Here is this week’s breakdown of the biggest headlines across Australia, India, Japan, and Malaysia:

• Leaked reports reveal a massive 864MW contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Australia, fueling rumors of a staggering $30B valuation for Stack Infrastructure.

• NextDC added $500M AUD ($347M USD) to its senior debt facility to support ongoing infrastructure upside and expansion efforts.

• An IOT firm called X2M is tied to a new regional data center project in Ballarat, Australia ranging from 10 to 100 megawatts with a 10MW battery.

• AI chip powerhouse SK Hynix is reportedly selling shares in a massive US IPO aiming to raise $28 billion to scale up production.

• AT TOKYO is expanding its regional footprint with a new data center site targeting Nagoya in Japan's Chubu region.

• Local Indian cloud provider Webyne is planning an aggressive 100MW capacity buildout across the Delhi/NCR region over the next 12 months.

• Digital Edge is looking to double down on its India presence by developing a massive 270MW Green Integrated Data Centre Park in Palava, Mumbai.

• Malaysia's Global Telecommunications Group secured a 36-acre land parcel in Kuala Langat, Selangor for a new mega-campus development.

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After a quick recap of the World Cup heartbreak, we dive straight into the massive mega-projects, power grid innovations, and regulatory shake-ups transforming the APAC region. From off-grid AI hubs in the Australian outback to South Korea's staggering trillion-dollar infrastructure push, here is everything you need to know this week.

Australia’s 600MW AI Boom: Firmus secures a massive energy agreement for Project Southgate in South Australia, featuring pioneering demand response technology.

NEXTDC’s S7 Campus: Planning documents are in for a staggering 612MW state-significant development.

Off-Grid Innovation: Energy North proposes a gigawatt-scale, behind-the-meter AI "engine room" near Darwin, backed by 3GW of solar and 16GWh of battery storage.

Community Pushback: A proposed data center application in North Katoomba is withdrawn following local activism.

South Korea’s Trillion-Dollar Bet: Breaking down the ambitious $919B mega-project plan aiming for 18.4GW of data center capacity by 2035.

DigitalBridge Enters Japan: The launch of new provider JY, starting with the acquisition of two NEC assets.

Singapore Market Updates: Singtel explores a data center REIT, and the government proposes a strict new IMDA licensing regime for facilities over 10MW.

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This week on Data Centre News Asia — Abu Dhabi money, GPU mega-deals, and hyperscalers pushing into new markets across APAC.

- MGX circles DayOne — the Abu Dhabi group eyes a buy as the $20B IPO rolls on

- DigitalBridge weighs a $2B sale of Malaysia's AIMS DC

- Gorilla Technology inks a $2.5B GPU-as-a-service deal on NeutraDC's Batam site

- Alibaba Cloud takes its fifth Tokyo facility

- Amazon launches its first Vietnam Local Zone in Hanoi

- AWS pledges another $13B for India — $48B total through 2030

- Amazon signs a recycled water deal in Melbourne as the water debate heats up

- NextDC snaps up 169 hectares near Geelong, close to the Victorian Big Battery

- DayOne keeps buying — 65 acres in Johor from Paragon Globe

- Centuria raises AU$300M for its ResetData AI platform

- PLDT deal confirmed at 24MW

Also available on Youtube and Apple Podcasts

We are finally back together in our unofficial studio. A few phone storage issues meant we had to record an unprecedented three times so if we look a bit frustrated you know why. But nevertheless a number of interesting stories to look at.

We discuss:
- CtrlS Datacenters securing investment from CPP Investments | Investissements RPC.
- Racks Central also securing significant investment to expand their platform regionally.
- Firmus Technologies looking to develop a new 200MW+ site in Tasmania.
- Sharon AI, Inc signs 6 year 72MW infrastructure deal with NVIDIA.
- Equinix launching their 6th facility in Hong Kong - HK6.
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres launching their 30MW Seoul 1 facility in Seoul. A 60 /40 partnership with Hyosung Heavy Industries
- NFD Korea Co.,Ltd. aiming to develop a 300MW campus in Dangjin, south of Seoul
- PLDT exploring spinning some of their stabalised data centre assets into a REIT, aiming to raise $600 - $800million
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The stories shaping data centres across Asia-Pacific — everywhere except Australia and India. From DayOne's $4.5B pre-IPO raise to a wave of activity in Korea's Ansan, here's what moved the region.

