Damac, the UAE real estate company, has revealed early stage plans for the construction of a new data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, as expansion into the APAC digital infrastructure market persists.
It has been reported this week by local news sites that Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Digital, Fahmi Fadzil would likely invest RM 250 million into the development. With a proposed scale of 1.21 hectares, the sites for potential use currently stand as the Cyberjaya and Kuala Lumpur’s Central Business District, although no official announcements have yet been made.
As part of the Damac Group, Edgnex, otherwise known as Damac Data Centers, is responsible for the current development of facilities across Dammam and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, with plans for extension of another data center in neighboring Amman, Jordan. Those sites located in Saudi Arabia aim to offer 55 mW capabilities by 2025. To support development, Damac has recently signed an agreement to construct a data center as well as a cable landing station at King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi.
Plans for a new data center campus in Dublin have been halted following the liquidation of Dataplex, one of the land owners, following denial of the company power contracts at two locations. However with potential expansion to Europe, initial plans have been mentioned for Italy, Germany and Spain.