MANILA, Philippines — The builder of the country’s largest data center is adding another 19 megawatts of capacity to its portfolio to prepare for the entry of more workloads from tech giants.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) Philippines is preparing to switch on another 19 MW of capacity in its facilities in Fairview and Cavite by 2027.
STT Fairview, the country’s largest data center, is operating with 12 MW of capacity on its first two levels, all of which are fully contracted.
STT GDC Philippines president and CEO Carlo Malana said the company is undertaking fit-outs for the third and fourth levels. Once the fit-outs are completed, it would add 16 MW in capacity, raising the facility’s total to 28 MW.
STT Fairview can be scaled up to 128 MW, by far the largest of its kind in the Philippines. STT GDC Philippines is investing as much as $1 billion to build the project.
STT Cavite, on the other hand, is running with three MW of capacity and will be adding its final three MW by 2027.
The data center in Cavite sits on a two-story building, with a floor area of 4,500 square meters and powered by two different substations for redundancy.
Malana said data center demand in the Philippines has been picking up, especially as clients look for other sources outside of traditional markets like Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
STT GDC Philippines is scaling up its portfolio to meet future requirements. Malana said clients are placing higher workloads on data centers, as consumers increase digital activities.
Based on estimates from global advisor Access Partnership, the Philippines stands to gain about P5 trillion by 2030 in value through full digitalization. One of the crucial investments to unlock the value is in data centers, as they house applications and information for tech giants.
Digital activities on e-commerce and mobile apps are also projected to generate more than P3.5 trillion for the economy, and these transactions need data centers, too.
STT GDC Philippines is a joint venture between Ayala Corp. and Globe Telecom Inc., together with Singapore-based innovator ST Telemedia Global Data Centers.