Singapore cloud infrastructure firm invests $1b to build Japan data center

Singapore-headquartered Princeton Digital Group (PDG) is investing US$1 billion to build its flagship data center campus in Japan.

The Tokyo-based facility will cater to hyperscalers, or huge companies looking to dominate the public cloud and cloud services industry in the country. It will also feature close to 100 megawatts of critical IT capacity on almost 33,000 square meters of land area.

Rangu Salgame, PDG chairman and CEO / Photo credit: PDG

Founded in 2017, PDG is an investor, developer, and operator of internet infrastructure that has operations in China, Singapore, India, Indonesia, and Japan. Its portfolio of data centers power the expansion of hyperscalers and enterprises across Asia.

Construction will start later this year in Saitama City, which is located in the greater Tokyo area. The data center is a step closer to PDG’s target portfolio of 600 MW across Asia.

Tokyo hosts the largest data center market outside of China, with Structure Research expecting it to reach US$1.6 billion by 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 25.1% between 2021 and 2025.

“The Asia-Pacific region is set to be the largest data center market in the world, and this announcement underscores our vision to be the market leader in this region,” said Rangu Salgame, PDG’s chairman and CEO. “Our entry into Japan and, in particular, Tokyo demonstrates our continued ability to enter new markets that matter to our customers.”