Thailand suspends all data center construction projects
Thailand has ordered the suspension of all data center project approvals, requiring operators and investors to submit operational information within one week to establish a unified regulatory framework.
On September 7, 2026, the National Economic and Social Development Council of Thailand ordered a suspension of all data center construction and approval processes in the country. This measure aims to provide time for the establishment of a unified regulatory framework, requiring operators and investors to submit operational information within one week. Thailand plans to subject data centers with an electricity consumption of over 2 MW to stricter regulation as industrial enterprises, and introduce “resource utilization fees” to control public costs. At the same time, it will establish an evaluation process to ensure that new projects generate maximum benefits for the country.
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Thailand has ordered the suspension of all data center project approvals, requiring operators and investors to submit operational information within one week to establish a unified regulatory framework.
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Thailand suspends approval for data center construction
the Thai National Economic and Social Development Council has ordered the suspension of all data center project construction and approvals, requiring operators and investors to submit operational information within one week.
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The Thai National Economic and Social Development Council has suspended all data center construction and approvals in the country to formulate appropriate regulations. In a statement issued on Friday, the council announced the suspension, requiring operators and investors to submit operational information within one week so that the government can accelerate the establishment of a unified regulatory framework. Thailand plans to treat data centers with a power consumption of over 2 MW as industrial businesses, introduce “resource utilization fees” to control public costs, and establish an evaluation process to ensure that new data centers create the greatest benefits for Thailand. Fujitsu’s chief financial officer in Japan said that no budget has been allocated for compensation for the Horizon project yet, and they are awaiting legal investigation results; NEC may abandon the commercialization of its self-developed quantum computers. South Korea’s Naver will lead the development of secure basic AI models, using 4,000 Nvidia B200 GPUs in collaboration with 33 Korean companies. Chinese AI company DeepSeek plans to purchase over 160,000 Huawei Ascend 950DT chips for new inference data centers.
On the 4th of this month, the Thai government announced the suspension of construction for 49 data centers under development, aiming to provide more time for regulatory improvements. The Thai government will establish a unified regulatory mechanism for data already in operation and under development, integrating information from various departments to plan the scale and types required by the country, and selecting approved projects based on multi-faceted evaluations. IT Home notes that Thailand plans to regulate data centers with a capacity of 2MW or more more strictly as industrial projects.
Last week, the Thai Economic and Social Development Council ordered a suspension of all data center construction projects. Operators and investors were required to submit operational information within one week to accelerate the establishment of a unified regulatory framework. The council plans to treat data centers with an electricity consumption of over 2 MW as industrial enterprises and introduce a “resource utilization fee” to avoid increasing indirect costs that would burden the public. At the same time, it will establish an evaluation process to ensure that new data centers create maximum benefits for Thailand.