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Report: SEA makes up ~50% of APAC data center capacity being built, led by Malaysia and Thailand

From The Guardian: Report: SEA makes up ~50% of APAC data center capacity being built, led by Malaysia and Thailand, which paused 49 and delayed approvals of 117 projects in Sept. — Power and water constraints are pressuring what seemed like a juggernaut of growth for the region just months ago

Source
The Guardian (theguardian.com)
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First seen here
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Saturday, November 7, 2026, ranked 8
Status
A publication reported this; the company may not have confirmed it.
Why it’s here
Southeast Asia data center slowdown, directly relevant to readers building there.
Topics
Infrastructure, AI
Analysis

Inside Inner Mongolia, China's fastest-growing AI data center region, where construction is accelerating with low building cost and no public backlash (opens newsletter.semianalysis.com)

Inside Inner Mongolia, China's fastest-growing AI data center region, where construction is accelerating with low building cost and no public backlash — A wind-powered 800MW campus, 120MW built within a year, a 5MW SST-native 800V DC pilot and a cooling design without central chillers

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