Digital Realty begins building third data centre in Singapore

From left: Krupal Raval, CFO, APAC, Digital Realty; Stephen Jacques, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer for the US Embassy Singapore; Bill Stein, CEO, Digital Realty; Mark Smith, MD, APAC, Digital Realty; and Peter Adcock, VP for Design & Construction, APAC, Digital Realty.

Digital Realty, a global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has officially begun construction of its third data centre facility in Singapore. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 22.

The 12,800 sq m plot of land will be the foundation of Digital Loyang II (SIN12), an expansion and further development of a Digital Loyang Connected Campus. SIN12 will be located less than 25 km from Singapore’s central business district, and will capable of supporting up to 50 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity. The new facility to be built on the site will span a gross floor area (GFA) of 34,000 sq m.

“The development of SIN12 reaffirms Digital Realty’s commitment to supporting Singapore's digitalisation efforts and smart nation initiative. As more global technology brands increasingly look to expand their digital footprint, Singapore remains their preferred destination. With the addition of SIN12 to our connected campus, customers will soon be given new ways to connect, extend their reach and find new business opportunities through our global data centre platform,” said A. William Stein, Digital Realty’s CEO.

SIN12 will also be incorporating sustainability features into the construction of the facility that aims to lower power usage effectiveness (PUE) to between 1.2 to 1.3, making it the best PUE in a commercial data centre in Singapore.

“Sustainability will also play a big role in the development of SIN12. Our vision is to build the greenest commercial data centre within the region,” added Stein.

Digital Realty has invested US$500 million developing its first two facilities in Singapore to date. The facility is expected to be operationally ready in Q220.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce from the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, as well as members from the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA).

Lim May-Ann, Executive Director, Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) said, “With the increased usage of cloud-based services, the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data analytics requirements for artificial intelligence (AI), the construction of data centres both globally and regionally has increased tremendously in recent years. With the expansion of Digital Realty’s Loyang Connected Campus, organisations and end-users will see stronger connectivity with less delay and better latency across their platforms. This exciting new development will also further cement Singapore’s position as a regional data and cloud hub in Southeast Asia.”