Warburg-backed PDG eyes AI-driven data centre expansion in Asia

Warburg-backed PDG eyes AI-driven data centre expansion in Asia is profiled by BTW Media because published evidence links it to internet infrastructure, governance, operational dependencies, or market visibility.

• 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.

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

What happened

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.

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.

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Why it’s important

PDG specialises in developing and managing data centres that store and manage large volumes of digital information, which is critical for technologies such as AI. As such, its strategic expansion of data centre capacity is a key response to the growing demand for data processing capabilities from AI developers across Asia.

In addition, according to a report by Linklaters, nearly $22 billion was invested in data centre construction worldwide in the first five months of this year. This also underscores the critical role these facilities play in the global digital landscape.

As PDG expands its operations in key markets such as India and China, and develops new facilities in places like Johor, Malaysia, it is not only boosting local economies, but also improving the technological infrastructure needed to power the next wave of digital innovation.