the AI and cloud needs of the
world’s largest technology companies across all these markets.
The 500 MW of land and power – in India,
Malaysia and Indonesia – further deepens the company’s strategic partnership
with hyperscalers for their AI infrastructure expansion and will drive a US$5
billion investment programme for PDG.
The capacity, occupying over 88 acres, is
across Mumbai and Chennai in India, Johor, a state in southern Malaysia linked
to Singapore by causeways, and Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.
Naturally the Indian press is focused on
the Princeton Digital Group’s plans to pump US$1billion into India for AI-ready
data centres. It reports that the expansion will make PDG’s flagship MU1 one of
the largest operational campuses in Mumbai with the addition of three new
buildings that will triple the campus’s existing capacity to 150 MW. The first
phase of the 100MW expansion is scheduled for delivery in 2026. Upon
completion, MU1 will occupy about 15 acres of land.
Naturally the Indian press is focused on
the Princeton Digital Group’s plans to pump US$1billion into India for AI-ready
data centres. It reports that the expansion will make PDG’s flagship MU1 one of
the largest operational campuses in Mumbai with the addition of three new
buildings that will triple the campus’s existing capacity to 150 MW. The first
phase of the 100MW expansion is scheduled for delivery in 2026. Upon
completion, MU1 will occupy about 15 acres of land.
Vipin Shirsat, Managing Director of PDG
India, says: “Mumbai and Chennai have been the pre-eminent hubs for cloud
infrastructure in India due the combination of submarine cable landing
proximity, high-quality power supply, availability of renewable energy and
robust infrastructure development. With the advent of AI in India, both
locations are well-positioned to become leading AI infrastructure hubs as
well.”
Johor will become a 370MW region for PDG
with the addition of 200MW. The expansion also includes a 100MW site in
Jakarta. These would be among the largest AI-ready campuses in those regions.
Source: DevelopingTelecoms