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Thailand halts data centre construction and approvals pending rules
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Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas told a meeting of the national committee responsible for data centre policy on Friday (September 4, 2026) that the committee had received clear policy direction from the Prime Minister on managing the data centr
Key facts
- Many investors were interested in investing in Thailand, but the country had yet to put an overall co-ordinated system in place, requiring investors to seek approvals separately from numerous agencies and ministries according to their
- Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said the meeting had received data from 16 agencies on approvals and permit applications for data centre investment projects in
- The information showed that 35 data centre projects or companies were already in operation.
- Of these, 11 came under oversight through the investment-promotion application process of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI).
Summary
Many investors were interested in investing in Thailand, but the country had yet to put an overall co-ordinated system in place, requiring investors to seek approvals separately from numerous agencies and ministries according to their respective responsibilities.
The policy is not intended to block or reject foreign investment.