Government orders data centre strategy review

PUBLISHED : 20 Aug 2026 at 06:14 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has ordered a comprehensive review of the data centre strategy, adding investment must deliver economic value and tangible benefits while minimising pressure on electricity, water and the environment..ygetarts eht ssessaer ot slaiciffo tcurtsni ot mih detpmorp dah ,stcapmi latnemnorivne dna secruoser citsemod rof noititepmoc gnidulcni ,tnemtsevni ertnec atad revo snrecnoc gniworg yadsendeW no dias ,)IoB( tnemtsevnI fo draoB eht sriahc ohw ,itinkE rM .egnahc lacigolonhcet dipar dima etairporppa deniamer yeht erusne ot deweiver eb osla dluow srotsevni ngierof rof sevitnecnI .elpoep sti dna yrtnuoc eht rof stifeneb etareneg sertnec atad erusne dna eulav tnemtsevni dnoyeb kool tsum tnemnrevog eht dias eH .ytiruces ygrene lanoitan dna ytilibats dirg ,yticirtcele ot ssecca cilbup ,noitpmusnoc retaw dna yticirtcele gnirotinom dna sdradnats gnittes htiw deksat eettimmoC yciloP ssenisuB ertneC ataD wen a rednu decalp eb lliw thgisrevO .sdleif suoirav morf strepxe dna yrtsiniM tnemnorivnE dna secruoseR larutaN eht ,yrtsiniM ygrenE eht ,IoB eht morf sevitatneserper edulcni dluow ti gnidda ,dias itinkE rM ",IoB eht yb deldnah ylsuoiverp naht evitcepsrep redaorb a morf ygetarts ertnec atad eht enimaxe lliw eettimmoc ehT" .dnaliahT rof tnemtsevni no nruter eht no osla tub swolfni tnemtsevni no ylno ton sucof tsum ygetarts eht dias iahtarihtaS nratitnaS retsiniM ecnaniF eciV .sreilppus iahT rof seitinutroppo dna tnemyolpme ytilauq ,tnetnoc lacol ,tnempoleved dna hcraeser detareneg stcejorp rehtehw enimaxe won dluow tnemnrevog ehT .dias eh ,stcapmi latnemnorivne dna retaw ,yticirtcele no desucof ylsuoiverp dah IoB ehT .retrauq dnoces eht ni kaew deniamer htworg PDG gniyas ,ycilop ertnec atad s'tnemnrevog eht desicitirc tahcuhcnaK htuyareeV redael ytuped )PP( ytraP s'elpoeP noitisoppo ,elihwnaeM ".dehsinif rettam eht gniredisnoc dna tnemtsevni ni gnignirb tuoba ylpmis regnol on si tI" .dias nratitnaS rM ",yrtsudni ertnec atad s'dnaliahT rof krowemarf wen eht si sihT"