SINGAPORE-based data center provider, SpaceDC, is working with JLL, a global real estate services firm, to build a secure, resilient, network-rich data center called MNL1, which will be situated in Cainta, Rizal, part of the Greater Manila Area. The green data center will be fully powered with renewable energy — wind, geothermal — and is slated to open in 2022. SpaceDC looks to invest over $700M into the facility.
"The Philippines ranks second in terms of data center growth in Southeast Asia," said Darren Hawkins, SpaceDC chief executive. "With only 47 megawatts of available capacity in the country it is a dramatically underserved market. We are excited to be a first mover in a new market where we see our customers are investing heavily in."
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