In this episode:

- DayOne lands $4.5B Series C, led by Coatue & Hillhouse — pre-IPO ahead of a possible SGX/Nasdaq dual listing

- DayOne signs 1.5GW renewable supply deal with TNB in Malaysia (+2.2GWh battery storage)

- Alibaba opens second Malaysian cloud region — this time in Johor

- BDX inks 1.2GW energy agreement with PLN across three Indonesian sites

- Tanco signs MOU with China Mobile International for 50MW in Port Dickson

- DDSP completes Nomura-backed financing for 80MW Taiwan development

- Keppel secures land for 60MW Tier III site in Ansan, Seoul (live 2030)

- Digital Edge acquires land for SEL5 — a 60MW Ansan facility

- SK Telecom sells minority stake (~$1.3B) + plans gigawatt-scale AI cloud with Nvidia

- Koramco & DCI break ground on 40MW Ansan site

- STT launches Jakarta DC and breaks ground on two more — a 360MW campus

Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

An unintended two-week special on account of all the various events going on in Europe and APAC, with Rhys Morgan and I literally all over the place.

Given the volume of news, we've broken it into two episodes. In this episode we cover Australia & India.

We discuss:

• IREN planning an 800MW development in South Australia
• Blue Owl Capital's sale of STACK Infrastructure's APAC business
• Stockland adding another site to their Australian portfolio
• AirTrunk signing a monster LOI in India
• Google suffering network disruptions in India
• Meta signing a 168MW deal in India
• ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) acquiring additional land parcels in Navi Mumbai (not covered)

The rest of the Asia update will likely be out on Thursday, 18th June — keep an eye out for it.

Also available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

Flying solo this week with a packed two-week catch-up on Asia's data center scene. From mega financings to a project that got killed over backup generators, here's what went down.In this episode:- DayOne eyes a first-of-its-kind dual IPO in Singapore and the US, targeting $5B to hit a $20B valuation- DDSP closes $283M green loan for its Johor build-to-suit at Sedenak Tech Park, with 1.1GW now in play across Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan- Digital Edge bags another $575M in debt to grow its footprint in Korea, Japan, India and beyond- GreenSquareDC withdraws its 120MW Perth application after community pushback over noise, the river and a nearby school- SoftBank readies an AI GPU cloud out of Japan, live from October 2026- Gorilla Technology takes 5.5MW from NeutraDC in Indonesia, with eyes on 18MW by year-end- Guofu (CEWA) teams up on hydrogen power for Southeast Asia, kicking off with a 3MW pilot in Rayong, ThailandCatch us at Datacloud in Cannes and DCD next week. Reach out if you want to grab a coffee.

This week on Data Centre News Asia, we cover the biggest deals and developments across APAC's data centre market.

AUSTRALIA

- Sharon AI signs US$950M cloud computing deal with mystery global tech customer

- Capacity to be deployed primarily at NextDC facilities

- Alceon invests in INSITE DC — aims to become "the next AirTrunk"

- INSITE plans powered land sites across Melbourne & Sydney

MALAYSIA

- NextDC officially opens KL1 — first site outside Australia (scalable to 65MW)

- Equinix announces KL2 with US$190M investment in Cyberjaya

- NCT Alliance Berhad signs term sheet for massive 800MW data centre site

- Digital Halo tops out JB1 — reportedly fully pre-leased at 120MW

INDONESIA

- LG Sinar Mas tops out SMX01 in Jakarta (6MW live end of 2025, scalable to ~27MW)

INDIA

- Uber CEO meets Gautam Adani — Adani Group to establish data centre for Uber

- Signals new customer landscape beyond traditional hyperscalers

Plus: upcoming events in Cannes and DCD Connect Bali

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We discuss:- CDC signing 'largest ever' data centre deal down in Australia.- Zerra DC filing to develop a major campus in Melbourne. - Stockland filing to develop a 250MW campus also in Melbourne. - STACK Infrastructure exploring the sale of their APAC business for US$30billion. - Gorilla Technology Group aiming to develop a 200MW facility in Bangkok. - Empyrion Digital breaking ground on their 20MW Bangkok facility. - Digital Edge DC & B.Grimm securing an US$880m green loan in Thailand. - DCI Indonesia raising US$980m for continued expansion across Indonesia. - Princeton Digital Group raising US$856m for their new 120MW Indonesian campus. Also available on Youtube and Apple Podcasts!

Rhys is in Madrid this week so you're stuck with me solo. Plenty to get through.

Here's what i covered:

- NEXTDC lands a ~247MW contract — likely heading to S4 Sydney. Possibly the biggest single APAC deal outside China

- Google breaks ground on its $15B Vizag AI hub with AdaniConneX and Nxtra by Airtel — three campuses, gigawatt scale

- PDG announces JC4 in Greater Jakarta — 240MW, four 60MW buildings, right next to JC3

- AirTrunk doubles down in Johor with JHB3 & JHB4 — another 280MW, taking Malaysia footprint past 700MW

- AirTrunk also energises rooftop solar at SYD1 in Western Sydney

- Digital Edge reportedly weighing a sale — Bloomberg pegs the valuation at up to $10B

- NTT Data signs carbon removal deal with Climeworks — first major data centre player to go this route

A few thoughts on whether carbon removal becomes a real solution or stays niche, plus why Indonesia is quietly one of the busiest markets in the region right now.

Drop your take in the comments — always better when there's a bit of an argument going on down there.