Facility will offer 203MW of capacity at completion
Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) approved a 23.7bn baht (US$727m) data center this week.
First reported by Reuters, the planned data center will be operated by Stratus Technology, an affiliate of China’s ZData Technologies. The facility will offer a capacity of around 203MW at completion.
The facility is planned for the CPGC Industrial Estate, an industrial park located in the southern coastal province of Rayong. The province is located west of Bangkok, the nation’s capital.
Secretary general of the BOI, Narit Therdsteerasukdi, said: “The momentum of the demand for digital services should ensure that the data center investments remain a highlight in term of the value of applications this year.”
The BOI stated in its press release that Q1 2025 saw a “fivefold jump in digital sector applications from the year earlier”.
Thailand is a growing data center market. China’s Haoyang Data bought land in Rayong province for a 300MW facility in June; Singapore’s Empyrion had its 4.72bn baht ($140.5m) investment in a 12MW data center approved by the BOI in March; Alibaba Cloud launched a second data center in the country in February; and AWS launched a cloud region in January.
DCD has contacted ZData for comment.
Founded in 2014, ZData says it is aiming to develop 30 data centers across China – including Beijing, Zhangjiakou, Langfang, Tianjin, Ulanqab, Datong Yanggao, Shaoguan, and Shaoyang. It claims to have 1GW in operation or development and 3GW planned.
It has also previously listed plans for international facilities across the likes of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
ZData was reportedly considering going public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in November 2024.
