Continental Comparison
Asia vs North America
Asia is the fastest-growing region for AI infrastructure, driven by sovereign AI programs in Japan, India, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. North America remains the capacity leader through hyperscaler concentration.
Scale Comparison
Status Breakdown
Asia
Operational47
Under Construction19
Planned15
Announced2
North America
Operational49
Under Construction26
Planned15
Announced6
Energy Mix
Asia
Unknown23
Renewable22
Mixed21
Grid2
Grid / power-plant-adjacent1
Green energy / PV planned1
Hydroelectric1
Grid (SP Group — Singapore national grid)1
LNG power-plant-adjacent1
Green compute cluster1
Grid (Utility PPA)1
Grid (high-efficiency HPC facility)1
Grid (liquid cooling and efficiency features)1
Renewable and efficiency measures1
Grid (high-efficiency cooling)1
Grid (efficiency-optimized)1
LNG energy-specialized roadmap1
Nuclear, solar, and natural gas1
Grid with on-site solar microgrid and efficiency features1
North America
Renewable28
Unknown13
Mixed10
Energy procurement not disclosed at facility level9
Nuclear7
Fossil / Gas4
Nuclear power supply3
Hydroelectric3
Clean and renewable energy matched2
Nuclear / PJM grid supply1
Fossil / Gas with CCS1
Grid interconnection with battery, solar, wind, backup gas turbines, and closed-loop cooling1
Clean energy matched1
Zero-emission and renewable energy matched1
Grid / utility infrastructure1
Renewable-power design intent and cool-climate efficiency1
Grid / 400 kV substation1
Renewable energy matched at AWS region level1
Renewable / grid1
Facility-level energy not disclosed1
Clean energy procurement; backup diesel disclosed1
Grid / renewable PPAs1
Clean power colocation1
Renewable energy matching1
Grid with Microsoft renewable-energy procurement commitments1
On-site fuel-cell microgrid1
Top Operators in Asia
Amazon Web Services13 facilities
Google10 facilities
Microsoft9 facilities
Oracle7 facilities
NVIDIA4 facilities
Top Operators in North America
Meta16 facilities
Amazon Web Services14 facilities
Microsoft13 facilities
Google13 facilities
NVIDIA7 facilities
Largest in Asia
Frequently asked questions
- How does Asia compare to North America?
- Asia: 83 facilities, 18.5 GW capacity. North America: 96 facilities, 57.8 GW capacity.
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