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Ratings for the physical buildout of AI

Jurisdiction Index / Singapore

Singapore

Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
Rank #17 of 30
Data confidence A
59 /100

JCI composite · as of · methodology v0

Singapore scores 59/100 on the Compute Institute Jurisdiction Competitiveness Index (Tier 3, Contested), ranking #17 of 30 rated jurisdictions with a stable outlook, as of June 15, 2026 under methodology v0. Its strongest dimension is Stability & Execution Risk at 9/10; its weakest is Power Availability & Deliverability at 2.8/10. 22 of 22 sub-factors are scored on E1–E2 evidence (data confidence A).

Dimension breakdown

Seven dimensions, each 0–10, weighted per methodology v0. JCI = Σ(dimension × weight) × 10.

Power Availability & Deliverability

2.8 /10 weight 20%

Power Cost

4.3 /10 weight 12.5%

Speed to Build

6.9 /10 weight 17.5%

Regulatory & AI Policy Environment

6 /10 weight 12.5%

Fiscal & Incentives

6.7 /10 weight 10%

Capital & Ecosystem Depth

6.7 /10 weight 12.5%

Stability & Execution Risk

9 /10 weight 15%

Sub-factor scores and sources

Every base-scored input below carries E1–E2 evidence: a justification, an evidence-level grade, and a link to the underlying source document.

Power Availability & Deliverability — 2.8/10 (weight 20%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
Grid headroom 40% of dimension 2.5 /10 Capacity-rationed by design: new DC load only via government allocation rounds (80 MW in 2023, >=200 MW DC-CFA2 closing Mar 2026) on a ~8 GW peak system. as of
E1
EDB/IMDA DC-CFA2 call for application www.morganlewis.com
Time-to-power 35% of dimension 2 /10 De facto moratorium outside allocation exercises; winning an allocation is the only path and rounds are years apart — near the zero anchor with a structured exception. as of
E1
Singapore DC-CFA framework (EDB/IMDA/EMA) www.datacenterdynamics.com
Energy mix & expandability 15% of dimension 4 /10 LNG-import dependent; 6 GW low-carbon electricity import program and Jurong Island 700 MW low-carbon DC park are approved programs (E2) but not yet delivering. as of
E2
EMA electricity import program www.ema.gov.sg
Water availability 10% of dimension 5 /10 Structurally water-scarce but with reliable industrial NEWater supply contracted for DC cooling — managed scarcity. as of
E1
PUB NEWater industrial supply www.pub.gov.sg

Power Cost — 4.3/10 (weight 12.5%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
Industrial electricity price 60% of dimension 3.5 /10 Large-consumer prices ~SGD 0.20-0.25/kWh (~USD 150-185/MWh), set by LNG-linked wholesale costs. as of
E1
EMA Singapore energy statistics www.ema.gov.sg
Price trajectory & exposure 25% of dimension 5 /10 Stable regulatory regime but full exposure to global LNG cycles; import program could lower costs late-decade (E2). as of
E1
EMA Singapore energy statistics www.ema.gov.sg
Cost certainty / contractability 15% of dimension 6 /10 Liquid retail market and corporate PPAs in SGD/USD available, but green-energy procurement required under allocation terms adds cost and complexity. as of
E1
DC-CFA2 green energy requirements (KWM analysis of EDB/IMDA terms) www.kwm.com

Speed to Build — 6.9/10 (weight 17.5%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
Permitting regime 40% of dimension 6.5 /10 Once capacity is allocated, BCA/URA permitting is fast and predictable; the allocation gate itself is counted in D1. as of
E1
BCA/URA development control framework www.ura.gov.sg
Observed construction velocity 35% of dimension 7.5 /10 2023 CFA winners (Equinix, Microsoft, GDS, AirTrunk-ByteDance) delivered builds on ~18-24 month schedules — proven fast execution at allocated scale. as of
E2
Singapore DC-CFA framework (EDB/IMDA/EMA) www.datacenterdynamics.com
Labor & supply capacity 25% of dimension 6.5 /10 Deep regional EPC base and efficient imports; small domestic workforce dependent on foreign labor quotas. as of
E2
BCA construction industry data www1.bca.gov.sg

