Singapore’s PDG Seeks $1.2 Billion Loan for Malaysia Data Center
THE SO WHAT
A $1.2 billion syndicated loan for a single Malaysia data center build shows AI infra is now financed like long-lived energy assets. If you’re planning serious model training or inference capacity, start treating data center partners as part of your capital structure, not just opex vendors.
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