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Southeast Asia Data Center Construction Market Investment to Hit $11.80 Billion by 2030 – Gain Key Insights from Top Investors – Arizton

Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast 2025–2030.
Published 10 April 2025

According to Arizton’s latest research report, Southeast Asia data center construction market is growing at a CAGR of 13.82% during 2024-2030.   

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Report Summary:    

Market Size - Investment (2030): USD 11.80 Billion  

Market Size - Investment (2024): USD 5.42 Billion  

CAGR - Investment (2024-2030): 13.82%  

Market Size - Area (2030): 5,079 Thousand Square Feet  

Power Capacity (2030): 1,057 MW  

Historic Year: 2021-2023  

Base Year: 2024  

Forecast Year: 2025-2030  

Segmentation Analysis: Facility Type, Support Infrastructure, Electrical Infrastructure, Mechanical Infrastructure, Cooling Systems, Cooling Technique, General Construction, Tier Standards, and Geography 

Geographical Analysis: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Other Southeast Asia Countries 

 

Data Center Growth and Investment in Southeast Asia 

Southeast Asia, including countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and others, is witnessing significant growth in data center development. These large facilities house servers and routers that enable essential tasks such as streaming, fast financial transactions, and data processing across regions. The rising demand for data centers is driven by the growth of cloud technologies and AI, necessitating more buildings, land, cooling systems, and electricity to sustain 24/7 operations. 

Singapore and Malaysia are the largest data center markets in the region, with the capacity doubling in the last four to five years. The growth is fueled by an attractive business environment, low land costs, and supportive government initiatives. Notably, Google has announced plans to invest around $3 billion in cloud infrastructure in Thailand and Malaysia. Malaysia, in particular, is seeing increased investments in green data centers to reduce carbon footprints. 

The Southeast Asia data center market continues to expand due to the rising demand for data storage, cloud computing, 5G, IoT, and AI, creating more opportunities for investment and development.  

Data Center Growth in Singapore: A Strategic Hub for Southeast Asia 

Singapore has emerged as a key player in Southeast Asia's data center market, benefiting from its advanced telecommunications infrastructure, reliable network connectivity, and strategic location. The growing demand for data centers is driven by the rise of IoT, 5G, AI, and cloud technologies, particularly in sectors like e-commerce, banking, and telecommunications. Major cloud service providers, including Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud, have established multiple availability zones in the country. 

Singapore's stable political and economic environment makes it an attractive destination for both multinational companies and startups, further bolstered by government initiatives such as IT Masterplan 2025 and Smart Nation, aimed at enhancing digital infrastructure. The government is also focused on adopting greener methods by 2030. 

With over ten submarine cables already in place and more planned, Singapore boasts 40 operational data center facilities and several under development, including those by Singtel, ST Engineering, and Amazon Web Services.  

Data Center Investors Insights Across Southeast Asia 

  • Hyperscale operators, such as Meta (Facebook), Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are leading the market in terms of hyperscale investments and innovative technologies. Even these operators are shifting toward solar power into the data centers with power purchase agreements. 
  • Colocation vendors should target global service providers with a strong customer base and help them set up a physical presence. The competition will grow in terms of cost and the high availability of service offerings. 
  • The data center operators that will offer renewable energy to power the facilities, as well as account for efficient power and cooling infrastructure, will attract more customers; this will be the major source of revenue generation for operators. 
  • Local telecom and colocation operators are likely to face high competition from global operators, in terms of efficiency and advanced innovative technologies. 
  • Operators are more likely to be attracted by supportive government initiatives, special economic zones, and the ease of adoption of new technologies by countries.  

Competitive Landscape in Southeast Asia Data Center Industry 

The data center industry in Southeast Asia is experiencing intense competition, particularly in the power infrastructure and cooling solutions sectors. Key players like ABB, Caterpillar, Eaton, Schneider Electric, Cummins, Vertiv, and Siemens dominate the power segment, driving innovation to offer highly efficient and reliable products. Data center operators are shifting from air-based to liquid-based cooling systems and integrating lithium-ion batteries, PDUs, and electric generators to boost operational efficiency. 

The adoption of renewable energy sources, such as solar power, is becoming increasingly popular to reduce dependence on traditional grids and lower carbon footprints. In response to the growing demand for energy-efficient cooling, vendors like Delta Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, and Schneider Electric are playing a larger role in the cooling market. Water-based cooling solutions, including liquid cooling, are being prioritized for better efficiency and sustainability. 

Additionally, AI implementation for monitoring cooling systems and security, as well as the growing use of advanced fire detection and suppression systems, is intensifying competition among providers. The rise of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and Building Management Systems (BMS) is also contributing to competitive dynamics, as these solutions help reduce operational costs and improve overall facility management.    

