NTT Data has proposed the acquisition of a 27.7 hectare land in Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru to build a new data center with planned 290 megawatts (MW) capacity.
According to NTT Data, the site located in Gelang Patah will become one of the largest data centre campuses in Asia Pacific, comprising six dedicated buildings and a substantial IT load capacity.
The first building with an initial capacity of 48MW is planned to launch in April 2027 and the data center project will feature new technologies like direct liquid cooling.
Johor has experienced a phenomenal surge in data center development. In just a few years, the state’s capacity has skyrocketed from a modest 10MW to over 1,000MW, making it a regional powerhouse.
Malaysia’s ambitious goal is to transform Johor into an AI and cloud hub. Major cloud players like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle are already establishing or expanding their presence in the state.