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Vietnam's Stavian Launches U.S.-Backed Feasibility Study for 300MW AI Data Center Campus in Ho Chi Minh City

By: IDCNOVARegion: Southeast Asia
Stavian Group, a Vietnamese infrastructure developer, has commenced a feasibility study for a large-scale AI and cloud data center campus planned in Ho Chi Minh City, with backing from a U.S. government agency. The move signals Vietnam's growing ambition to position itself as a regional digital infrastructure hub amid surging demand for AI computing capacity across Southeast Asia.

In a statement issued Friday, Stavian said its group member Stavian Hightech Infrastructure has appointed Cushman & Wakefield to lead the study for the campus. The project, named Stavian Digital Park, is funded by a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. Telecommunications specialist APTelecom will work under Cushman & Wakefield on connectivity and digital-infrastructure planning, market development, commercialization strategy, and financial modelling.

The study comprises 15 workstreams covering market demand, site suitability, power, connectivity, cooling, financial viability, sustainability, regulation, and implementation. It will produce a master plan, financial model, and procurement framework intended to guide the project toward construction and operation.

As planned, the campus would span 300 hectares as a carrier-neutral development, with 300 MW of power in a first phase by 2030 and access to international subsea connectivity of up to 200 Tb per second, according to Stavian. The facility is designed to serve global cloud providers, enterprises, government systems, content-delivery networks, and AI workloads, with on-site solar and other renewable energy planned to lower its carbon footprint.

USTDA said the study would help attract financing and position U.S. companies to supply technology for the project. The campus would use "trusted" technology and require customers to use secure equipment, the agency added. The project fits USTDA's broader work on trusted, resilient digital infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific, including subsea cables linking Southeast Asian markets and the United States, according to the agency. The campus is expected to attract hyperscale cloud and AI operators, including U.S. firms, as first customers.

Thomas R. Hardy, USTDA's deputy director, said the partnership laid the groundwork for a project centered on trusted technology and would help meet Vietnam's digital-infrastructure needs while creating openings for American firms. The initiative underscores the increasing strategic importance of Southeast Asia's data center market, as global cloud and AI companies seek to diversify capacity beyond established hubs and governments in the region accelerate efforts to build sovereign and secure digital infrastructure.