Campus overview
- Site
- ≈2 ha, Da Nang Hi-Tech Park
- Phase 1
- 10 MW IT
- Campus path
- Up to 30 MW
- Grid connection target
- 15–17 MW
- Reliability
- Tier III, concurrently maintainable
- Ready for service
- ≈32 months from mobilization
Da Nang Hi-Tech Park
A central-Vietnam digital infrastructure opportunity
Thao Nguyen, MSEE · Thanh Le, Ph.D. in Economics
Julian Brand · Tyler Pintar
The opportunity
Da Nang, Vietnam’s emerging third digital-infrastructure node
A resilient central-Vietnam campus for disaster recovery, sovereign cloud, edge computing and regional colocation, able to expand as anchor demand and utility infrastructure are secured.
Why Da Nang, and why now
Why Da Nang
Five strategic advantages
- 01
Submarine cable gateway
Direct proximity to the Asia Pacific Gateway submarine-cable landing ecosystem, with national backbone access.
- 02
Lower development pressure
Materially lower land and operating pressure than Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.
- 03
A designated high-tech zone
A designated, master-planned high-technology park with fiber, roads and utilities in place.
- 04
National policy support
The 2023 Telecommunications Law removed the foreign-ownership cap for data-center and cloud services.
- 05
Strong disaster-recovery fit
A strong fit as a disaster-recovery, sovereign-cloud, and edge and AI-inference node for central Vietnam.
National momentum
A national push on digital infrastructure
10+
additional submarine cable systems targeted by 2030
15+
submarine cable systems in total, national target
350Tbps
minimum aggregate design capacity, national target
Telecommunications Law 2023
In force since 1 July 2024. Data-center and cloud services are formally part of the telecommunications framework, with no foreign-ownership cap.
What is proposed at the Hi-Tech Park, and what it could bring the city
© OpenStreetMap contributors
The site
Da Nang Hi-Tech Park
The park
Approx. 1,128.4 ha
Master-planned, with high-tech production, R&D, logistics, residential, administrative and technical-infrastructure zones.
Infrastructure
Fiber, roads and utilities in place
Underground fiber from the city center, internal roads, water infrastructure and wastewater treatment.
The parcel
Two hectares for the project
To be allocated by the Hi-Tech Park, with the parcel map and plot identification to follow.
Approximate distance
- 17 kmDa Nang International Airport
- 22 kmCity center
- 25 kmTien Sa Port
Distances from the candidate location within the Park.
The campus
10MW
Phase 1 IT load
30MW
Campus path, in demand-led phases
The proposed concept: a modular first phase,
with a protected path to 30 MW.
Each expansion phase is triggered by contracted load and utility milestones.
Illustrative concept
Explore the campus
The campus in three dimensions
Turn the model, open the data hall and select a zone to see what it holds.
Explore the campus
The campus in three dimensions
Turn the model, open the data hall and select a zone to see what it holds.
Da Nang Hi-Tech Park
Hải Vân Data Center Campus
- 2 hasite
- 10 MWPhase 1
- 30 MWpath
- Tier IIIreliability
- 1.35–1.45PUE
Conceptual massing for discussion. Dimensions are approximate; the final layout follows the Hi-Tech Park parcel map.
Illustrative concept
Phase 1 data hall
Holds the 10 MW Phase 1 IT load. Liquid-ready AI and HPC halls are on the ground floor; air-cooled colocation halls and operations are upstairs. Turn on Inside view to see both floors.
- AI & HPC halls
- ≈5 MW · liquid-ready, ground floor
- Colocation halls
- ≈5 MW · air-cooled, upper floor
- Power protection
- 2N UPS concept
- Network
- 2 meet-me rooms, separate entrances
- Reliability
- Tier III, concurrently maintainable
- Roof
- Solar for auxiliary loads
Power yard
Brings EVN grid power onto the campus at 110 kV and keeps it running through outages and typhoon season.
- Phase 1 IT load
- 10 MW
- Facility demand
- 13.5–14.5 MW at PUE 1.35–1.45
- Grid connection target
- 15–17 MW
- Supply
- 110/22 kV substation, two circuits
- Standby power
- N+1 or stronger, storm-duration fuel
- Utility
- EVN · preferential rate indicated
Cooling plant
A hybrid plant: chilled water for the air-cooled colocation halls, and a warm-water loop ready for direct-to-chip AI and HPC racks. Heat rejection is redundant and sized for hot, humid peaks.
- Colocation halls
- Air-cooled, chilled water
- AI & HPC zones
- Liquid-ready, direct-to-chip
- Heat rejection
- Redundant; final system to be chosen
- Water
- Park water and wastewater in place
- Planning PUE
- 1.35–1.45
- Stretch PUE
- Below 1.30 at stable load
Phase 2 & 3 expansion
Two reserved pads take the campus from 10 MW to 30 MW. Each phase is built only when load is contracted and utility milestones are met.
- Phase 2
- +10 MW, demand-led
- Phase 3
- +10 MW, demand-led
- Campus IT load
- Up to 30 MW
- Trigger
- Contracted load and utility milestones
- Design basis
- Modular, same Tier III standard
- Grid
- Expansion rights in the EVN agreement
Fiber & connectivity
Two fiber routes enter on different sides of the site and land in separate meet-me rooms, with paths to the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) cable landing in Da Nang.
- Building entries
- 2, separate
- Meet-me rooms
- 2, carrier-neutral
- Carriers
- Viettel (preferred) + second carrier
- Metro
- Non-convergent routes
- National backbone
- Diverse north and south paths
- International
- APG landing in Da Nang + other systems
Site, access & security
A secured two-hectare parcel in Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, to be allocated by the Park. The final boundary follows the parcel map.
