Thailand approves $3.1 billion of data centre investments


The skyline with twilight is photographed during sunset in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Monday approved four data centre projects worth $3.1 billion in investment as well as new measures to kickstart projects that have already been approved, the Board of Investment said.

The investments included an 84-megawatt (MW) data centre valued at 26.7 billion baht from Dubai's DAMAC Digital and another hyperscale data centre project with an IT load of 200 MW from a local investor valued at 54.9 billion baht, it said in a statement.

The board also approved measures to speed up investments worth $9.2 billionthat had been stalled, part of an initiative started by the agency last month.

It approved six licenses to cut delays in areas like power availability, industrial land access and obtaining visas and work permits.

"This will strengthen investor confidence in Thailand's investment framework and contribute to increased employment and broader economic development," BOI chief Narit Therdsteerasukdi said.

(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng, Editing by John Mair and David Stanway)

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