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The Report Includes the Investment in the Following Areas:  

Facility Type 

  • Hyperscale Data Centers 
  • Colocation Data Centers 
  • Enterprise Data Centers 

Support Infrastructure 

  • Electrical Infrastructure 
  • Mechanical Infrastructure 
  • General Construction 

Electrical Infrastructure 

  • UPS Systems 
  • Generators 
  • Transfer Switches & Switchgear 
  • PDUs 
  • Other Electrical Infrastructure 

Mechanical Infrastructure 

  • Cooling Systems 
  • Racks 
  • Other Mechanical Infrastructure 

Cooling Systems 

  • CRAC & CRAH Units 
  • Chiller Units 
  • Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers 
  • Other Cooling Units 

Cooling Techniques 

  • Air-based Cooling Technique 
  • Liquid-based Cooling Technique 

General Construction 

  • Core & Shell Development 
  • Installation & Commissioning Services 
  • Engineering & Building Design 
  • Fire Detection & Suppression 
  • Physical Security 
  • DCIM/BMS 

Tier Standard 

  • Tier I & II 
  • Tier III 
  • Tier IV 

Geography 

  • Southeast Asia 
  • Singapore 
  • Malaysia 
  • Indonesia 
  • Thailand 
  • Philippines 
  • Vietnam 
  • Other Southeast Asia Countries  

Competitive Landscape 

Key Data Center Support Infrastructure Provider 

  • ABB 
  • Caterpillar 
  • Cummins 
  • Eaton 
  • Rittal 
  • Schneider Electric 
  • STULZ 
  • Vertiv 

Other Data Center Support Infrastructure Providers 

  • Airedale 
  • Alfa Laval 
  • Canovate Group 
  • Cyber Power Systems 
  • Delta Electronics 
  • EAE Group 
  • Envicool 
  • Fuji Electric 
  • Green Revolution Cooling 
  • HITEC Power Protection 
  • Rehlko (Kohler Power) 
  • Legrand 
  • Mitsubishi Electric 
  • Narada 
  • Nortek Air Solutions 
  • Piller Power Systems 
  • Rolls-Royce 
  • Siemens 
  • Socomec Group 
  • Trane 

Prominent Construction Contractors 

  • Arup 
  • Aurecon Group 
  • CSF Group 
  • DSCO Group 
  • Gammon Construction 
  • Meinhardt Group 
  • NTT Facilities 
  • PM Group 
  • Studio One Design 
  • THAI KAJIMA 

Other Prominent Construction Contractors 

  • AtkinsRéalis 
  • AWP Architects 
  • Apave 
  • Architects 49 
  • Asima Architects 
  • AVO Technology 
  • CCIE Engineering 
  • Chaan 
  • Comfac 
  • Corgan 
  • Critical Holdings Berhad 
  • Data Center Design Corporation (DCDC) 
  • DPR Construction 
  • Finishing Touch Design Studio 
  • First Balfour 
  • Fortis Construction 
  • Greatians Consulting 
  • Gensler 
  • GreenViet 
  • ISG 
  • Kienta Engineering Construction 
  • Leighton Asia 
  • Linesight 
  • LSK Engineering 
  • Mace 
  • M+W Group 
  • Meg Consult 
  • MN Holdings 
  • Nakano Corporation 
  • PKT Quantity Surveyors 
  • Plan Architect 
  • PMX Malaysia 
  • Powerware Systems 
  • Obayashi Corporation 
  • Sato Kogyo 
  • Sunway Construction Group 
  • RDC Arkitek 
  • Red Engineering 
  • Turner & Townsend 
  • Thornton Tomasetti 

Prominent Data Center Investors 

  • AirTrunk 
  • Amazon Web Services 
  • Bridge Data Centres 
  • DayOne (GDS Services) 
  • DCI Indonesia 
  • Digital Realty 
  • ePLDT 
  • Equinix 
  • Google 
  • Keppel Data Centres 
  • Microsoft 
  • NTT DATA 
  • Princeton Digital Group 
  • ST Telemedia Global Data Centres 
  • Telkom Indonesia 
  • Viettel IDC 

Other Prominent Data Center Investors 

  • AIMS Data Centre 
  • Beeinfotech 
  • Big Data Exchange (BDx Data Centers) 
  • Bitera Data Center 
  • Biznet Data Center 
  • Converge ICT Solutions 
  • CMC Telecom 
  • Datacomm Diangraha 
  • Digital Edge DC 
  • DITO Telecommunity 
  • EdgeConneX 
  • Empyrion Digital 
  • Epsilon Telecommunications 
  • Etix Everywhere 
  • FPT Telecom 
  • Google 
  • Hanoi Telecom 
  • Meta 
  • MettaDC 
  • Nxera 
  • OneAsia Network 
  • Open DC 
  • Pure DC 
  • SM+ 
  • SUPERNAP Thailand 
  • Telehouse 
  • Tencent Cloud 
  • True IDC 
  • VADS 
  • Vantage Data Centers 
  • VNPT 
  • VNTT 
  • YTL Data Center Holdings 

New Entrants 

  • AyalaLand Logistics Holdings & & FLOW Digital Infrastructure 
  • BRIGHTRAY 
  • BW Digital 
  • CloudHQ  
  • CtrlS Datacenters 
  • Digital Halo 
  • Doma Infrastructure 
  • Edgnex Data Centres by DAMAC 
  • Epoch Digital 
  • Evolution Data Centres 
  • Future Data 
  • Gaw Capital 
  • i-Berhad 
  • Infinaxis Data Centre Holdings 
  • Infracrowd Capital 
  • K2 STRATEGIC 
  • Megawide Construction Corporation 
  • Minoro Energi 
  • Nautilus Data Technologies 
  • NEXTDC 
  • Regal Orion 
  • STACK Infrastructure 
  • SEAX Global 
  • YCO Cloud 
  • Yondr Group   

Key Questions Answered in the Report:     

  • How big is the Southeast Asia data center construction market? 
  • What is the growth rate of the Southeast Asia data center construction market? 
  • What is the estimated market size in terms of area in the Southeast Asia data center construction market by 2030? 
  • What are the key trends in the Southeast Asian data center construction market? 
  • How many MW of power capacity is expected to reach the Southeast Asia data center construction market by 2030?    

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