Key facts
- Thailand will require large data centers to meet stricter environmental standards, its first industry-specific rule, Nikkei reported.
- Construction of new data centers has been suspended for months while the Thai government drew up the regulations.
- The regulations seek to preserve water and electricity, according to Nikkei.
- The Thai government is tightening oversight of rapidly expanding, resource-intensive data center facilities.
Thailand will require large data centers to meet stricter environmental standards under the country's first industry-specific regulation, as the government tightens oversight of the rapidly expanding but resource-intensive facilities, Nikkei reported on November 10.
Construction of new data centers has been suspended for months as the Thai government drew up regulations for the industry. The rules seek to preserve water and electricity, according to Nikkei.
The report did not state the specific standards, the effective date or which facilities the regulation covers.