The Future Of Data Centres In Singapore

Singapore's ambitious Digital Connectivity Blueprint (launched in June 2023) sets out its aim to ensure the jurisdiction's digital infrastructure is world-class and future ready. While the city-state offers political stability, robust infrastructure, and a pro-business environment, there are both global and unique challenges that developers must address.

1. What are the challenges I might face when trying to develop a data centre in Singapore?

• Energy and Sustainability: Singapore's Green Plan 2030 aims to build a sustainable future and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. To do so requires proper management of data centres due to their intensive consumption of both energy and water. A moratorium on new data centre projects was imposed in 2019 to address growing sustainability and resource constraints. Data centres accounted for approximately 7% of Singapore's total electricity consumption in 2020, a significant share for such a small nation. Although the