{"id":7289,"date":"2025-11-15T01:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T01:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dchhk.com\/?p=7289"},"modified":"2025-12-08T01:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:47:23","slug":"viet-nam-don-lan-song-dau-tu-trung-tam-du-lieu-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dchhk.com\/en\/viet-nam-don-lan-song-dau-tu-trung-tam-du-lieu-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"VIETNAM WELCOMES A WAVE OF INVESTMENT IN AI DATA CENTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ca428eb929b8787f6b5f684da4fd2c07\" style=\"color:#060673\">Recently, Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation (KBC) signed a cooperation agreement with Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) and VietinBank to develop a large-scale data center project at the Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park (Ho Chi Minh City). The project carries a total investment of nearly USD 2 billion and covers an area of about 10 hectares. It will form an AI campus data center complex with a designed capacity of 200 MW IT load, capable of operating around 100,000 GPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8788.jpg_wh860.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8788.jpg_wh860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8788.jpg_wh860-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8788.jpg_wh860-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8788.jpg_wh860-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bd0b35825422c2cb4aa0c9fff0d5a1c4\" style=\"color:#060673\">Earlier, Ho Chi Minh City also received an investment proposal for a USD 2-billion Hyperscale Data Center from a consortium including G42 (UAE), Microsoft (USA), FPT, VinaCapital, and Viet Thai Group. The project is envisioned as an \u201cAI Factory\u201d, providing advanced AI and cloud computing infrastructure for Asia and the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7d4fb278ab110a7d17c48fe448ed7ac1\" style=\"color:#060673\">Viettel is also leading the charge with two AI data center projects. In April 2025, the company broke ground on its facility at Tan Phu Trung with a designed capacity of 140 MW, ranking among the Top 10 in Southeast Asia, accommodating about 10,000 racks. Phase I is expected to be operational in Q1 2026, with full completion before 2030. In August 2025, Viettel inaugurated the An Khanh Data Center, worth VND 17.5 trillion, meeting Uptime Tier III standards and integrating Viettel\u2019s in-house AI technology. By 2030, this facility is expected to be upgraded into Viettel\u2019s second hyperscale data center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-686610dd3436ae5e9f437669c1cd4ec7\" style=\"color:#060673\">CMC Corporation is also investing in a chain of international-standard data centers, including CMC Creative Space \u2013 Tan Thuan (HCMC) and CMC DC Duy Tan (Hanoi), with plans to build a CMC Hyperscale DC at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park. This upcoming facility, valued at USD 250 million, will start with 30 MW capacity and expand to 120 MW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4022f57c83b6bacc4c8c92000d7c0dbb\" style=\"color:#060673\">The joint venture between VNG and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres is constructing two AI-enabled data centers in Ho Chi Minh City \u2014 STT VNG Ho Chi Minh City 1 and 2, expected to go online in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-fab5df6d61934f17d69471116bd5942d\" style=\"color:#060673\">It is clear that Vietnam is entering a booming phase of AI Data Center investment. According to Deloitte, the Vietnamese AI market could reach USD 65 billion by 2035, with USD 25 billion contributed by AI data center infrastructure. A report by the Vietnam Cloud Computing and Data Center Club (VNCDC) estimates that the Vietnamese cloud computing market could reach USD 1.24 billion in 2025 and about USD 2.5 billion by 2029; total data center capacity is expected to grow from 525 MW in 2025 to nearly 1,000 MW in 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b68bd6f9ee57636f8151563a39e38de1\" style=\"color:#060673\"><strong>In addition to large corporations such as Viettel, CMC or KBC, one of the projects that is of particular interest to domestic and foreign investors is the AI \u200b\u200bData Center - Digital HUB of DCH Technology Group (DCH Group), expected to be deployed in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province by the end of 2025. This is one of the largest private data center projects in Vietnam, oriented to become a key digital infrastructure center of Southeast Asia, serving applications of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and international connectivity. A highlight in DCH's strategy is its commitment to developing a green Data Center - using renewable energy from wind and solar power in the South Central and Southwest regions. DCH is cooperating with domestic energy partners to deploy a direct power supply model (Direct PPA) for the data center.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-jutify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5593e105f4ed6779fddd578fead98bcc\" style=\"color:#060673\"><strong>It is expected that 60% of DCH Digital HUB's electricity needs will be met by renewable sources by 2028, and the goal of achieving complete carbon neutrality (net-zero) by 2035. This will not only help reduce long-term operating costs, but also align with the ESG requirements of international investors.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6069347_7f79.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6069347_7f79.jpg 750w, https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6069347_7f79-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dchhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6069347_7f79-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-jutify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8330e514a62b542f8253245df1fc969d\" style=\"color:#060673\">Mr. Vladimir Kangin, CEO of IPTP Networks, is investing 200 million USD to build an AI Data Center in Da Nang High-Tech Park, commented: \"The Vietnamese market has a lot of potential, investing early will seize the opportunity, but if you wait 5-10 years, you will be late.\" Vietnam is currently the country with the lowest cost of building a data center per MW in the region, with a profit margin second only to Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-jutify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-617466eac280b6eea434a5d346fa1b28\" style=\"color:#060673\">Mr. Kangin also recommended that the government allow telecom operators to utilize existing power transmission infrastructure to deploy fiber optic cables in parallel, which would help reduce new investment costs. He also urged for more flexible energy policies, encouraging the development of additional power plants \u2014 including nuclear energy \u2014 to support the rapidly growing AI data center sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-jutify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f01a6be6439105ea58e1f4c57952cb01\" style=\"color:#060673\">In addition, Vietnam benefits from a rapidly improving legal framework for data, a strategic geographical position, strong connectivity infrastructure, and surging demand for data fueled by the boom in AI, cloud computing, fintech, and e-commerce. Together, these factors form a large, stable market for long-term growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-jutify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f7b02a42325423a1d875ded9f6d2e623\" style=\"color:#060673\">However, to attract more robust investment, Vietnam still needs to address key challenges such as ensuring stable electricity supply, simplifying project approval procedures, expanding international transmission infrastructure, developing a skilled digital workforce, and improving climate resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-jutify has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b247c6856da2f41da35640888ac5742a\" style=\"color:#060673\">Mr. Dong Mai Lam, Country General Manager of Schneider Electric Vietnam and Cambodia, emphasized that AI is fundamentally transforming the way data centers are designed, operated, and optimized. By 2028, AI could account for 15\u201320% of total data center power consumption, up from 8% in 2023, requiring more efficient cooling systems and higher compute density.\n\nHe also noted that data processing models are shifting from centralized to distributed architectures, with about 50% of AI workloads expected to run on hybrid systems \u2014 combining core data centers with edge computing \u2014 to improve speed and reduce latency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7182bc1561f8a6bc251fc0c24b3973f8\" style=\"color:#060673\">(<em>Source: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn<\/em>)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, T\u1ed5ng c\u00f4ng ty Ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb Kinh B\u1eafc (KBC) k\u00fd h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi T\u1eadp \u0111o\u00e0n Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) v\u00e0 VietinBank tri\u1ec3n khai D\u1ef1 \u00e1n Data Center quy m\u00f4 l\u1edbn t\u1ea1i Khu c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p T\u00e2n Ph\u00fa Trung (TP.HCM), t\u1ed5ng v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 g\u1ea7n 2 t\u1ef7 USD tr\u00ean di\u1ec7n t\u00edch kho\u1ea3ng 10 ha. 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