Show Notes
The stories shaping data centres across Asia-Pacific — everywhere except Australia and India. From DayOne's $4.5B pre-IPO raise to a wave of activity in Korea's Ansan, here's what moved the region.
In this episode:
- DayOne lands $4.5B Series C, led by Coatue & Hillhouse — pre-IPO ahead of a possible SGX/Nasdaq dual listing - DayOne signs 1.5GW renewable supply deal with TNB in Malaysia (+2.2GWh battery storage) - Alibaba opens second Malaysian cloud region — this time in Johor - BDX inks 1.2GW energy agreement with PLN across three Indonesian sites - Tanco signs MOU with China Mobile International for 50MW in Port Dickson - DDSP completes Nomura-backed financing for 80MW Taiwan development - Keppel secures land for 60MW Tier III site in Ansan, Seoul (live 2030) - Digital Edge acquires land for SEL5 — a 60MW Ansan facility - SK Telecom sells minority stake (~$1.3B) + plans gigawatt-scale AI cloud with Nvidia - Koramco & DCI break ground on 40MW Ansan site - STT launches Jakarta DC and breaks ground on two more — a 360MW campus
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