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(Bloomberg) — Thailand\u2019s data center capacity is expected to triple in the next three years as investments of about $6.5 billion pour into the sector to meet surging demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
The nation\u2019s capacity is expected to rise to about 1 gigawatts in 2027 from 350 megawatts in 2024, said Supparat Singhara Na Ayutthaya, vice chairman of the Thai Data Center Association. A data center requires an investment of about $10 million for each megawatt, he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThailand has drawn tremendous interest for new data center investments with its steady power generation and water supply,\u201d Supparat said in an interview this week.<\/p>\n
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Alphabet Inc.\u2019s Google, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. are among global tech giants spending billions of dollars on AI infrastructure in Thailand and across Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be many more global technology companies further diversifying their data center facilities to Thailand,\u201d Supparat said.<\/p>\n
The expansion of Thailand\u2019s data center sector comes as the nation, a longtime manufacturing powerhouse for automobiles and electronics, accelerates efforts to boost its high-tech industries. The government wants Thailand to catch up to countries such as Malaysia and Singapore, regional leaders in data center and cloud computing services.<\/p>\n
In the first half of the year, Thailand\u2019s Board of Investments approved investment applications worth 322 billion baht ($9.9 billion) for 36 tech projects, most of which were data centers, according to its website.<\/p>\n
The data center association is awaiting clarity about the US plan to restrict shipments of AI chips and what effect that could have on the nation\u2019s data centers, Supparat said.<\/p>\n
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