News about data centre

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Scottish-based global data and analytics company Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) warns that Johor’s data centre projects could consume 40% of the state’s electricity demands by 2035, an increase of around 24%, putting pressure on the state’s grid infrastructure to keep up with demand.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) said it has secured additional change orders worth RM664.

PETALING JAYA (June 18): Bukit Jalil Sentral Property Sdn Bhd (BJSP), a wholly owned subsidiary of MRCB Land Sdn Bhd, which in turn is wholly owned by Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), has signed a collaboration agreement with Perintis Akal Sdn Bhd (PASB) to develop an AI-ready data centre facility in Bukit Jalil with an estimated gross development cost of RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): Malaysia, particularly Johor, has positioned itself as a cost-efficient alternative to Singapore for data centre investments, owing to its relatively abundant land, availability of power infrastructure, and attractive investment incentives.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Maxland Bhd (KL:MAXLAND) has scrapped two planned land leases in Kedah for a proposed data centre and district cooling system after revising its business strategy.

PETALING JAYA (May 12): Nasdaq-listed  Equinix, Inc has announced plans to develop KL2, a new purpose-built International Business Exchange data centre in Cyberjaya, Selangor, representing a total investment of over US$190 million (about RM747 million) — bringing the company's cumulative investment in Malaysia to over US$530 million across its four sites, based on previously reported figures.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): CBH Engineering Holding Bhd (KL:CBHB) has secured a RM29.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Johor’s proximity to Singapore continues to drive data centre investments into the state, even as rising operating costs narrow its cost advantage, said S&P Global Ratings corporate ratings director Ng Yijing.

PETALING JAYA (April 17): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has secured a RM1.

PETALING JAYA (April 17): Gamuda Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Gamuda Engineering Sdn Bhd (GESB) has been awarded a RM1.