Singapore’s new data centres must use renewables. Can they overcome the hurdles?
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Singapore awarded 200 MW of data centre capacity to Equinix, Digital Realty, Keppel Data Centres, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for new facilities on Jurong Island. As part of the DC-CFA2 tender, these operators must ensure at least 50% of their power comes from eligible green energy pathways. This marks a crucial test for overcoming barriers like price uncertainty and supply bottlenecks in clean energy adoption within the industry.
[SINGAPORE] The latest crop of data-centre operators awarded capacity in Singapore face a crucial test: whether they can break existing barriers to clean energy adoption – from price uncertainty to supply bottlenecks – and pave the way for the rest of the industry.
On Aug 21, Singapore awarded 200 megawatts (MW) of data-centre capacity to four operators: 50 MW each to Equinix, Digital Realty, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for new facilities on Jurong Island.
This was part of Singapore’s second Data Centre-Call For Application tender (DC-CFA2), which stipulated that facilities must be at least 50 per cent powered by “eligible green energy pathways”.