In Japan, AirTrunk has announced it has topped out the second phase of its Western Tokyo data center, TOK2.
In a LinkedIn post, the company said TOK2 is projected to be one of the largest data centers in Japan, joining TOK1 and another facility in Osaka.
The operator broke ground on the second phase in February. The first phase, launched in May this year, saw 30MW of capacity go live.
Plans for the 110MW campus were first shared in May 2022.
Set on 4.6 hectares, the build-out of TOK2 is being financed by a green loan.
APAC-focused operator AirTrunk was founded in 2016 with plans to develop hyperscale data centers in Australia. The company opened its first facility in Sydney in 2017, and has since expanded across the region, operating and developing campuses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Blackstone has reportedly won the race to acquire the Australian operator and is set to pay AU$20 billion (US$13.5bn), but the companies are yet to officially announce the news.
Macquarie Group and PSP Investments, which currently own a majority stake in AirTrunk, are in discussions with Blackstone to finalize a deal. Reports that AirTrunk was up for sale first surfaced in January this year.
