Digital Realty Sets Nearly S$7 Billion Singapore Plan to Build AI Data Center Hub
The plan signals confidence in Singapore’s edge for low-latency AI inference under tight, sustainability-linked capacity limits.
Overview
- Digital Realty said it is targeting nearly S$7 billion of total investment in Singapore, with more than S$4.3 billion earmarked for new data center developments.
- Executives framed the push around AI inference, which needs fast links to users and networks, driving demand for high-density power and advanced cooling in the city-state.
- An Innovation Lab at the Loyang site is planned for the second half of 2026 to let customers test AI and hybrid cloud setups before wider deployment.
- The company has grown its Singapore team to more than 300 employees and expects about 400 by 2030, with nearly 90% of staff being Singapore nationals.
- Industry reporting says Singapore is releasing at least 200 megawatts of new capacity under strict efficiency rules, concentrating latency-sensitive AI work in the city and sending other workloads to Johor Bahru and Batam.