Two billion-dollar technology centers broke ground this morning

The data center and research and development center in Hanoi are science and technology projects that were started with a series of projects on the morning of August 19.

Perspective of Viettel data center in An Khanh commune, Hanoi . Photo: Viettel .

According to the Viettel Military Industry and Telecommunications Group, this morning the groundbreaking ceremony for the data center in An Khanh commune and the research and development (R&D) center in the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park of the group will take place.

Viettel said the R&D center has an investment of 10,000 billion USD , while the An Khanh data center has a total investment of 17,500 billion USD . The total investment exceeds 1 billion USD , part of the groundbreaking and inauguration activities of 250 projects nationwide on the morning of August 19, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2.

Perspective of the research and development center expected to be completed in 2030. Photo: Viettel.

The Viettel R&D Center project is built on an area of 13 hectares in Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, expected to be completed in 2030. This is a key R&D center, including the entire process of research, design, testing and production of high-tech products and military equipment. When completed, the center is expected to attract 2,500 high-quality personnel.

The new data center is built on an area of 1.9 hectares, with a design capacity of 60 MW, designed according to Uptime Tier III standards. The center is expected to operate phase 1 from the second quarter of 2026, and is expected to become the largest data center in the North. By 2030, Viettel expects this DC to be upgraded to the group's second Hyperscale Data Center.

“The two projects will be guaranteed safe throughout the construction and operation process, not only as modern research infrastructure today but also as a sustainable foundation for future generations,” said Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and General Director of Viettel Group.

According to a report by the Ministry of Science and Technology in May, Vietnam has 41 commercial data centers operating nationwide, belonging to 12 enterprises, with a total designed capacity of 221 MW.

Corporations in Vietnam are also continuously building new DCs. In April, Viettel also started construction of a data center in Ho Chi Minh City with a designed capacity of 140 MW, among the top 10 in Southeast Asia.

This DC will operate in the first phase from the first quarter of 2026. When completed, this is expected to be the first data center in Vietnam to reach a capacity of over 100 MW.

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