Regulatory & AI Policy Environment — 6/10 (weight 12.5%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
AI-specific law in force 35% of dimension 6.5 /10 No binding AI statute; Model AI Governance Framework is voluntary and PDPA applies — permissive vacuum with exceptional predictability (upper band per D4 note). as of
E1
IMDA Model AI Governance Framework www.imda.gov.sg
DC-specific regulation 35% of dimension 2.5 /10 The most restrictive enacted DC regime in cohort: capacity allocation, PUE <1.3 mandate, and >=50% green-energy requirement bind all new builds. as of
E1
IMDA Green Data Centre Roadmap / DC-CFA2 conditions www.imda.gov.sg
Regulatory predictability 30% of dimension 9.5 /10 WGI Regulatory Quality ~100th and Rule of Law ~98th percentile; rules are restrictive but never arbitrary. as of
E1
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators www.worldbank.org

Fiscal & Incentives — 6.7/10 (weight 10%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
Enacted incentives 40% of dimension 5.5 /10 Pioneer/Development & Expansion incentives and green grants available, but no DC-specific tax abatement and allocation terms impose costs rather than confer subsidies. as of
E1
EDB incentive schemes www.edb.gov.sg
Headline tax burden 40% of dimension 7.5 /10 17% CIT with broad treaty network; 15% domestic top-up tax applies to large MNE groups from 2025 under Pillar Two. as of
E1
IRAS corporate income tax / Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Act 2024 www.iras.gov.sg
Incentive durability 20% of dimension 7.5 /10 No clawback history and contractual incentive certificates honored; Pillar Two diluted incentive value for large groups. as of
E1
EDB incentive schemes www.edb.gov.sg

Capital & Ecosystem Depth — 6.7/10 (weight 12.5%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
Committed capital 40% of dimension 5.5 /10 Allocation winners' financed builds (80 MW round + >=200 MW round in award) are real but deliberately capped — committed capital is policy-limited, not demand-limited. as of
E1
EDB/IMDA DC-CFA2 call for application www.morganlewis.com
Ecosystem 30% of dimension 8 /10 ~1 GW operating stock, premier subsea cable hub of Southeast Asia, full hyperscaler presence; GPU access unrestricted though transshipment controls are tightly enforced. as of
E1
EIA/ERCOT load data; TeleGeography fiber maps www.submarinecablemap.com
Sovereign/anchor capital availability 30% of dimension 7 /10 GIC and Temasek are among the largest global digital-infra investors with explicit data-center strategies, though deployment is mostly offshore. as of
E1
GIC annual report — infrastructure investments www.gic.com.sg

Stability & Execution Risk — 9/10 (weight 15%)

Sub-factor
Score
Justification
Evidence
Source
Political/policy continuity 40% of dimension 9.5 /10 WGI Political Stability/Government Effectiveness ~97th percentile; decades of policy continuity. as of
E1
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators www.worldbank.org
Currency, transfer & convertibility 35% of dimension 9.5 /10 SGD fully convertible, no capital controls, AAA sovereign. as of
E1
IMF AREAER — United States www.elibrary-areaer.imf.org
Physical & geopolitical risk 25% of dimension 7.5 /10 No conflict exposure; dependencies on strait shipping, imported energy, and US export-control scrutiny of regional chip transshipment are the residual risks. as of
E1
BIS export-control enforcement actions (Singapore transshipment) www.bis.doc.gov

Signals

Recent ingested source documents linked to this jurisdiction via extracted claims or triage mentions, newest first.

  1. E4
    Singapore launches new national supercomputer

    · Data Center Dynamics · relevance 0.70

  2. E4
    Singapore DC developer Racks Central secures $1 billion from China-ASEAN investment fund

    · Data Center Dynamics · relevance 0.70

  3. E4
    Data centers face grid support obligations to unlock power in Asia Pacific - report

    · Data Center Dynamics · relevance 0.70

  4. E4
    Memory famine compels GPU vendors to re-release 2020 graphics cards — GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3050 return to Asian market

    · Tom’s Hardware · relevance 0.40

  5. E4
    Singapore court denies xAI’s requests for documents in lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI

    · 9to5Mac · relevance 0.00

  6. E4
    Eight tech giants deploy autonomous fleets across Singapore’s large-scale public test bed

    · Interesting Engineering · relevance 0.10

  7. E4
    Introducing OpenAI for Singapore

    · OpenAI · relevance 0.20

  8. E4
    OpenAI is opening its first overseas AI lab in Singapore with a $234 million commitment

    · Quartz · relevance 0.30

  9. E4
    SE Asia's power demand from data centres, EVs to grow by more than 100TWh in next 5 years, report...

    · Reuters · relevance 0.70

  10. E3
    Octus APAC DC capacity analysis; w.media YTL Nvidia DC (2025)

    w.media · relevance 0.50

Scores are reproducible from the frozen inputs snapshot recorded at computation time (2026-06-15T23:52:42+00:00). See the full methodology for rubrics, weights, and the evidence ladder.