Philippine data center capacity may hit 1.5 GW by 2028 — DICT

THE PHILIPPINES’ data center capacity could reach 1.5 gigawatts (GW) by 2028 as more operators, both local and foreign, set up facilities in the country next year, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said.

- By Ashley Erika O. Jose

“We will likely reach more than 1 GW,” ICT Secretary Henry Rhoel R. Aguda told BusinessWorld on the sidelines of Equinix, Inc’s data center launch on Wednesday. “The private sector is committing 1.5 GW (by 2028)... It is a matter of attracting as many companies as possible to set up here.”

Equinix, a global digital infrastructure company, opened its first data center in Cavite. The facility provides high-speed interconnection services that give enterprises direct access to networks, cloud platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) service providers through a secure private network.

ePLDT, Inc., is building its 12th data center in General Trias, Cavite, which will be its biggest to date.

The facility will have a capacity of 100 MW — double that of its 50-MW VITRO Sta. Rosa campus in Laguna, now the biggest in the country.

Mr. Aguda said power and connectivity will not be major issues in supporting the industry's growth.