APL Plans 120 MW Two-Building Data Center Project in Kitakyushu Amid Community Opposition
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Asia Pacific Land (APL) is preparing a two-building data center project in Kitakyushu Science and Research City with a stated total connected power capacity of 120 MW. Site-preparation earthworks are under way, but the project faces resident opposition over construction noise, waste heat, fire and accident risks, and its proximity to Hibikino municipal elementary school.
- APL plans two data-center buildings in Kitakyushu with 120 MW of total project connected power capacity.
- Preparatory earthworks are under way; the first building is targeted for completion by the end of September 2029.
- The 120 MW figure applies to the two-building project, not to the first building alone.
- The first building is planned at four storeys, about 42 metres high, with more than 30,000 square metres of gross floor area and 26 backup generators.
- Resident opposition centres on noise, waste heat, fire and accident risks, and the site’s adjacency to Hibikino municipal elementary school.
Asia Pacific Land (APL) plans to develop a two-building data center campus in Hibikino, Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu, within Kitakyushu Science and Research City. The planned project has a stated total connected power capacity of 120 MW across both buildings. Preparatory earthworks are under way.
The first building is planned as a four-storey facility approximately 42 metres high, with more than 30,000 square metres of gross floor area. It is expected to include 26 backup generators and a diesel fuel tank. APL is targeting completion of the first building by the end of September 2029; this is a project target rather than confirmation of operational commissioning.
The site adjoins Hibikino municipal elementary school, which has around 1,300 pupils. At a developer-hosted resident meeting on August 29, approximately 90 parents and PTA representatives raised concerns over construction noise, fire and accident risks, waste heat, round-the-clock equipment operation, and effects on the surrounding school and residential environment. The discussion lasted around four hours.
Residents have also questioned the project’s classification as an “office” in its construction-confirmation application, arguing that this does not reflect the facility’s actual nature. The available information does not establish the legal classification of the project or any consequences of that discrepancy.
If delivered as planned, the project could add a significant volume of planned connected power capacity to Japan’s regional data-center market. However, the local response indicates that environmental, noise and fire-safety concerns may increase regulatory and schedule uncertainty for data-center projects located close to schools and residential areas.
The development represents a material planned addition to Japan’s regional data-center power pipeline amid AI-related demand. It also illustrates how community acceptance, acoustic and thermal impacts, and siting near schools or residential infrastructure can add regulatory and schedule uncertainty to large-scale data-center developments.
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