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NTT Global Data Centers said that the Chonburi development will become the firm’s fourth data center in Thailand
In sum – what to know:
Campus construction begins – NTT Global Data Centers has broken ground on its Bangkok 4 campus in Chonburi, with power expected in the second quarter of 2027 under a previously announced 100MW supply agreement.
Power infrastructure takes shape – Fuji Electric will build the campus substation, marking its first data center substation project in Thailand and the companies’ first local partnership.
AI capacity expands – The project strengthens NTT’s Thailand footprint as the company continues investing globally to support growing AI, cloud and hyperscale infrastructure demand.
NTT Global Data Centers has broken ground on its Bangkok 4 data center campus in Chonburi, Thailand, marking another step in the company’s global expansion strategy as demand for AI-ready infrastructure continues to accelerate.
The company confirmed that the local subsidiary of Fuji Electric will build the campus’ electrical substation. According to NTT, the project represents Fuji Electric’s first data center substation deployment in Thailand as well as the first partnership between the two companies in the country.
The Chonburi development will become NTT’s fourth data center in Thailand. Earlier this year, the company signed a 100MW power purchase agreement with Thai utility B.Grimm Power to supply the campus, with energization expected in the second quarter of 2027.
The groundbreaking comes as Thailand rapidly emerges as one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing AI infrastructure markets. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the country’s data center development pipeline has expanded from 232MW to 1,051MW following a wave of investment announcements from hyperscalers and digital infrastructure providers.
The firm previously told RCRTech that companies including AWS, Microsoft, Google, and ByteDance are investing not only in data centers but also in AI services, digital skills, and cloud infrastructure. Thailand’s government has supported the expansion through Board of Investment (BOI) incentives, including tax exemptions, import-duty benefits and measures aimed at attracting AI-ready infrastructure.
In a LinkedIn post announcing the milestone, NTT said the investment is intended to strengthen the resilient and scalable infrastructure needed to support future growth.
“As demand for AI, cloud, and hyperscale services continues to accelerate, reliable power remains the foundation of digital infrastructure,” the company said. “Partnerships like this play a critical role in delivering the resilience, scalability, and performance our customers depend on,” it added.
The project comes as NTT Global Data Centers continues expanding capacity worldwide to accommodate increasingly power-intensive AI workloads.
The company has previously said it plans to invest more than $10 billion by 2027 in infrastructure capable of supporting next-generation AI applications. It has also acquired land across North America, Europe, and Asia to support nearly one gigawatt of future data center capacity, while executives have indicated that more than 30 projects are currently under development globally.
Speaking previously with RCRTech, NTT Global Data Centers COO Joe Pace said the company is pursuing a strategy that combines geographic expansion with AI-ready infrastructure design.
“We’re taking a multi-pronged approach to it,” Pace said. “First, we are working on global expansion… We’re trying to optimize our infrastructure to be AI-ready. And that comes with starting with a design that is ready for AI and can be adapted flexibly to the needs of our customers.”
Pace also noted that while retrofitting existing facilities remains important, purpose-built campuses provide greater flexibility for supporting the higher power densities required by AI deployments.
