NESDC guidelines for data centers to be finalized in 1 month

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

The NESDC is drafting data center framework and guidelines to be finalized within one month while stating the government cannot halt existing private construction.

•Danucha Pichayanan of the NESDC stated that data center guidelines will be clarified within one month.
•The government lacks the authority to order the suspension of data center projects already under construction by the private sector.
•The framework aims to regulate water and electricity usage and minimize impacts on surrounding areas.
•Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ekniti Nitithanprapas chaired a subcommittee meeting on September 14 to set the operational framework.

Overview

•On September 15, 2026, Danucha Pichayanan spoke at the Government House regarding the progress of the data center framework.
•Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ekniti Nitithanprapas called a subcommittee meeting on September 14 to establish a one-month timeframe for minimum data center standards.
•The NESDC has collected 80-90% of the required data from various agencies to define the size and characteristics of data centers.
•Danucha Pichayanan stated that the government cannot stop or delay private construction because it is a matter of private permission.
•The NESDC will expedite the issuance of regulations so that private entities currently constructing data centers can adjust their designs to fit the framework.
•The NESDC intends to define criteria based on size, categorizing very large centers as industrial and smaller ones as commercial.
•The proposed guidelines aim to prevent the concentration of data centers in specific areas to avoid potential problems with water and electricity resources.

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Key Entities

Person

Danucha Pichayanan(ดนุชา พิชยนันท์)

Secretary-General of the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).

Ekniti Nitithanprapash(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance who chaired the subcommittee meeting to set the data center framework.

Organization

Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council(สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The agency responsible for drafting the data center framework and guidelines, also referred to as NESDC.

NESDC(สศช.)

Abbreviation for the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Danucha Pichayanan gave his statement on September 15, 2026.