Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association pushes for stronger sustainability frameworks
The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association (APDCA) has launched a new white paper calling for stronger guideline and market collaboration to boost power sustainability all over data facilities in the area.
The APDCA participants include leading international providers, such as AirTrunk, Equinix, Digital Realty, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, and Princeton Digital Group.
Developers are motivated to work together carefully with regulatory authorities and sector associates to set up consistent power efficiency standards throughout the APAC markets.
Amongst the examples presented is Singapore’s BCA-IMDA Green Mark for Data Centres (GMDC)– an accreditation scheme jointly established by the Infocomm Media Growth Authority (IMDA) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) to acknowledge information facilities with strong efficiency and energy-efficient methods.
Pushed by cloud adoption, digital companies and artificial intelligence (AI), local demand for information centres is forecasted to grow nearly 20% yearly through 2028. The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that Southeast Asia’s data centre electricity use will certainly almost double by 2030 compared to 2024– a pattern mirrored throughout the larger APAC area.
The white paper highlights best methods to enhance energy performance across the data centre lifecycle– from location choice, design and building to operations and monitoring. It additionally recommends policy steps to accelerate accessibility to clean and renewable energy through stronger grid infrastructure and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
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 reduce the environmental impact of data facilities while satisfying the rising requirement for electronic infrastructure in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
” Balancing power sustainability with the growing need for digital infrastructure is just one of APAC’s defining difficulties,” states Jeremy Deutsch, chair of APDCA. “With the right plan frameworks, Asia-Pacific governments can guarantee that electronic change advancements hand in hand with net-zero ambitions.”
