How well evidenced is it
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Named funderYes
Disclosed client (reported)Yes
Committed or approved capitalYes
Dated, sized phaseYes
Three or more sourcesYes
Dated source in the last 24 monthsYes
AI workloads
StatusLikely
124MW greenfield campus; STT GDC states the buildings are engineered to house liquid-cooled solutions on customer request (DCD, May 2023); marketed as the country's largest AI-ready campus; hyperscaler anchor tenant reported (Inquirer, May 2025). No dated source for actual liquid cooling installed or GPUs deployed, so 'likely' not 'confirmed'.
Phases
Fairview 1 (built out) · Operational32 MW, target 2026
Fairview 2 · Announced32 MW, target 2027
Stage history
Who is behind it
OperatorSTT GDC Philippines · Joint venture
Funder, Joint venture partnerGlobe Telecom
Funder, Joint venture partnerAyala Corporation
Funder, EquityKKR
Funder, EquitySingtel
Client, reported, unconfirmedUndisclosed global cloud service provider (anchor tenant)
Money at this site
Announced investment, 2025-05US$1bn
The figure covers the whole campus.
Platform deals that include it
KKR + Singtel acquisition of STT GDC (platform M&A)
Platform acquisition, 2026-09-01US$5.1bn
STT GDC Philippines x MPower 40.5MW clean power supply
Power dealNot disclosed
Platform capital spans several sites. It is never added to this project's own figure.
Who builds it
Main contractorFirst Balfour-Leighton Asia JV · Nov 2023 Confirmed source ↗ Phase 1 general contractor (civil, structural, architectural, MEPF)
Power supply
Dedicated substationMeralco · 115kV · Feb 2025 Reported source ↗ Dual-feed Polaris switching station, PHP220m, built with MIESCOR
Renewable power dealMPower (Meralco) · 40.5 MW · Apr 2026 Reported source ↗ 10-year renewable supply shared with STT Cavite 2 · Applies to the whole campus.