Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong, measure by measure. EU-wide rules are listed once. National and regional or local rules are shown side by side, each with its status, effective date and source.
Measures
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Hong Kong
EU-wide / supranational
0
0
0
0
National
2
3
1
1
Regional / local
0
0
0
0
Total
2
3
1
1
Coverage last reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
Up to 7 countries at a time. A zero means no measure was found in this compilation, not that none exists.
EU-wide / supranational (shared)
None of the selected countries is covered by an EU-wide measure in this compilation.
National
Singapore2
Green Data Centre Roadmap & DC Call-for-Application (DC-CFA)
roadmapenergy efficiency
In force · effective 2024
New capacity awarded to best-in-class efficient/green DCs; tropical-climate PUE target of <=1.3 and high energy efficiency standards.
New capacity is allocated competitively to the most efficient and greenest bids (tropical PUE target ≤1.3); a new site needs an allocation before it can be built.
Framework/metrics (incl. PUE) for green DC certification and energy-management systems.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Sets efficiency rules a data center must meet, e.g. a PUE ceiling or mandatory KPI reporting. Can force cooling/design changes and rule out inefficient builds.
Data-centre electricity tariff under RP4 (effective 1 July 2025)
regulationgridin friction index
In force · effective 2025
Data centres face a distinct, generally higher/more cost-reflective electricity tariff structure (capacity, network and retail components) plus green-tariff (GET) options for renewable sourcing.
Raises and restructures the power bill: data centres pay a dedicated, cost-reflective tariff with capacity and network charges (green-tariff options available). A running-cost factor, not a connection ban.
Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga) / Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) · source
Guidelines on Sustainable Data Centres (energy/water)
regulationwaterin friction index
Phased · effective 2024
Sustainability criteria (PUE, water intensity, green power) as conditions attached to approvals and utility connections.
Approvals and utility connections can be conditioned on PUE, water-intensity and green-power criteria.
Government of Malaysia (MITI / Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga) / state authorities) · source
Green Investment Tax Allowance (GITA) for data centres
incentivetax
In force · effective 2014
Investment Tax Allowance on qualifying green assets (MyHIJAU-listed); complemented by MIDA/state incentives and land/power in Johor. Current GITA/GITE window runs through 2026.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Lowers the cost of building or running a data center here (tax breaks, cheaper power, grants). A siting incentive: pulls investment in rather than constraining it.
MGTC / MIDA / Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) · source
Indonesia1
Data-localization rules + SEZ/tax-holiday incentives for data centres
incentivedigital policy
In force · effective 2019
Public/strategic data must be processed/stored domestically (localization); DC investors can obtain tax holidays and SEZ facilities (import duty, VAT, income-tax relief).
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Shapes demand and siting (data localization, cloud-first, digital plans). Indirect: it drives where capacity is needed rather than regulating the facility itself.
Kominfo (now Komdigi) / BKPM (Ministry of Investment) / SEZ National Council · source
Hong Kong1
Dedicated data-centre land and industrial-building conversion measures
incentivedigital policy
In force · effective 2012
Access to dedicated DC land and streamlined change-of-use with waived land-premium/waiver fees for qualifying industrial-building conversions.
Eases siting: dedicated data-centre land and fee-waived conversion of eligible industrial buildings lower the cost and time of securing a site.
Research compilation, not legal advice. Re-check each measure's status with the cited authority. Some scope and status labels have been corrected from the source compilation (for example, municipal rules that were tagged national, and voluntary pacts that were shown as in force).