Malaysian project developer Cahya Suria Services and China-based tech firm Suzhou EnnoTHING plan to build an AI digital park in Perak, Malaysia, which would potentially include a 32MW AI data center under a RM1 billion (US$ 250 million) investment. Through a partnership formalised yesterday in Ipoh, Perak, the parties plan to develop the Tier 3 data center, NQ1 in the first phase of the NexQuantum AI Digital Park.
A joint venture firm, NexQuantum 1 Sdn Bhd has been set up to execute this long-term digital infrastructure platform which envisions eight proposed data center facilities.
NexQuantum1 combines the local development strengths of Cahya Suria with the international technology capability of Suzhou EnnoTHING.
The project aligns with the aspirations of Perak Sejahtera 2030, Perak’s long-term development agenda, which envisions Perak’s emergence as a credible digital economy location through quality investment in sustainable and future-ready infrastructure and talent development.
“NexQuantum AI Digital Park is not intended to be merely a local development or a single data centre project. Our ambition is to build a Perak-born digital infrastructure platform that is connected to Malaysia and positioned to serve the wider Greater Asian digital economy,” said Ong Teng Boon, representing Cahya Suria Services Sdn Bhd and NexQuantum 1 Sdn Bhd.
“Our collaboration through NexQuantum 1 Sdn Bhd reflects a serious long-term commitment to building a technology-enabled digital infrastructure platform in Perak. NQ1, as a planned 32MW fully AI-ready Tier III data centre with liquid cooling technology, will serve as an important first step under the broader NexQuantum AI Digital Park vision,” said Liu Huoping, representing Suzhou EnnoTHING Technology Co., Ltd.