Power constraints, evolving financing models, regulatory complexity and public scrutiny are reshaping the development and investment landscape for data centres across Asia Pacific.
As the Asia-Pacific data centre sector enters a new phase of growth, demand is no longer the main challenge facing developers and investors.
Access to power, land and connectivity now sits alongside capital availability as a central determinant of project viability and, in some cases, these factors are more relevant than capital.
Simultaneously, local regulation, geopolitical stress and public and political concerns are becoming increasingly important to the development lifecycle.
Our recent data centre event, Data Centres: Deconstructed, in Singapore brought together key stakeholders to discuss the challenges for the next phase of growth across the region.