Thailand's blanket pause on data centre approvals will still be in force well past its promised one-month deadline, stalling more than 166 projects, including 49 already under construction, into 2027.
Bangkok halted all new and pending data centre approvals on 4 September, ordering four subcommittees to draft national standards on water, power, siting and safety within thirty days. Coordinating five separate agencies, plus resistance from developers already mid-build, makes that timeline unrealistic, and the pause will drag on far longer than officials are currently admitting.
Bangkok halted all new and pending data centre approvals on 4 September, ordering four subcommittees to draft national standards on water, power, siting and safety within thirty days. Coordinating five separate agencies, plus resistance from developers already mid-build, makes that timeline unrealistic, and the pause will drag on far longer than officials are currently admitting.