Singapore risks losing new data center demand, Keppel warns

Conglomerate wants authorities to add major capacity running on greener energy

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Keppel Corp. in Singapore estimates the industry's aggregate demand will be over 3 gigawatts, or 3,000 megawatts, by 2030, based on what industry players predict. (Photo courtesy of Keppel)

TSUBASA SURUGA, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Singapore, one of the world's largest hubs for data centers, could lose future demand to regional economies unless the city-state expands its capacity for new projects in an environmentally friendly way, according to a senior executive from Keppel Corp., a state-backed conglomerate.

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