- Parcel
- ≈160 m × 125 m (indicative)
- Location
- Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, 1,128 ha
- Distances
- 17 km airport · 22 km center · 25 km port
- Flood
- Elevated pad; parcel study to confirm
- Typhoon
- Wind study; rated envelope
Conceptual massing for discussion. Dimensions are approximate; the final layout follows the Hi-Tech Park parcel map.
For Da Nang
What the campus could bring to Da Nang
A node for central Vietnam
Geographic diversity and disaster-recovery separation from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with lower latency for central-region users.
Skills and careers
Partnerships with Da Nang universities and vocational institutions can build electrical, mechanical, controls, cybersecurity and critical-facility skills, with local hiring and apprenticeship goals to be defined without compromising competency standards.
Carrier-neutral ecosystem
A carrier-neutral colocation layer, with cross-connects and a peering strategy, that strengthens the ecosystem.
Demand
Potential customer segments
- Government and public services
- Banks needing geographically separated recovery
- Regional enterprises
- Cloud and content providers
- Gaming and media
- Healthcare
- Universities
- Tourism platforms
- Smart-city workloads
- AI inference for central Vietnam
The proposed design basis
Engineering
The proposed design basis
-
Availability
Tier III concurrently maintainable objective
-
Capacity
10 MW IT Phase 1, 30 MW campus path
-
Density
Standard colocation plus liquid-ready high-density zones
-
Cooling
Hybrid preferred: air-cooled halls, liquid-ready AI and HPC zones
-
Power protection
2N UPS concept, subject to value engineering
-
Standby power
Storm-duration autonomy, N+1 or stronger
-
Network
Two meet-me rooms, two diverse carrier routes
-
Security
Layered physical security and cybersecurity
Illustrative concept
Commissioning. An independent commissioning authority to be appointed early, with integrated systems testing before service.
Resilience
Climate as a core design condition
Illustrative concept
-
Flood
Hydraulic model, elevated pad and critical plant, freeboard, detention, protected drainage and resilient access.
-
Typhoon
Site wind study, a code-plus envelope where justified, tested roofs and doors, and secured external equipment.
-
Heat
Coincident-peak model, cooling derating and redundant heat rejection.
Whole-site resilience
The finished floor, external plant, fuel systems, drainage and access roads must remain functional under the agreed design flood and typhoon, not only the building.
City-level screening rates urban flooding, typhoon and extreme heat as high. Hi-Tech Park information currently indicates flooding is not expected at this location; a parcel flood-risk assessment and wind study will set the final design basis.
Illustrative concept
Connectivity
Objective: diverse routes at every layer
-
Campus
Two separate meet-me rooms and property entrances
-
Metro fiber
At least two carriers on non-convergent routes
-
National backbone
Diverse northbound and southbound paths
-
International
Asia Pacific Gateway landing in Da Nang, plus paths across more than one cable system and landing location
- Viettel selected as preferred fiber-optic provider
- Meetings with Viettel held
- Service agreement expected to be finalized soon
Power
Power as the first priority
- Supply
- EVN has indicated that adequate power will be available and that a preferential rate will be offered. The region has modernized grid monitoring and 110 kV substations.
- Next step
- A formal EVN load request and connection study, and written confirmation of capacity, connection schedule, redundancy and tariff.
- Resilience
- Preferred concept: Tier III, 2N UPS, and standby generation sized for storm-duration logistics.
Illustrative concept
Phase 1 load model
IT load, Phase 1
10 MW
Facility demandat planning PUE 1.35–1.45
13.5–14.5 MW
Grid connection targetheadroom for operations and growth
15–17 MW
Campus pathIT load, released in phases
up to 30 MW
Sustainability
Efficiency targets and phased renewable procurement
1.35–1.45
Planning PUE for early utility sizing
< 1.30
Stretch PUE target at stable load
- Renewable roadmap
- On-site solar can support auxiliary loads; direct power purchase, certificates and off-site projects to be evaluated as regulation permits.
- Water stewardship
- Technology-neutral water minimization, with water usage tracked alongside PUE.
- Lower emissions
- Objectives: minimize generator and refrigerant emissions, and baseline and reduce embodied carbon.
Where the project stands and the path forward
Progress
Where the project stands
WorkstreamProgress to dateNext step
Feasibility September 2026 research: conditionally feasible, a strategically attractive site Engineering due diligence
Site Two-hectare parcel to be allocated by the Hi-Tech Park Parcel map, plot identification, elevation and drainage data
Power EVN has indicated adequate power and a preferential rate Written terms on capacity, schedule, redundancy and tariff
Fiber Viettel selected as preferred provider; meetings held Service agreement, expected to be finalized soon
Financing Two to three potential investors have expressed interest Diligence, definitive documentation and investment approval
The path forward
A staged path to operation
0Mobilization
0–1
1Due diligence (go or no-go)
1–3
2Concept and market validation
2–5
3Bankable feasibility
4–8
4Design and procurement
7–14
5Construction and commissioning
14–32
6Ramp-up and expansion
Months from mobilization
0481216202428323640
Indicative timing. Notice to proceed follows design and procurement; ready for service follows construction and commissioning.
Working together
Next steps with the City and the Hi-Tech Park
We would welcome the support of the City and the Hi-Tech Park on five steps.
- 01
Site
The parcel map, plot identification, and official elevation and drainage information for the two-hectare site.
- 02
Power
Written confirmation from EVN of capacity, connection schedule, redundancy and tariff.
- 03
Incentives
Written confirmation of the project’s eligibility for Hi-Tech Park incentives.
- 04
Approvals
Guidance on the investment registration, land and construction approval path.
- 05
Coordination
Direct coordination with the consultant team that will be on site throughout preparation and implementation.