Laguna, Philippines - December 7, 2022 - FLOW Digital Infrastructure (“FLOW”) and AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (“ALLHC”) today broke ground on the land development of its first joint data center campus, ML1, located in Laguna, Philippines, following the launch of A-FLOW, the joint venture partnership between FLOW and ALLHC announced in October 2022.
The three-building campus facility will offer flexibility to tailor design to customers’ unique requirements, with the ability to ramp up to 36MW. The initial roll-out of 6MW is targeted to be ready for service by the end of 2024. The carrier neutral facility will be built to the latest industry standards and will feature resilient power delivery design with diverse power feeds.
The event marks the official launch of A-FLOW, the joint venture partnership between FLOW and ALLHC. It leverages ALLHC’s proven track record in industrial real estate development and FLOW’s best-in-class next-generation data center design, development, and operational capabilities.
Senior executives of FLOW and ALLHC, as well as government officials from the Province of Laguna, the City of Biñan, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Board of Investments (BOI), took part in the on-site groundbreaking ceremony today.
L-R: ALLHC Chief Operating Officer Mr. Patrick C. Avila, Director - Investment Assistance Services of the Board of Investments Mr. Ernesto Delos Reyes, Representative of Cong. Marlyn B. Alonte, Mr. Steven Naguiat, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Development and Management of the Department of Information and Communications Technology Hon. Wilroy V. Ticzon, Governor of the Province of Laguna Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez, FLOW Chairman Kris Kumar, ALLHC President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Jose Emmanuel H. Jalandoni, FLOW Chief Executive Officer Ms. Amandine Wang, Vice Mayor of the City of Binan Mr. Angelo Alonte, Acting Division Chief – Infrastructure Division of the Board of Investments Ms. Morinaella Jeusine M. Torgo, ALLHC Director Ms. Maria Rowena M. Tomeldan, ALLHC Chief Finance Officer Ms. Francis M. Montojo
Amandine Wang, CEO, FLOW Digital Infrastructure, commented, “We are delighted at the promising start of A-FLOW’s first data center project in the Philippines. We believe our cutting-edge digital infrastructure solutions and ML1’s strategic location, bolstered by the synergy between FLOW and ALLHC, will enable customers in the region to scale rapidly and seamlessly.”
“With A-FLOW, we take pride in contributing to the country’s fast-growing needs and transition towards a digital economy. As we mark the beginning of the development of our first data center campus, we at ALLHC and FLOW look forward to serving enterprises and global hyperscalers, and eagerly anticipate their continued growth with us,” shared Patrick Avila, COO, AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp.
Representing Cong. Marlyn B. Alonte, Mr. Steve Naguiat stated, “Companies need a reliable partner to help them navigate essential transformations in an increasingly digital world. With digital infrastructure as one of the priorities of the government, I am glad to stand witness to partnerships such as this that will surely benefit thousands of Filipino enterprises.”
Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez added, “This initiative will immensely help to boost the Philippine economy by using a platform to help build a better foundation for companies’ digital operations. To A-FLOW, congratulations and thank you for this initiative. Rise high digital infrastructure, rise high Laguna!”
About A-FLOW
A-FLOW is a joint venture between FLOW Digital Infrastructure (“FLOW”), an investor, developer, and operator of digital infrastructure in Asia Pacific, and AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (“ALLHC”), the largest developer of industrial parks in the Philippines. A-FLOW’s first data center is strategically located in Laguna, accommodating a total of 36MW IT load capacity. With the launch of A-FLOW, the partnership supports the digital growth and expansion of businesses in the Philippines, leveraging FLOW's deep data center expertise and ALLHC's established record in industrial real estate development.
About ALLHC
AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp (“ALLHC”), a subsidiary of Ayala Land, Inc. (“ALI”), is the leading industrial real estate company in the Philippines.
ALLHC is present in six growth areas nationwide through its industrial parks, warehouses, cold storage facilities, and commercial leasing. Among its developments are world-class industrial estates: Laguna Technopark, Pampanga Technopark, Cavite Technopark, Laguindingan Technopark in Misamis Oriental. Its ALogis standard factory buildings are located in Biñan and Calamba, Laguna; Naic in Cavite; Porac, Pampanga; Sto. Tomas, Batangas, and Manila, complemented by the ALogis Artico cold storage facilities in Biñan, Laguna. Its commercial leasing portfolio comprises Tutuban Center in Manila and South Park Center in Muntinlupa City.
For more information, please visit https://www.ayalalandlogistics.com/.
About FLOW
FLOW Digital Infrastructure invests, develops and operates in the key physical assets of the digital infrastructure ecosystem, including cloud, hyperscale, and enterprise data centers, as well as network and fiber assets. FLOW offers a full spectrum of digital infrastructure solutions, combined with deep industry experience and a customer-centric approach to developing core and edge infrastructure in Asia Pacific, keeping the bits and bytes of the digital world flowing. The team has entered recently into an exclusive distribution agreement with DXN Limited to launch its edge product branded under Flow2Edge. FLOW leverages the capital and resources of PAG Real Assets, the real estate and infrastructure investment strategy of PAG, a leading APAC-focused investment firm with over USD50 billion in assets under management, including an existing portfolio of data center assets.
For more information, please visit https://www.flowdigital.com/.
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