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APAC Hyperscale Data Center Market - Industry Outlook and Forecast 2026-2031 | AI and Cloud Demand Drive Market to $240.33 Billion as Liquid Cooling and Green Infrastructure Scale

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MSFT Microsoft signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for solar power, indicating investment in renewable energy for its data centers, aligning with sustainability trends and AI demand. DELL Dell Technologies is listed as a prominent IT infrastructure provider in the APAC hyperscale data center market, suggesting potential business opportunities. HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise is mentioned as a prominent IT infrastructure provider in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating potential business. IBM IBM is listed as a prominent IT infrastructure provider in the APAC hyperscale data center market, suggesting potential business opportunities. NVDA NVIDIA is identified as a key IT infrastructure provider, crucial for AI workloads driving hyperscale data center demand, indicating strong growth potential. ORCL Oracle is listed as a prominent IT infrastructure provider in the APAC hyperscale data center market, suggesting potential business opportunities. CSCO Cisco is mentioned as a prominent IT infrastructure provider in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating potential business. CAT Caterpillar is mentioned as a prominent vendor for infrastructure in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating potential business. EAT Eaton is mentioned as a prominent vendor for infrastructure in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating potential business. VRT Vertiv is listed as a prominent vendor for infrastructure in the APAC hyperscale data center market, suggesting potential business opportunities. EQIX Equinix is identified as a key investor in India's data center market, benefiting from the overall growth driven by AI and cloud demand. NTDOY NTT DATA is mentioned as attracting investment in India's data center market, benefiting from the growth in AI and cloud services. AMZN AWS (Amazon Web Services) is listed as a key investor in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating its significant presence and investment. GOOG Google is listed as a key investor in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating its significant presence and investment. META Meta is listed as a key investor in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating its significant presence and investment. AAPL Apple is listed as a key investor in the APAC hyperscale data center market, indicating its significant presence and investment.

APAC Hyperscale Data Center Market - Industry Outlook and Forecast 2026-2031 | AI and Cloud Demand Drive Market to $240.33 Billion as Liquid Cooling and Green Infrastructure Scale Dublin, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "APAC Hyperscale Data Center Market - Industry Outlook & Forecast 2026-2031" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The APAC hyperscale data center market was valued at USD 96.62 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 240.33 billion by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 16.40%. Growth is being driven by rising demand for AI and cloud services, expanding digital infrastructure, government support, sustainability commitments, and increasing investment from global and regional data center operators.

Sustainability Shapes Data Center Investment

Energy efficiency and sustainable operations are becoming central to hyperscale data center development across APAC. Operators are adopting renewable energy, liquid cooling, free cooling, waste heat recovery, and other technologies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, environmental impact, and operating costs.

The report indicates that adoption of sustainable data center technologies will accelerate over the next five years as operators respond to national climate targets, customer expectations, and higher energy requirements.

AI and Cloud Services Accelerate Capacity Demand

AI adoption is increasing across manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, finance, and technology, creating substantial demand for AI-ready hyperscale data center infrastructure. Governments throughout APAC are supporting AI development through funding, infrastructure programs, and policies that encourage public and private sector adoption.

In November 2025, Taiwan allocated approximately $3.2 million to strengthen AI infrastructure and advance photonics, quantum computing, and AI robotics. In August 2025, South Korea announced plans to develop smart power grids using AI services to improve electricity production, forecast demand, and manage renewable energy generation.

Higher AI computing requirements are also changing facility design. Average rack densities are expected to increase from approximately 15 kW-25 kW to more than 50 kW by 2029. Peak densities for intensive AI workloads could reach 250 kW-500 kW, accelerating the transition from traditional air cooling to liquid cooling techniques.

Infrastructure and Technology Trends

Regional Market Opportunities

China benefits from extensive international connectivity through approximately 22 operational undersea cables, with around three additional submarine cables developed in 2025. Hong Kong remains an attractive data center destination due to its proximity to mainland China, international trade links, and strong foreign direct investment.

Japan is increasing renewable energy procurement for data centers. In October 2025, Microsoft signed a PPA with Shizen Energy covering approximately 100 MW of solar power. In India, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune remain preferred data center locations, attracting investment from ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, NTT DATA, Equinix, Sify Technologies, and Airtel's Nxtra Data.

Other important APAC hyperscale data center markets covered by the report include South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Competitive Landscape and Recent Investments

Key investors include AirTrunk, Alibaba Cloud, Apple, AWS, Bridge Data Centres, CDC Data Centres, China Mobile International, China Unicom, DayOne, Digital Realty, Equinix, Google, Keppel Data Centres, Meta, Microsoft, NEXTDC, NTT DATA, Princeton Digital Group, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, STACK Infrastructure, and Vantage Data Centers.

Report Coverage

The report evaluates investment across IT infrastructure, electrical infrastructure, mechanical infrastructure, and general construction. Detailed segments include servers, storage, networking, UPS systems, generators, transfer switches & switchgear, PDUs, cooling systems, racks, core & shell development, engineering & building design, fire detection & suppression, physical security, and DCIM/BMS solutions.

It also assesses air-based and liquid-based cooling, Tier I & Tier II, Tier III, and Tier IV standards, along with leading IT infrastructure providers, support infrastructure companies, contractors, subcontractors, established investors, and new market entrants. Prominent technology and infrastructure vendors include Cisco, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Lenovo, NVIDIA, Oracle, ABB, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, Schneider Electric, STULZ, and Vertiv.

Key Questions Addressed

Key Attributes:

Key Topics Covered:

1. About the Analyst

2. Data Center Capabilities

3. What's Included

4. Segments Included

5. Research Methodology

6. Market at Glance

7. Premium Insights

8. Introduction

8.1. Investment Opportunities

8.2. Investment: Market Size & Forecast

8.3. Area: Market Size & Forecast

8.4. Power Capacity: Market Size & Forecast

9. Market Dynamics

9.1. Market Opportunities & Trends

9.2. Market Growth Enablers

9.3. Market Restraints

9.4. Site Selection Criteria

10. Infrastructure Segmentation

10.1. IT Infrastructure

10.2. Electrical Infrastructure

10.3. Mechanical Infrastructure

10.4. Cooling Techniques

10.5. General Construction

11. Tier Standards Segmentation

12. Geography Segmentation

13. APAC

13.1. Data Center Market by Investment

13.2. Data Center Market by Area

13.3. Data Center Market by Power Capacity

13.4. Data Center Market by Support Infrastructure

14. China

15. Hong Kong

16. Australia

17. New Zealand

18. Japan

19. India

20. South Korea

21. Taiwan

22. Singapore

23. Indonesia

24. Malaysia

25. Thailand

26. Philippines

27. Vietnam

Coverage for Chapters 14-27

Impact of AI on Data Center Industry

Government Rules & Regulations

Market by Investment

Market by Area

Market by Power Capacity

Key Support Infrastructure Adoption

Market by Infrastructure

List of Upcoming Data Center Projects

28. Market Participants

28.1. Prominent IT Infrastructure Provider

28.2. Prominent Support Infrastructure Providers

28.3. Other Support Infrastructure Providers

28.4. Prominent Data Center Contractors & Subcontractors

28.5. Other Data Center Contractors & Subcontractors

28.6. Prominent Data Center Investors

28.7. Other Data Center Investors

28.8. New Entrants

29. Quantitative Summary

30. Appendix

30.1. Abbreviations

30.2. Definitions

30.3. Segmental Coverage

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

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