Vantage to acquire data centre in Johor as part of US$1.6b investment
The campus in Sedenak Tech Park is part of Yondr Group’s portfolio recently acquired by DigitalBridge Group Inc, which is also one of Vantage’s largest investors.
Zafrul welcomes Tasik Kenyir data centre hub idea but cautions viability hinges on study
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted a significant challenge in the area's telecommunications infrastructure.
Silver Ridge’s Cyberjaya data centre project falls through as PKNS unit exits JV
The Cyberjaya data centre project was first announced in March 2024, when SR Total entered into a JV agreement with SIC to establish three JV companies.
IJM Corp unit secures RM1.4 bil data centre project in Johor, its biggest yet
This marks IJM Construction’s fourth data centre project in Johor.
Malaysia’s new data centres will add two million cars worth of emissions, think tank warns
“We are concerned that the estimated emissions from activities in just one sector can drive a rise in emissions equivalent to those of entire countries,” said RimbaWatch director Adam Farhan.
SunCon may face temporary data centre tender risks after graft probe, but fundamentals intact—analysts
"Even so, given its strong brand equity and parentage, we think SunCon will be able to recover from this event without impacting its new order wins materially over the longer term.
Gamuda, MN Holdings tipped as top winners in RM10b data centre jobs—Maybank IB
The firm said Eco World Development Group Bhd (KL:ECWLD) and Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:SIMEPROP) will award four major data centre projects—two each—within the next two months.
Despite higher electricity costs, data centre boom in Malaysia will last, supporting builders—Kenanga
In the first three months of the year alone, national electric utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd has signed five data centre projects totalling 700 megawatts, bringing the total to 43 projects with 6,400 megawatts capacity.
Data centres in Malaysia to pay 10%–15% more for electricity, analysts say
The power-hungry facilities will be placed under a new “ultra-high voltage” category with average tariffs of about 60 sen per kilowatt-hour, according to the analysts who attended an investor briefing by Tenaga Nasional Bhd KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Data centres in Malaysia may see their electricity bills rise by up to 15% under the new power tariff structure, analysts said.
Malaysia’s data centre project pipeline unaffected by alleged Nvidia chip breach, says MIDF
MIDF also noted that not all data centres are built specifically for AI, even though many are AI-ready.
