Roman Gaintdinov

Research on digital technology in Southeast Asia

Data centers, cloud, AI compute and the digital economy: the infrastructure, the capital behind it and the people who build it. Independent research from public sources, with every number traceable to its origin.

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Largest data center projects in the PhilippinesMegawatts, updated November 2026
DAMAC Laguna250 STT Fairview campus124 VITRO Cavite100 Converge Luzon AI site80 VITRO Sta. Rosa50 operating today announced, not yet built
The Philippines runs about 50 MW of AI-ready capacity; the government plans for 1.5 GW by 2033. The largest project on the chart is still on paper. All 22 facilities and sources
56Events in the regionData center, cloud, AI and tech events across Southeast Asia through June 2027, each with a line on why it matters.See the calendarWeeklyNews and events digestWhat moved in the region's digital infrastructure this week and what is coming up. One email, every Monday.Subscribe

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November 2026Philippine Data Center Map 2026: operators, capacity, investorsOperational capacity sits between 73 and 200 MW depending on who counts. The announced pipeline is 2–3 GW. Public AI money is 100 to 1,000 times smaller than private foreign capital. The distance between those numbers is the story of the market.Read the studyFacilities documented22Investor tiers8Sources65Hyperscaler Regions0

Events in the region

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Nov 3–5STACK Conference 2026 (STACK Expo)Singapore. Singapore's flagship government-tech conference
Nov 4–6Vietnam Data Center & Cloud Confex 2026Ho Chi Minh City. Largest Vietnam DC trade show
Nov 4GSMA Digital Nation Summit Manila 2026Manila. DICT, telcos and regulators on PH connectivity and spectrum policy
Nov 5KL20 Summit 2026 — Kuala Lumpur finaleKuala Lumpur. Malaysia's national startup-ecosystem summit
Nov 12Chief Digital & Data Officer Philippine Summit 2026Manila. Gathers PH enterprise CDOs/CIOs
Nov 13–15Techfest Vietnam 2026Hanoi. Vietnam's national startup festival
Nov 14–15ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026Parañaque. ASEAN chair-year business summit alongside the Summit
Nov 17–19Data Center Asia Malaysia 2026Kuala Lumpur. Johor/KL hyperscale build-out
All 56 events through June 2027