Asia Pacific’s installed data centre IT power capacity is forecasted to grow at a five-year CAGR of 14.2% to reach 94.4GW by 2028, according to a report by the International Data Corp.
The report also reveals that spending on data centre IT power capacity in the region increased by 9.6% year-over-year. It expects the market growth rate to double this year as infrastructure modernisation efforts across the region and the artificial intelligence (AI) boom have led to the rise of hyperscale data centres.
"Digital transformation and generative AI are reshaping data centres, driving unprecedented growth and technological advancements in the Asia Pacific region. Data localisation laws are causing enterprises to re-evaluate where they place and how they process their workloads to ensure their IT infrastructure complies with the region's rapidly developing and non-uniform regulations,” says Mikhail Jaura, senior research analyst for Datacenter Research at IDC Asia/Pacific.
However, the report notes that challenges such as power scarcity and supply chain disruptions pose inhibitors to this growth. Key developments include the adoption of Nvidia’s Blackwell platform and liquid cooling technologies, indicating a shift towards more efficient and sustainable data centre operations.
