Data Centre Week: Singapore Capacity, Johor Hyperscale, and the AI Power Push — 16 May 2026
This week in APAC data centres
- Singapore’s DC-CFA2 tender opened for 200MW of new capacity on Jurong Island, requiring a 1.25 PUE at full load and at least 50 percent green energy (Data Center Dynamics, 16 May 2026).
- AirTrunk committed MYR12 billion (US$3 billion) to two new Johor hyperscale campuses, JHB3 and JHB4 (AirTrunk press release).
- Digital Realty earmarked nearly S$7 billion (US$5.4 billion) for Singapore expansion, with S$4.3 billion specifically for new builds (CRN Asia).
- The global rack PDU market is projected at US$3.01 billion in 2026, with smart PDUs holding 61.4 percent revenue share (Mordor Intelligence).
- Raritan released NIAP 4.0-certified secure KVM switches, the highest US standard for peripheral data leakage prevention (Raritan Newsroom).
Capacity, power, and policy dominated this week’s APAC data centre headlines. Singapore opened its second 200MW Call for Application under tighter sustainability rules, Johor pulled in another MYR12 billion of hyperscale capital, and the product layer is moving in the same direction with intelligent PDU growth and a new NIAP 4.0 KVM certification for high-assurance environments.
What is Singapore’s new 200MW data centre tender?
Data Center Dynamics
JTC Corporation and the Economic Development Board have opened the DC-CFA2 tender for at least 200MW of new capacity on a 20-hectare Jurong Island plot, part of a 700MW green park, with applicants required to demonstrate a 1.25 PUE at full IT load and source at least 50 percent of power from approved green pathways.
What this means for your operations: 1.25 PUE at full load is roughly 20 percent tighter than the 2022 pilot and beats almost every regional benchmark. Without continuous, branch-level power telemetry feeding a proper DCIM, hitting the target is guesswork, and the new BCA-IMDA Green Mark 2024 Platinum threshold will not accept guesswork.
How much is AirTrunk investing in Johor’s hyperscale market?
AirTrunk
AirTrunk has unveiled JHB3 and JHB4, two new Johor Bahru hyperscale campuses worth a combined MYR12 billion (about US$3 billion), with its existing 420MW JHB1 and JHB2 campuses now almost fully contracted and Johor’s overall pipeline near 4GW.
What this means for your operations: Singapore operators are increasingly running cross-border footprints to absorb AI demand Singapore can no longer fit. That means more rack-and-power assets in facilities your team rarely visits, so secure out-of-band access and consolidated power monitoring across both jurisdictions become operational essentials, not nice-to-haves.
Why is Digital Realty committing S$7 billion to Singapore?
CRN Asia
Digital Realty is targeting nearly S$7 billion (US$5.4 billion) of total investment in Singapore, including more than S$4.3 billion (US$3.3 billion) earmarked for new data centre builds aimed at AI workloads, alongside Keppel’s 25MW floating data centre now under construction for a hyperscaler tenant.
What this means for your operations: AI racks routinely draw 15kW and up, well above the 5 to 7kW most older Singapore halls were designed for. If you are retrofitting capacity, branch-level metered intelligent PDUs should go in before any density upgrade, otherwise you are flying blind on phase balance and breaker headroom.
Will the intelligent PDU market really hit US$3 billion in 2026?
Yahoo Finance / Mordor Intelligence
The global rack PDU market is forecast to grow from US$2.78 billion in 2025 to US$3.01 billion in 2026, with smart PDUs already taking 61.4 percent revenue share as hyperscale expansion and high-density GPU workloads push operators toward managed and switched units.
What this means for your operations: Growth is concentrated in managed and switched PDUs, not basic strips. If your refresh cycle is coming up, specifying outlet-level switching and environmental sensors now avoids a costly mid-cycle upgrade when AI workloads land in your halls.
What is NIAP 4.0 and why does it matter for KVM switches?
Raritan Newsroom
Legrand has released Version 4.0 of Raritan’s secure KVM switch line, achieving NIAP 4.0 Peripheral Sharing Device certification, the most stringent US standard for preventing data leakage between connected computers.
What this means for your operations: NIAP 4.0 matters beyond government. Financial institutions, critical infrastructure operators, and any site under MAS TRMG or CSA CCoP scope should treat physical-layer KVM security as part of audit, not an IT footnote.
Each of these shifts plays directly into the kit eNOVA Technologies distributes: Raritan intelligent PDUs and secure KVMs, Adder and G&D KVM over IP, ZPE Systems out-of-band gateways, Sunbird DCIM, and VuWall visualisation. If you are sizing for higher rack densities, planning DC-CFA2 compliance, or building cross-border remote access into a new facility, talk to us.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Singapore’s DC-CFA2 data centre tender?
DC-CFA2 is the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Economic Development Board’s second Call for Application, allocating at least 200MW of new data centre capacity on a 20-hectare Jurong Island site. Applicants must demonstrate a 1.25 PUE at full IT load, source at least 50 percent of power from approved green pathways, and achieve BCA-IMDA Green Mark for Data Centres 2024 Platinum certification.
Why is Johor attracting so much hyperscale data centre investment?
Johor offers power availability and land that Singapore can no longer provide at scale. AirTrunk’s MYR12 billion commitment to JHB3 and JHB4 follows its 420MW JHB1 and JHB2 campuses, which are already almost fully contracted, putting Johor’s overall pipeline near 4GW and making it the natural overflow market for Singapore-led demand.
How are AI workloads changing rack power requirements?
AI training and inference racks routinely draw 15kW and above, compared with the 5 to 7kW that most legacy Singapore halls were designed for. That shift is driving a 9 percent CAGR in the intelligent PDU market and forcing operators to specify outlet-level metering, branch-level monitoring, and three-phase 415V or 480V distribution before density upgrades.
What does NIAP 4.0 certification cover for KVM switches?
NIAP 4.0 is the United States National Information Assurance Partnership’s Protection Profile for Peripheral Sharing Devices, the most stringent standard for preventing data leakage between computers sharing a single keyboard, video, and mouse. Raritan’s newly certified secure KVMs are relevant to any organisation under MAS TRMG, CSA CCoP, or equivalent compliance frameworks where physical-layer separation is in audit scope.
How can Singapore operators meet a 1.25 PUE target at full IT load?
Hitting 1.25 PUE requires continuous, branch-level power telemetry that distinguishes IT load from facility load in real time, not periodic spot measurements. That telemetry typically comes from intelligent PDUs (metered or switched) feeding a DCIM platform such as Sunbird, paired with high-efficiency cooling, hot or cold aisle containment, and elevated supply air temperatures within ASHRAE-recommended ranges.
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