Facebook is opening its first data center in Asia

The social networking firm said that it anticipates that the building will be powered 100 per cent by renewable energy. It said also that it will utilize a new StatePoint Liquid Cooling system technology which will minimize the consumption of water and power.

Facebook said that the project will create hundreds of jobs in Singapore and across Asia. The development will cost about $1.4 billion.

The Asia Pacific accounts for 894 million monthly users, that is 40 per cent of the total user base which makes it the highest region based on users.