ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Philippines) said it had partnered with the First Balfour-Leighton Asia joint venture to build its largest data center.
The company said the joint venture will construct the first phase of STT Fairview, which has an expected capacity of 124 megawatts.
“STT GDC Philippines is embarking on a transformative journey with the launch of the STT Fairview Phase 1 project. We collaborated with the First Balfour and Leighton Asia Joint Venture to turn our vision into reality by marrying local expertise with global best practices,” Carlo Malana, STT GDC Philippines president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.
STT GDC Philippines is Globe Telecom, Inc.’s joint venture with Ayala Corp. and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC).
“The joint venture combines First Balfour’s local proficiency with Leighton Asia’s international experience in constructing hyperscale data centers, aiming to meet international safety and quality standards while ensuring rapid execution,” it said.
The data center will be STT GDC’s largest and is expected to be completed by 2025. It sits on 83,000 square meters of land in Fairview and will significantly increase STT GDC Philippines’ capacity.
To date, it has seven data centers in the Philippines with a combined capacity of 140 megawatts, data from its website showed. — Ashley Erika O. Jose
