Battle hots up for slice of Asean's data centre market
US firms leading the charge into sector but Chinese rivals gaining ground, say analysts
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Danson Cheong China Correspondent In Beijing and Charissa Yong US Correspondent In Washington, Danson Cheong, Charissa Yong
Just before the Covid-19 virus emerged in 2019, work began on Facebook owner Meta's data centre in Singapore.
Construction is still under way, but when it is fully operational, the 170,000 sq m facility - costing US$1 billion (S$1.37 billion) - will have a power capacity of 150MW and will be Singapore's largest hyperscale data centre.
