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Thailand's Data Centre Rules in 2026: The Bar for Approval Has Risen
Forty-two approved projects, 3,400 megawatts and 750 billion baht of investment. Not one new application filed since April. In eight days in August, a central bank governor, a cabinet meeting and an investment board rewrote the terms on which Thailand accepts data centre investment. MCG reads the new bar past the announcements: the five gateways now standing between a sponsor and a grid connection, why the approved cohort is not insulated, and what the state is actually rationing.
Resilience Over Efficiency: How Geopolitical Risk Is Redrawing Asia's Digital Infrastructure Map
As subsea cable investment accelerates across Asia-Pacific, the logic driving it has shifted from efficiency to resilience. The cables being laid today are not just infrastructure — they are a map of how capital, governments, and great powers expect the next decade to unfold. MCG examines what this means for investors and multinationals operating in the region.
Thailand’s Data Centre Moment in a Shifting Global Landscape
As AI demand accelerates and geopolitical risks reshape global infrastructure, Thailand is emerging as a strategic location for data centre investment in Southeast Asia.