SE. Asia's data boom faces energy squeeze By PRIME SARMIENTO in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2026-10-06 09:07

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/06/WS6ac449dfe4b06d4aa0561728.html Southeast Asia's reliance on imported gas is threatening to stall its data center boom, as turmoil in the Middle East squeezes the fuel supplies underpinning the region's digital economy. Analysts say members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations must deepen energy cooperation, scale up renewables and expand cross-border power trade to shield their digital economies from a global liquefied natural gas crunch and geopolitical shocks.