Market Trends of Thailand Data Center Power Industry
IT and Telecom to Have Significant Market Share
- Cloud, telecom, and BFSI are the top three end-user segments of the market. Thailand will adopt hybrid cloud services rapidly over the next five years, with 67% of respondents agreeing to the adoption plan. The country's leading cloud customers include digital media, finance, retail, and manufacturing sectors.
- In the context of telecom, at the end of 2023, the total number of mobile subscriptions in Thailand was 103.4 million. This represented a mobile penetration rate of 150% of the total population. More than 96.5% of the total market share belongs to three large operators (including their subsidiaries): Advanced Info Service (AIS), Truemove, and DTAC. Other operators include state enterprises National Telecom (NT) and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO).
- During the forecast period, 100 MW IT load capacity is expected to be added to this category. The construction of mega data centers by SUPERNAP Thailand and ST Telemedia GDC leads this segment. These facilities are being constructed in Chonburi and Bangkok, and the facilities will be Tier 3 and Tier 4 certified, respectively.
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Monitored PDUs Hold Significant Share in the Market
- Monitored rack PDUs are essential components in data center and server room infrastructure, providing real-time monitoring of power usage, voltage, current, and other electrical parameters. This data helps administrators make informed decisions about power allocation and capacity planning.
- By tracking power usage trends, administrators can plan for future growth and ensure that power capacity is not exceeded, preventing overloads that could lead to equipment failures. Also, it helps identify inefficiencies and optimize energy usage. This can lead to cost savings and a reduced environmental footprint by eliminating unnecessary power consumption. Also, it allows administrators for remote access and control, reducing the need for physical presence and minimizing operational disruptions.
- Increasing focus on digitalization, internet penetration, and e-commerce sales across the country creates more need for storage facilities, resulting in huge demand for data centers and a rise in power consumption. Growing demand for data storage has led to the deployment of intelligent power distribution units (PDUs) against simple multi-socket rack installations with server and network equipment, which optimize power consumption in data centers.
- Because of the above advancements mentioned with monitored PDUs and the necessity to reduce electricity consumption as per government measures in the country, key market players are focusing on introducing efficient power management systems. In May 2023, Eaton, which provides the power management service, launched G3 Universal Input Rack PPDUs with dynamic C39 outlets capable of accommodating different plug configurations and input voltage requirements. To meet the most diverse data center rack power requirements, G3UPDU has added new features.
- In May 2023, Legrand, a significant global provider of electrical and digital building infrastructures, introduced the next generation of intelligent rack PDUs PRO4X and Raritan PX4; these new intelligent rack PDU designs revolutionize capacity planning, environmental monitoring, physical and digital access control, workload optimization, and uptime initiatives. Such developments in the segment are predicted to boost regional demand during the forecast period.
- The mega data center segment witnessed the commercialization of one data center facility with an IT load capacity of 20 MW. With the augment of 5G technology and industrial digitalization and higher demand for high-bandwidth, networking infrastructure will lead to an increase in the demand for mega data centers in the country, where the total IT load capacity is projected to grow significantly, registering a CAGR of 34.80% to reach IT load capacity of 120 MW by 2029.
