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Warburg-backed PDG eyes AI-driven data centre expansion in Asia
OUR TAKEPrinceton Digital Group (PDG), a major player in the data centre industry, plans to expand its operations across Asia. The company, which specialises in providing robust infrastructure for the storage and management of digital data, aims to double its capacity over the next three years to me…
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OUR TAKEPrinceton Digital Group (PDG), a major player in the data centre industry, plans to expand its operations across Asia. The company, which specialises in providing robust infrastructure for the storage and management of digital data, aims to double its capacity over the…
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OUR TAKE Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a major player in the data centre industry, plans to expand its operations across Asia. The company, which specialises in providing robust infrastructure for the storage and management of digital data, aims to double its capacity over the next three years to meet booming demand from AI technology developers. The company’s CEO Rangu Salgame, noted the rapid growth driven by the need for artificial intelligence, particularly in strategic areas such as India, Japan and South East Asia. This expansion includes the addition of more than 300 employees by the end of 2025. PDGs strategic positioning to capitalise on the expanding digital economy highlights the importance of a robust data infrastructure to support the advancement of AI. –Heidi Luo, BTW reporter Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a major data centre infrastructure provider backed by Warburg Pincus, is on track to double its data centre capacity over the next three years. The expansion is in response to increased demand for artificial intelligence applications across Asia.
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PDG currently operates facilities in key Asian markets, including India and China. It recently launched the first phase of a major project, a 150-megawatt data centre in Johor, Malaysia. This $1.5 billion initiative is supported in part by a $280 million green loan. The escalating demand for AI data centres is driving the need for PDG to rapidly expand its capacity. In line with this growth, PDG will significantly expand its workforce, with plans to add more than 300 employees by the end of 2025 in strategic markets such as Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and India, according to Rangu Salgame, PDG’s chairman and CEO. “The company took six years to build its current one gigawatt capacity, now it plans to achieve the same expansion in half the time due to the accelerating demand in the AI sector, said Salgam. Also read: How to prevent AI criminals: Interview with Craig Gibson, researcher at DupeWise AI Labs
Key Points
- PDG plans to double its data centre capacity in three years to meet the growing demand for AI across Asia.
- A $1.5 billion investment in a new Malaysian data centre underscores PDG’s commitment to sustainable growth.
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