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New build PUE target band (Bangkok hyperscale 2026-27)

1.35-1.45

As of2026-2027 commissioning·Sources2·Supporting

Power Usage Effectiveness target band for new Thai hyperscale data centre builds. The tropical climate keeps Thai PUE above Singapore's 1.2-1.3 benchmark; liquid cooling for GPU halls is the main lever for the new cohort.

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Power Usage Effectiveness target band for new Thai hyperscale data centre builds. The tropical climate keeps Thai PUE above Singapore's 1.2-1.3 benchmark; liquid cooling for GPU halls is the main lever for the new cohort.

Power Usage Effectiveness target band for new Thai hyperscale data centre builds. The tropical climate keeps Thai PUE above Singapore's 1.2-1.3 benchmark; liquid cooling for GPU halls is the main lever for the new cohort.

Time scope

2026-2027 commissioning

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Interpretation notes

What this tells you

Power Usage Effectiveness target band for new Thai hyperscale data centre builds. The tropical climate keeps Thai PUE above Singapore's 1.2-1.3 benchmark; liquid cooling for GPU halls is the main lever for the new cohort.

What not to do with it

Use the linked report for interpretation and keep basis differences explicit.

Related figures

Adjacent numbers that add context without drowning the value.

FY2024
~240 MW

Thailand datacenter operating IT load (2024 baseline)

Structure Research, operator disclosures

FY2027 modelled
~800-1100 MW

Thailand datacenter operating IT load (2027 base case)

Structure Research, operator phasing, BOI Section 8 pipeline

2024-2025 announcements
~USD 7B+

Hyperscaler combined Thailand commitment

AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft press releases

2026 build cohort
~USD 10-13M

Hyperscale data centre capex per MW IT load (Thailand 2026)

Operator filings, EPC tender summaries

FY2027 modelled
~18-22%

GPU-as-a-service share of Thai AI workload (2027 modelled)

Operator disclosures, NVIDIA AI Center Thailand, hyperscaler partner channel data

2025-2026 awards
4 of 4

BoT virtual banking licence winners with GPU-cluster commitments

Bank of Thailand virtual bank licence press, winners' disclosures

Report context

Thailand AI Datacenter & GPU Sovereign Region 2027 Market Intelligence

Thailand is building hyperscale AI datacenter capacity 5-7x by 2027. AWS Asia-Pacific (Bangkok) Region went live January 2025 with a USD 5B+ commitment over 15 years; Google Cloud Bangkok Region (announced May 2024, USD 1B+) and Microsoft Azure Bangkok Region (announced Q4 2024, USD 1B+) follow. Carrier-neutral colocation operators True IDC (East Bangna 3), NTT Bangkok 3, ST Telemedia, the GULF Edge Equinix JV, and Bridge Data Centres anchor the GPU-as-a-service stack with NVIDIA H200, B200 plus AMD MI300 and Huawei Atlas tri-vendor sourcing under the US export-control hedge. The 2027 catalyst stack is unusually dense: BOI Section 8 datacenter incentive, MDES Cloud-First, PDPA plus Sovereign Data Act enforcement (Q3 2026), BoT virtual banking licence GPU commitments, and new subsea cable landings (PEACE, SJC-2, ADC). Base case: operating IT load reaches 800-1100 MW by 2027 (up from 240 MW in 2024).

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Atlas actors in this figure's reports

Profiles covered in the report that cite this number.

AWS Thailand (Bangkok Region)

AWS Bangkok Region launched January 2025 — first US hyperscale cloud region in Thailand; USD 5B+ 15-year commitment.

Bridge Data Centres (Thailand)

Asian hyperscale data-centre operator backed by Bain Capital; building Thailand campus capacity for cloud, AI tenants.

Google Cloud Thailand

Google's Thai cloud region and in-country operation; part of a USD 1B+ Thailand investment commitment announced 2024.

Microsoft Thailand

Microsoft's Thai subsidiary; operates Azure datacentre regions in Thailand and drives enterprise cloud, AI, and digital-skills adoption.

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