Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association pushes for stronger sustainability frameworks
Labelled Data Centres and Energy Sustainability: A Regional Perspective on Best Practices and Policy Frameworks, the paper was released on Oct 27 and lays out approaches to minimize the environmental influence of data centres whilst fulfilling the climbing demand for electronic structure in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association (APDCA) has started a new white paper calling for stronger regulation and industry collaboration to enhance energy sustainability all over data centres in the region.
Amongst the examples mentioned is Singapore’s BCA-IMDA Green Mark for Data Centres (GMDC)– a qualification system collectively developed by the Infocomm Media Advancement Authority (IMDA) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) to identify information facilities with solid functionality and energy-efficient process.
The white paper highlights best techniques to boost energy performance throughout the data centre lifecycle– from site selection, design and construction to operations and tracking. It additionally recommends policy steps to increase access to clean and renewable energy with stronger grid framework and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
” Balancing energy sustainability with the increasing request for electronic facilities is one of APAC’s defining difficulties,” states Jeremy Deutsch, chair of APDCA. “With the ideal policy frameworks, Asia-Pacific governments can guarantee that electronic transformation advancements hand in hand with net-zero ambitions.”
The APDCA members consist of leading international providers, such as AirTrunk, Equinix, Digital Realty, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, and Princeton Digital Group.
Property developers are motivated to collaborate very closely with regulatory authorities and market associates to establish regular energy performance standards across the APAC markets.
Pushed by cloud adoption, electronic services and artificial intelligence (AI), regional necessity for information centres is predicted to expand nearly 20% each year through 2028. The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that Southeast Asia’s data centre electricity use will almost double by 2030 compared to 2024– a trend mirrored across the broader APAC region.
