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Risk, opportunity for CLAR's data centre exposure

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The Edge Singapore  • 2 min read
Risk, opportunity for CLAR's data centre exposure
Singtel may not renew two data centre tenancies with CLAR according to analysts
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JP Morgan points out that Singapore Telecommunications Z74, a tenant at CapitaLand Ascendas REIT A17U (CLAR) contributing 3.4% of its gross rental income, may not renew its tenancies at Telepark and Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex. Telepark contributes 1.5% of GRI to CLAR, and Kim Chuan Park contributes 0.9% of GRI to the REIT.  According to the JP Morgan report, CLAR acquired these two data centres in 2005 under 20-year leases with Singtel. Singtel has the option to renew the Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex for another 10 years. 

Singtel has announced that it plans to consolidate its data cenre operations of its five older properties into its its next generation AI data centre in Tuas, which could be ready as soon as 1Q2026. 

Additionally, 38A Kim Chuan Road is a build-to-suit property by CLAR completed in 2010 with Singtel signing a lease for a period of 20 years plus a 10-year extension option. "We understand the original 20-year leases have been restructured with staggered lease expiries from 2025 onwards. CLAR has been exploring various options for its properties including back-filling any vacated space and redevelopment opportunities. While the potential exit of Singtel is a negative, we see this risk being manageable with upside from potential redevelopment," JP Morgan says.

 

CLAR closed at $2.88 on Sept 24, 

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