Equinix has opened its sixth International Business Exchange data center in Singapore, adding capacity for artificial intelligence, cloud and enterprise workloads under the city-state’s data-center capacity allocation framework.
The US-based data-center operator said in a November 6 announcement that it invested $290 million in the initial phase of the SG6 facility. The first phase provides about 1,550 cabinets, while the site is designed to support up to 20 megawatts of information technology load when fully built.
SG6 is the first Equinix facility developed under Singapore’s Data Centre Call for Application framework, which allocated capacity to projects assessed on resource efficiency and economic value. The new site expands Equinix’s Singapore footprint as demand grows for high-density computing and access to regional connectivity.
The facility supports direct liquid cooling and is designed for workloads that require greater power density, including AI training and inference. Equinix said SG6 targets a power usage effectiveness rating of 1.20 and has received Green Mark Platinum certification from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority.
The company said the building will use solar panels, NEWater and rainwater harvesting systems. Equinix has also secured renewable energy through a Singapore solar power purchase agreement announced in August, which is expected to begin supplying electricity in 2027.
SG6 connects to Equinix’s existing Singapore data-center network and its digital services platform, allowing customers to link infrastructure across clouds, networks and enterprise systems. Equinix operates more than 270 data centers globally, including six facilities in Singapore after the opening.
The company is also working with the National University of Singapore on an energy solutions hub intended to test technologies for more efficient data-center operations. A co-innovation facility planned at SG6 is expected to begin operating in 2027, according to Equinix.
Equinix said the collaboration will focus on energy efficiency, thermal management and sustainable infrastructure. The SG6 opening follows Singapore’s selective return to new data-center development after the government tightened capacity growth to address power and land constraints.
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