MDDI's Response to PQ on Future Data Centre Capacity Plans in Support of AI Adoption

Parliament Sitting on 9 September 2026

Question for Oral Answer

*16. Ms Poh Li San asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information in view of the national push for AI adoption (a) whether the Ministry will review the baseline of 300 megawatts additional data centre capacity outlined in the Green Data Centre Roadmap; and (b) other than the four new data centres recently announced, whether more data centres will be expected in the near future.

Answer

Data centres (DC) are an important digital infrastructure. Over the years, Singapore has grown considerable DC capacity. To support our digital development plans, we will provide room for more capacity to be built in a measured and sustainable way. This could be through new builds or upgrading of existing DCs. For example, the Digital Infrastructure Bill which was recently introduced in Parliament will mandate and uplift baseline sustainability standards for all DCs. Notwithstanding these efforts, the government will continuously engage industry stakeholders and review the need for more DC capacity to support our evolving priorities.