SpaceDC, a Singapore-based data center provider, is looking at investing over $700 million to build a secure, resilient, network rich data center in the Philippines.In a statement, the company said it is working with global real estate services firm, JLL, to build the data center called MNL1 to be situated in Cainta, east of Manila. The green data center will be fully powered with renewable energy – wind, geothermal – and is slated to open in 2022.
SpaceDC CEO, Darren Hawkins said, “The Philippines ranks second in terms of data center growth in Southeast Asia. With only 47MW of available capacity in the country it is a dramatically underserved market. We are excited to be a first mover in a new market where we see our customers are investing heavily in.”
The state of the art facilities feature SpaceDC’s N+1 design, which comfortably accommodates racks of up to 15kW across 48 x 1,500kW data halls before additional cooling support is required.