Suppliers keen to serve power-hungry data centres

The rapid growth of data centre businesses globally is presenting a new opportunity for power companies, with Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) planning to sell electricity and steam to data centre operators in Thailand and India.

- YUTHANA PRAIWAN

The company, the power generation arm of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, is conducting a feasibility study on the new project and is in talks with partners on business cooperation, said Sukittee Chaiyarak, vice-president for finance and investors relations at GPSC.

Energy-hungry data centres need a large amount of power supply for daily operations. Steam is also needed as an energy source to cool down heat generated by a network of computers.