Data developers are increasingly required to provide grid services support to secure power access across the Asia Pacific region, according to a recent report by Wood Mackenzie.
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Its latest report, examined how governments and regulators are responding to unprecedented growth in electricity demand from data centers across eight key markets. The report found that regulators across APAC are moving away from traditional utility agreements, towards frameworks that require data centers to share responsibility for grid reliability, flexibility, and decarbonization.
The measures fall into four main categories, namely, conditional access, geographic diversification, grid-support requirements, and capacity controls.
In Japan, the report noted that regulators are considering frameworks that allow facilities to connect before grid reinforcements are completed, provided operators install load-shedding capabilities, battery storage, or other technologies to support demand flexibility.
