The Energy Story of Empyrion's New Data Centre in Bangkok Empyrion Digital has begun construction of a new data centre in Bangkok, as surging demand for AI compute and cloud services drives a wave of energy-intensive infrastructure development across Southeast Asia. The Singapore-headquartered developer and operator is building the 20MW facility, designated TH1, in Bang Na, an area that is beginning to establish itself as a key connectivity hub in the Thai capital. Spanning more than 17,000 square metres, the site is expected to become operational in the third quarter of 2027. The project marks Empyrion's entry into the Thai market and reflects a broader regional trend in which operators are committing significant power capacity to meet growing hyperscale and enterprise cloud requirements. "The ground-breaking of TH1 represents an important milestone in Empyrion Digital's continued expansion across Asia," said Mark Fong, Empyrion's CEO. "Thailand is a strategic market and an increasingly vital hub for hyperscale, enterprise cloud and AI-driven workloads in Southeast Asia," he added. "Our investment underscores our commitment to delivering future-ready, AI-enabled digital infrastructure in locations where our customers are scaling and innovating." Power allocation and cooling technology Securing reliable power supply has been central to the development of TH1, with the facility having obtained its power allocation ahead of launch. The facility has been designed from the outset around the demands of AI workloads, which require substantially greater power density than conventional cloud infrastructure. To manage the resulting thermal loads, Empyrion Digital is deploying advanced liquid-cooling technology alongside traditional systems, with the aim of improving the facility's Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). Liquid-cooling is becoming the preferred approach for operators running high-density computing equipment, where the heat generated per rack far exceeds what air-cooling systems can efficiently handle. Empyrion Digital has previously deployed Nortek DCC's StatePoint Liquid Cooling