Vietnam's Data Center Capacity Expected to Reach Nearly 1000MW by 2030
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Vietnam’s Data Center Capacity Expected to Reach Nearly 1000MW by 2030
Bach Duong
September 30, 2025 | 14:30
According to the VNCDC 2024 Report, Vietnam’s data center capacity has seen significant breakthroughs, forecasted to grow from 45 MW in 2024 to 525 MW in 2025, and nearly 1,000 MW by 2030.
In an era of explosive growth in strategic technologies such as AI, IoT, Big Data, Cloud, Blockchain, semiconductors, 5G, and 6G, Vietnam has identified robust digital infrastructure as a prerequisite for mastering and effectively harnessing these technologies (as per the National Digital Infrastructure Development Strategy to 2025, with an orientation to 2030).
According to data from DataReportal, as of 2025, Vietnam has over 80 million Internet users. Meanwhile, according to APNIC Lab, the IPv6 adoption rate has surpassed 60%, placing Vietnam second in the ASEAN region and ninth globally.
The VNCDC 2024 Report states that Vietnam’s cloud computing market reached nearly VND 19,375 trillion (equivalent to USD 775 million) in 2024, and is projected to increase to USD 1.24 billion in 2025 and double by 2029. Alongside this, data center capacity is also experiencing a breakthrough: forecasted to grow from 45 MW in 2024 to 525 MW in 2025, and nearly 1,000 MW by 2030.
At the inaugural Vietnam Digital Infrastructure Development Forum 2025, held on September 30 with the theme “Robust Digital Infrastructure – The Foundation for Mastering Strategic Technologies,” Mr. Vu Hoang Lien, Chairman of the Vietnam Internet Association, affirmed that these impressive figures confirm Vietnam’s rapid progress. However, he noted that Vietnam’s digital infrastructure has also faced numerous challenges, from investment resources, green standards, cybersecurity, and data sovereignty, to core R&D capabilities.
Ms. Ngoc Dung, Chief of Office of the National Data Association, also pointed out major “bottlenecks” hindering development, such as the limited capacity of domestic data centers and the lack of core technology platforms mastered by Vietnamese entities. However, Ms. Dung emphasized that the government’s decision to enact the Law on Data and the Law on Personal Data Protection (2025) is a strategic step, reflecting a vision to transform data into a national strength while ensuring security and ethics. This vision also presents the Association with two parallel missions: first, to unlock the value of data to promote growth and innovation; and second, to protect digital sovereignty, citizen privacy, and national security in the flow of cross-border data.
Regarding the seven tasks assigned at the National Data Association’s congress, Ms. Dung informed that the Association will focus on three pillars in the coming period:
First, standardizing the national data architecture. The Association will announce a Strategic Data Framework along with a set of data evaluation criteria.
Second, developing technology platforms mastered by the Vietnamese through development programs, including promoting investment funds to form a data industry.
Third, building a high-quality workforce. On October 16, the Association will launch a Global Data Expert Network with nearly 100 scientists ready to collaborate on solving government challenges and supporting Vietnam in completing its legal framework on data.
Professor Ho Tu Bao from the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics and a member of the national advisory council on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation
According to Professor Ho Tu Bao, for Vietnam to develop a robust digital infrastructure to advance strategic technologies, this infrastructure must be synchronized across three pillars: technical infrastructure, data infrastructure, and application infrastructure.
Regarding technical infrastructure, there must be a system of machinery and equipment at all levels, from end-users to servers, data storage, and advanced signal processing, while ensuring widespread, high-speed network connectivity.
Regarding data infrastructure, national data must be built on a unified architecture, with the ability to be shared and utilized at different levels. The current weakness is that many databases were established previously without following a common architecture, leading to limitations in connectivity and sharing.
Regarding application infrastructure, Vietnam has made significant progress in deploying online public services and has begun to apply AI and digital technologies in many fields. However, the application is still not deep, has not fully exploited its potential, and has not yet mastered core technologies.
In addition to these three pillars, Professor Ho Tu Bao emphasized that institutions need a transparent legal framework that avoids overlap and does not hinder the exploitation and development of digital infrastructure. In particular, there need to be clear regulations on data architecture, moving towards building a comprehensive national digital architecture.
Digital infrastructure must also ensure the ability to defend and adapt to natural disasters and cyber-attacks, while building a team of highly skilled experts to master the technology.
According to the Professor, among the three pillars, technical infrastructure is currently the best-performing area. Data infrastructure has progressed with national data centers and industry databases but is still constrained by architectural issues. Application infrastructure remains the weak link, as it is not yet tied to core technologies and lacks sufficient depth.
Source: VnEconomy.vn
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