ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Philippines’ (STT GDC Philippines) expects to complete the construction of the country’s largest data center in Fairview, Quezon City by early 2025.
“When we announced STT Fairview in May this year, activities already started the night after the groundbreaking. The area has already been leveled out and prepared for construction,” Carlo Malana, president and chief executive of STT GDC Philippines said.
“Digital is expanding everywhere. And of course, there’s a need for data centers to be able to support this digital expansion. With respect to the Fairview build, a couple of months ago, we announced the groundbreaking of the facility and today, we’re continuing to go on track. And we expect to continue to stay on track for our early 2025 ready-for-service date that we have announced in the past. So looking forward to that,” he added.
This announcement comes on the heels of STT GDC Philippines’ aggressive expansion plans across its three existing data centers located in Makati, Cavite, and Quezon City. With a combined capacity expansion of 5.2MW set for the third quarter this year, the company is poised to surpass the capacity of most single data centers locally. This expansion is a direct response to the high market demand and the ongoing digital transformation sweeping the nation. In May, the company bared plans for the STT Fairview data center campus.
Touted as the largest, most interconnected, sustainable, and carrier-neutral data center campus in the country, STT Fairview is designed to serve at an IT capacity of 124MW. The initial phase of its operations is slated for early 2025. STT GDC Philippines is a joint venture between Globe, Ayala Corp. and Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC).
A report from research firm Arizton showed the Philippine data center market is expected to reach $1.01 billion by 2028, and growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.01 percent from 2022 to 2028.
In 2022, the data center market valued at only $543 million.
