SIJORI Growth Triangle: Powering Southeast Asia’s Data Centre Future
Our latest market report highlights a fast-rising digital infrastructure hub in Southeast Asia’s digital infrastructure, with the SIJORI Growth Triangle—connecting Singapore, Johor, and the Riau Islands—emerging as a strategically important data centre ecosystem.
First established in 1994 to promote industrial growth across borders, this triangle is now undergoing a powerful digital resurgence. Driven by the rapid rise of cloud adoption, AI technologies, and digital services across the region, SIJORI is transforming to meet Southeast Asia’s next wave of digital infrastructure needs.
Beyond simple market expansion, current growth across the SIJORI markets point to a coordinated shift towards an interdependent digital corridor. Singapore maintains its position as the region’s high-value nerve centre, while our analysis shows that the most significant growth stories are now unfolding in its neighbouring markets. Johor has rapidly developed into a primary hub for large-scale hyperscale projects, and the islands of Batam and Bintan are showing clear signs of becoming the next frontiers for development.
As our APAC Managing Director, James Murphy, notes on the report:
“Our analysis shows the SIJORI Triangle’s evolution into a cohesive data centre ecosystem presents a compelling opportunity. The full report explores how organisations can leverage the distinct advantages of each location to architect a resilient and scalable digital infrastructure strategy in one of the world’s most dynamic regions.”
Singapore: The Resilient Anchor
Singapore’s role as the keystone for critical workloads remains secure, anchored by its mature infrastructure and strong regulatory frameworks. It continues to be the prime location for interconnection-heavy, enterprise, and financial services deployments that demand high security and low latency. The market is approaching another pivotal moment with the anticipated Data Centre Call for Application (DC-CFA) in the second half of 2025. Our full analysis explores how this initiative, guided by the Green DC Roadmap, will require operators to align with national priorities, including improved PUE metrics and renewable energy integration to win future allocations.
Johor: A Hub for Hyperscale Growth
An exceptional growth story is unfolding in Johor, which has evolved from a spillover market into a primary expansion hub. Our proprietary data reveals that its operational capacity has seen remarkable growth, with a future pipeline that points to its long-term strategic importance. This rapid development is bolstered by strong policy support from Malaysian authorities like MDEC and MIDA. The full report provides the specific figures behind Johor’s emergence as a testbed for innovative modular construction and prefabrication methods that accelerate delivery times. This expansion creates its own challenges; our analysis details the crucial power and water considerations operators face and the innovative public-private partnerships being forged to ensure sustainable growth.
Batam and Bintan: The Emerging Frontiers
Beyond the established markets, the islands of the Riau province represent the next phase of the region’s development. Our intelligence notes that Batam’s market is gaining momentum, a trend solidified by its first hyperscale deal in 2024. Its attractiveness is enhanced by strong government support and its Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status. The full Spotlight report contains the exclusive details on the landmark financing deals and the total capacity pipeline that is positioning Batam for its next phase of growth. Furthermore, our analysis uncovers the strategic plans for nearby Bintan to emerge as another key data centre destination. Its advantageous location, a short ferry ride from Singapore, its designation as a free trade zone, and plans for new subsea cables are all factors detailed within our complete analysis.
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This summary provides a top-level view of our findings. The complete report is built on our proprietary, primary data, offering an unparalleled perspective on the forces, figures, and strategies shaping this dynamic market.
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