How the JS-SEZ will benefit data centres

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) will benefit data centres in a big way, says DCByte.

In case you missed it, DCByte has released a report on the JS-SEZ, put together by none other than Vivian Wong and Sarvaesh Mohan.

Here are some key highlights from the DC Byte report.

JS-SEZ at a glance

Cross-border cooperation between two economies to benefit businesses via the enhancement of regulations, incentives and infrastructure.

• Area of 3,505 sq km.
• 4x the size of Singapore.
• Almost 2x the size of Shenzhen.

A total of 9 flagship zones are identified with 11 key sectors to benefit from facilitated investments.

Data centres in Johor

As I've previously written, Johor has seen incredible growth over the last few years, from just 10MW of data centres in 2021 - and none before that!

Today, Johor has:

• 26 data centre operators.
• Johor reached half of S'pore capacity in 3 years.
• Capacity that Singapore took a decade to achieve.

Indeed, data from DC Byte shows that the capacity of data centres in Johor surpassed Singapore's by 2023*.

*Counting data centres under construction and planned

Data centres to benefit

Expect data centre supply growth to be bolstered through a combination of:

• Streamlined regulations.
• Greater tax incentives.
• Enhanced infrastructure.

The JS-SEZ is aligned with Singapore's "SG+ Strategy", a Singapore plan to encourage the construction of data centre capacity in spillover markets such as Johor and Batam.

And yes, I probably should start writing more about Batam.

You can download the DC Byte report (free registration) for more details here.