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Microsoft is expanding its energy efficiency efforts in Asia by hiring senior managers to oversee its datacenters in the region. The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint and become more environmentally sustainable through these new hires.
Microsoft announces expansion of energy efficiency efforts in Asia by hiring senior managers to oversee datacenters.New hires will focus on reducing carbon footprint and improving sustainability.Additional roles include Principal Civil/Geotech Engineer for datacenter builds and regional lead for new leases.The company aims to expand its presence in Southeast Asia and improve energy efficiency efforts.
Microsoft has recently announced an ambitious plan to expand its energy efficiency efforts in Asia by hiring senior managers to oversee the company's datacenters in the region. The software giant has advertised for three "Senior Energy Program Managers" - two in Australia and another in Singapore - who will be responsible for strategizing and executing end-to-end plans for Microsoft's energy requirements in a specific geographical market within the APAC (Asia Pacific) region.
The new hires will play a crucial role in leading and implementing datacenter power interconnection projects, power purchase agreements, and/or energy supply contracts with utilities and third-party energy suppliers to support Microsoft's DC (Data Center) businesses in APAC and associated objectives related to capacity delivery, cost, and sustainability. This move is part of the company's broader efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and become more environmentally sustainable.
Microsoft Singapore has also advertised for a Principal Civil/Geotech Engineer to help with datacenter builds, and a regional lead to assist in arranging new datacenter leases across South East Asia. These new roles will help Microsoft continue to expand its presence in the region and improve its energy efficiency efforts.
The company's expanding datacenter footprint is no secret, and it has been facing increasing pressure from consumers and governments alike to reduce its carbon footprint. As a major player in the tech industry, Microsoft has a significant impact on the environment, and this move is seen as an important step towards reducing its ecological footprint.
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Published: Sun Jan 18 20:19:07 2026 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
