SINGAPORE — Singapore is making another major move to expand its artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure capabilities, with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) provisionally allocated 50 megawatts (MW) of new data-centre capacity under the government’s second Data Centre Call for Application (DC-CFA2).
The award is part of a broader 200MW allocation announced by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Aug. 21. STT GDC, Digital Realty, Equinix and Keppel Data Centres were each provisionally allocated 50MW after more than 20 proposals were submitted by local and international operators.
The developments are expected to be located on Jurong Island, where JTC is developing a low-carbon data-centre park designed to take advantage of potential low-carbon technology and energy synergies within the island’s existing industrial ecosystem.
A new push for AI-ready infrastructure
STT GDC said its proposed facility is being designed to support advanced computing and artificial intelligence workloads, placing the project within Singapore’s broader strategy to strengthen its position as a trusted regional hub for AI, data centres and international connectivity.
The company said the facility will use liquid cooling and energy-efficient IT equipment, technologies increasingly important as AI workloads require significantly greater computing power and generate higher heat loads.
STT GDC also said more than 50% of the facility’s power will come through eligible green-energy pathways, while the proposed development is intended to meet Green Mark for Data Centres Platinum certification requirements.
That sustainability commitment is also part of the wider DC-CFA2 framework. EDB and IMDA said the four selected operators have committed to exceed the minimum sustainability requirements, including powering more than half of their data-centre capacity through green-energy sources and adopting advanced cooling technologies.
Why the 50MW matters
The allocation is significant because Singapore has limited land and energy resources while demand for computing infrastructure continues to grow alongside AI adoption.
The government launched DC-CFA2 in December 2025 with at least 200MW of new data-centre capacity available. The exercise was intended not simply to add power capacity, but to attract projects capable of supporting Singapore’s AI ambitions while contributing to innovation, talent development, ecosystem partnerships and sustainability.
The latest allocation therefore represents more than four individual data-centre projects. It signals Singapore’s attempt to balance the rapidly growing demand for AI computing with the country’s constraints around energy, land and environmental sustainability.
Jurong Island becomes part of the next data-centre chapter
The four facilities are expected to be located on Jurong Island, where the government is developing a dedicated low-carbon data-centre park.
The location is particularly significant because Jurong Island is already a major energy and industrial hub. The planned data-centre park is intended to leverage existing and emerging low-carbon technologies within the island’s ecosystem.
For Singapore, the strategy could help concentrate new digital infrastructure in an area where energy and industrial capabilities can potentially be integrated more efficiently.
STT GDC is already deeply established in Singapore
The 50MW allocation also adds to STT GDC’s existing footprint in the city-state.
Business Times reported that STT GDC already operates six data centres in Singapore with more than 110MW of IT load. The company has also been investing in technologies and partnerships aimed at supporting Singapore’s AI ecosystem.
Earlier this year, STT GDC launched its FutureGrid Accelerator, described by the company as Southeast Asia’s first live high-voltage direct-current (HVDC)-powered AI infrastructure testbed. The initiative focuses on areas including AI infrastructure, energy transition, research and talent development.
STT GDC has also been developing partnerships around AI adoption, research and workforce development, reinforcing its push beyond simply operating conventional data-centre capacity.
Singapore’s data-centre expansion is returning — but under tighter rules
The latest 200MW allocation is especially notable given Singapore’s earlier efforts to control the growth of data centres because of constraints involving electricity, land and sustainability.
The first DC-CFA exercise in 2023 awarded 80MW of new capacity to Equinix, GDS, Microsoft and an AirTrunk-ByteDance consortium. The latest exercise represents a substantially larger allocation, but with more explicit sustainability and efficiency requirements.
According to reporting by Data Center Dynamics, the government has been gradually relaxing restrictions on new data-centre development while continuing to impose conditions aimed at making future facilities more sustainable.
The four newly selected operators are expected to use liquid cooling and meet the required energy-efficiency standards, while sourcing more than half of their capacity from eligible green-energy pathways.
What happens next?
Despite the headline-grabbing 50MW allocation, the STT GDC project is not yet a completed or fully operational data centre.
STT GDC said development will proceed according to the applicable approval and implementation processes. In other words, the allocation marks an important step toward the project, but further development and approvals are still required.
The government is also keeping an eye on future demand. EDB and IMDA said they will review the need for another Data Centre Call for Application within 18 to 24 months.
That timeline could become important as demand for AI computing continues to rise across Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
For STT GDC, however, the message is already clear: the company has secured a place in Singapore’s next wave of AI infrastructure expansion.
And with 200MW of new capacity now provisionally allocated across four major operators, Singapore’s next data-centre chapter is only beginning.
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