Policy / Project Profile
Second Data Centre Call for Application (DC-CFA2): 200 MW allocated to four operators
On 21 August 2026, EDB and IMDA announced the outcome of the second Data Centre Call for Application (DC-CFA2): Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres each receive a provisional 50 MW, 200 MW in total, all on the Sustainable Data Centre Park on Jurong Island. Conditions: at least 50% of power from low-carbon sources and Green Mark DC Platinum certification.
Why it matters
The second tranche of capacity actually delivered after the 2024 Green Data Centre Roadmap promised at least 300 MW in the near term, and the largest single allocation since the 2019 moratorium; power is the ceiling on Singapore compute, and 200 MW is the real increment under that constraint.
- Category
- National Strategy
- Published / Updated
- 2026-08
- Issuing body
- Economic Development Board (EDB) / Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
- Linked levers
- Lever 1: Infrastructure
- Timeline years
- 2025, 2026
Strategic Context
Connected to 1 national AI lever.
Appears in the timeline around 2025, 2026.
Detailed Notes
Process: EDB and IMDA launched DC-CFA2 on 1 December 2025 to allocate at least 200 MW to operators able to demonstrate world-class efficiency and sustainability; applications closed in April 2026; results were announced on 21 August 2026.
Outcome: four proposals selected at 50 MW each: Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres. All four facilities will be built on the Sustainable Data Centre Park on Jurong Island.
Conditions: at least 50% of power from low-carbon sources (low-carbon hydrogen, solar, biomethane); efficient cooling such as liquid cooling and 100% energy-efficient IT equipment; Singapore Green Mark DC Platinum certification.
Background: Singapore paused new data centres from 2019, allocated about 80 MW in a 2022 pilot, and in May 2024 published the Green Data Centre Roadmap promising at least 300 MW of additional capacity in the near term and 200 MW or more in the longer term through green energy. DC-CFA2 is the second tranche actually allocated under that roadmap. EDB said a third call is possible depending on proposal quality.
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