Data centers in Taiwan
Datacenter Atlas tracks 31 facilities in Taiwan, 22 data centers and 8 network points of presence: 0.4% of the global inventory and #43 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Taipei18
- Taichung City5
- Hsinchu4
- Tainan3
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 31 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 288.9 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 634 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 12.4 %
- Low-carbon share
- 13.5 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 0 of the 21 scored · 1 located at town level only is not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 1.36
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 1.74
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 1,246 h/yr (14 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 2,140
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (96/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Taiwan halts approvals for data centres over 5MW north of Taoyuan · 2024-08 · grid restriction · moratorium active
Announced large projects
No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.
Questions
How many data centers are there in Taiwan?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 31 facilities in Taiwan: 22 data centers, 8 network points of presence and 1 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Taiwan?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Taiwan are Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Chief Telecom Inc., National Center for High-performance Computing, 中華電信數據通信分公司, 中華電信.
Where are data centers concentrated in Taiwan?
The largest hubs by facility count are Taipei (18), Taichung City (5), Hsinchu (4), Tainan (3).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Taiwan, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/taiwan · ODbL / CC BY 4.0