AWS AP East 1 (Hong Kong) is a data center operated by AWS in Hong Kong, HK. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Hong Kong data-center market on the CLP grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 26.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Hong Kong — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Hong Kong — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Hong Kong's data center market remains constrained, with 247 MW of capacity across 187 tracked facilities unable to absorb incremental demand. The DCPI score of 33/100 on excess-power capacity and 57/100 constraint rating reflects a market where power availability is the binding limitation for growth. Unlike Southeast Asian hubs with emerging greenfield potential, Hong Kong operators are working within a fixed power envelope that regulatory and infrastructure realities have made difficult to expand. For acquisition-focused investors, the AVOID verdict is unambiguous. The excess-power rating of 33/100 means the market lacks sufficient surplus capacity to accommodate typical post-acquisition integration loads, technology upgrades, or customer growth. Buyers entering at current valuations will immediately face the cost and timeline burden of securing additional power allocations—a process…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 97 operating generating units totalling 34,705 MW within about 50 km of Hong Kong, HK. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Hong Kong tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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