BuildingNextGenerationDataCenterFacilityinASEAN WhitePaper ASEANCentreforEnergy2024 Copyrights ©ASEANCentreforEnergy,2024 Unlessotherwisestated,allcontentandmaterialsinthispublicationaretheexclusivepropertyoftheASEANCentreforEnergy(ACE)andareprotectedbycopyright.Permissiontouse,share,copy,print,and/orstorethesematerialsisgranted,providedthatproperattributiontoACEisclearlyindicated.Materialsinthispublicationattributedtothirdpartiesmaybesubjecttothird-partycopyrightandaregovernedbyseparatetermsofuseandrestrictions,includinglimitationsoncommercialuse. Publishedby: ASEANCentreforEnergy SoemantriBrodjonegoroIIBuilding,6thfl.DirectorateGeneralofElectricity Jl.HR.RasunaSaidBlockX-2,Kav.07-08Jakarta12950,Indonesia Tel:(62-21)5279332|Fax:(62-21)527935032 E-mail:communication@aseanenergy.orgwww.aseanenergy.org Forewords–ACE OneofthekeydriversofeconomicgrowthintheASEANregionisdigitaltransformation,whichkeepsgrowingandevolvingtocatertoconsumers'andbusinesses'demands.Digitalservicesembarkonarapidjourney,thuscreatingasurgeindatacenteroperations.DatacentermarketsaredevelopingintheASEANregion,creatingapromisingfutureforinvestors.Evenso,theemergenceofdatacentershasnotbeenwithoutitsindispensableeffects.Datacentercontributestoalargeincreaseinenergyconsumption–fromserveroperationstocoolingsystemsthatneedtobekeptpoweredonconstantly. Datacenterisacriticalpieceofinfrastructure,yetitisalsonecessarytorememberthatenergyconsumptionwillcontinuetoincreaseduring,andwiththesightof,theburgeoningdemandfordata.Largerconsumptionmeanshigherenergycosts,andbusinessesarefindingwaystocutthecostburden,eventhroughlimitingoperationalhours.Toovercomethisproblem,itisessentialtoimprovesystemefficiencyandlookforalternativecleanerenergyinfurtheranceofdatacenteroperations.Withagoaloftransitioningtoalow-carboneconomy,ASEANcountriesneedtobalanceenvironmentalprotectionwhilestillattractingglobalplayersforcountries’economicgrowth. PracticingtheASEANPlanofActionforEnergyCooperation(APAEC)2016-2025PhaseII2021-2025intheProgrammeAreaofEnergyEfficiency&Conservation,datacentertransformationwillhopefullymovetowardsgreenpracticesforasustainablefutureintheASEANregion.ThecollaborativeworkandapproacharedepictedinthisWhitePaperonBuildingNextGenerationDataCenterFacilityinASEAN.ThestudyexploresthetrendsofdatacentersinASEANandworldwide.ItexpoundsontechnologiesandmethodsthatASEANcountriescouldadoptasameanstoreachtheirambitioustargetsforenergyefficiency. Withalargeandcontinuousriseofonlineservices,countriesintheASEANregionseembeneficialfordatacentermarkets.However,challengestoachievingsustainabledatacentersstillarise,andseriouscommitmentisneededtocreateadatacenterthatmeetslow-carbonrequirements.ThisWhitePaperreflectsonchallengesindatacenterinstallationsandoperations,aswellasacomprehensivediscussiononthematteroftechnologytrendsandwaystoaddressenergyconsumption,costsavings,andenvironmentalresponsibility.Moreover,itprovidespolicyrecommendationsfordatacentermarkets,bothmatureandemergingmarkets,forthedevelopmentofdatacenters.Weexpectthisarticlewillcomeasagoodreferencefortheenergytechnologysector,providinginnovativeproductsandsolutions,alongwithrecommendationsforpolicymakers. Dr.NukiAgyaUtamaExecutiveDirectorASEANCentreforEnergy 4 Forewords–Huawei Withtherapiddevelopmentoftheintelligentworldandtheboomingdigitaleconomy,computingpoweranddatahavebecomekeyproductionfactors,andtheglobaldatavolumehasincreasedsharply.AccordingtotheIntelligentWorld2030report,itisexpectedthatby2030,generalcomputingpowerwillincreaseby10times,andartificialintelligence(AI)computingpowerwillgrowby500times.Theexplosivegrowthofdatavolumeandcomputingpowerdrivesthedevelopmentofhigh-densityandlarge-scaledatacenters(DCs),openingupnewspaceforDCdevelopment.ItisestimatedthattheglobaldatacenterinvestmentwillincreasefromthecurrentUSD35billiontoUSD54.3billionby2027.AIrequirementsandindustrydigitaltransformationrequirementsintheASEANregiondrivethedevelopmentoflarge-scalecloudandintelligentcomputingcentersandmulti-networkedgeDCs.ASEANgovernmentshavealsoissuedAIstrate-giesanddigitaltransformationpolicies. Currently,therearetwodefinitetrendsinthedevelopmentoftheASEANdatacenterindustry,thatareintelligentandsustainable.However,therearemanychallengesaccompanyingthesetrends.Firstly,themassivedeploymentofDCshashigherrequirementsonpowercapacity,renewableenergyratio,andpowergridstability.ASEANgovernmentsareadvisedtoadoptactiveenergypoliciestoencourageDCdevelopment.NewDCscontinuouslyuseemergingtechnologiestoreducepowerusageeffectiveness(PUE).ThepowerconsumptionofexistingDCsremainshigh,thusthereconstructionrequirementofalow-efficiencysystemisalsostrong.Secondly,thepowerdensityofAIdatacenterswillgraduallyincreasefrom8-12kW/cabinetto20-40kW/cabinet.Itposesnewrequirementsforpowersupplyandcoolinginfrastructure.Largelanguagemodelsandgraphicsprocessingunitsarealsorapidlyiterated.Therefore,fasterrolloutandmoreflexiblecapacityexpansioncapabilitiesshouldbeconsideredintheDCdesignphase.Thirdly,AIDCsystems’complexityisincreasing,withmanyed