The Data Economy Vision and the Pioneers' Game
In the context of digital transformation taking place strongly around the world, data is considered the “new oil” of the 21st century. Vietnam, with its rapid technological growth and increasingly open business environment, is emerging as an attractive destination for digital infrastructure investors, especially in the field of data centers. However, building and operating an international standard data center not only requires large capital but also the participation of partners with global technical and financial capacity.
In this wave, DCH Company has proactively positioned itself as a pioneer, not only in vision but also in strategic action. With the first DCH Data Center project located in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, DCH has established strategic alliances with big names such as UOB Bank, ACME Investment Fund, and WSP Construction Engineering Group - forming a solid three-legged structure: finance - technology - construction, aiming to create a world-class data center.
UOB – A strong financial from Southeast Asia
United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore’s leading bank with a presence in over 19 countries and territories, has committed to partnering with DCH from the very beginning of the project. UOB is one of the few international banks with experience in financing large-scale digital infrastructure projects in Asia, including data centers, high-tech logistics hubs and smart industrial parks.
In the project with DCH, UOB will act as the financial arranger and provide long-term credit loans to serve the construction and operation of the data center. These loans are not simply meant to support capital, but also reflect the level of trust and appreciation of the international financial institution in DCH's project implementation capacity.
In particular, UOB will support DCH in financial risk management, optimizing capital structure, and connecting its international customer network with colocation, hosting or cloud computing needs in Vietnam. This is an extremely important advantage in the context of increasingly fierce competition among emerging data centers in Southeast Asia.
ACME – Strategic Investment Fund for Regional Digital Infrastructure
ACME Capital, a Singapore-based investment fund, has become a strategic shareholder of DCH through its investment in the company's equity. Unlike short-term financial investment funds, ACME focuses on projects with high technology content, digital infrastructure, and medium- to long-term investment periods.
ACME not only provides capital but also strategically accompanies DCH in many aspects:
- Consulting on business models suitable for international customer characteristics.
- Connect with major technology companies that need to rent data centers (Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent, OTT platforms...).
- Support project financial feasibility assessment with independent evaluation organizations.
ACME's participation has helped DCH improve its financial capacity, while strengthening trust with other partners, creating a ripple effect in the investor community.
WSP – Technical guarantee for international quality
A data center does not only need capital and ideas – the key to success is the ability to design and build according to international standards. Therefore, DCH has signed a cooperation contract with WSP Global, one of the world's largest engineering consulting groups, headquartered in Canada, with more than 60,000 global employees and hundreds of Data Center projects implemented in the US, UK, Australia, Singapore, etc.
WSP will undertake all architectural design, electrical engineering, cooling, network security, fire protection and construction supervision, ensuring that DCH's project meets the Uptime Institute's Tier IV standards - the highest standard in the data center industry.
In addition, WSP also helps DCH integrate green and sustainable elements in the design such as:
- Renewable energy system (solar backup, energy-saving cooling system).
- Environmentally friendly materials.
- Reduce CO₂ emissions according to international ESG standards.
Dự án Digital Hub – Một trung tâm hạ tầng số mới của Việt Nam
DCH Data Center is located in a specialized industrial park in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, which has advantages in terms of power infrastructure, international fiber optic connections and a favorable investment environment. The project has a scale of over 100 hectares, with a total designed capacity of up to 100MW, divided into 2 development phases from 2025 to 2030.
This data center targets a customer group that includes:
- Domestic technology - finance - e-commerce enterprise.
- International corporations need storage infrastructure in Vietnam.
- Government agencies and organizations need to store important data securely according to international standards.
The digital future starts with global alliances
The cooperation between DCH and major partners such as UOB, ACME and WSP is not simply an investment, but a strategic move to reshape the national digital infrastructure. While traditional data centers often serve local or regional scopes, DCH positions itself as an international data transit center, capable of integrating with major cloud computing platforms, ensuring low latency and high security.
This international alliance not only helps DCH ensure project quality, but also opens a new model of developing digital infrastructure according to global standards right in Vietnam, contributing to promoting the digital economy and attracting more high-tech FDI capital flows in the future.
In the context of Vietnam accelerating comprehensive digitalization, the DCH Data Center project with international partners is a clear demonstration of the ability to mobilize global resources, combined with a smart domestic strategy. This is a model of exemplary cooperation that can be replicated in other high-tech infrastructure fields such as AI centers, smart logistics, digital cities, etc.
With the backing of prestigious global names, DCH is not just a data center developer – but a data bridge between Vietnam and the digital world.