ePLDT says 12th data center set to be largest; study to finish this year

ePLDT Inc., the information and communications technology (ICT) arm of PLDT Inc., is aiming to finish the study for its 12th data center site in Cavite this year, which is targeted to double the capacity of its largest data center to date.

- Ashley Erika O. Jose

“We are checking the potential site. What we are doing now is what you call a vulnerability and risk assessment. It is a formal study that we are conducting,” ePLDT President and Chief Executive Officer Victor S. Genuino told reporters on the sidelines of the Pilipinas AI launch on Monday.

The 12th data center, expected to rise in General Trias, Cavite, will be ePLDT’s largest once completed, with a planned capacity of about 100 megawatts (MW), double the current 50-MW capacity of VITRO Sta. Rosa. VITRO Sta. Rosa, located on a five-hectare lot in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, is considered the country’s largest data center campus.

The company is optimistic construction for the planned site will start next year, once the study is completed, Mr. Genuino said.