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Digital Halo tops out fully leased 20MW data center in Johor, Malaysia

Singapore-based Digital Halo Pte Ltd has topped out the first phase of its 120MW data center campus in Johor, Malaysia, in April 2026, the firm announced in its Linkedin page recently. The first phase of JHB1, which is fully leased out to a single customer, will deliver 20MW of IT capacity. It is scheduled to […]

[SPECIAL REPORT] How Johor deals with thirsty data centers

Johor looks set to conquer a potential water crunch, judging by current initiatives taken by both the state and private sector. Perception is a powerful force – it can be both constructive and destructive. It can shape policies for better or worse. And Johor is facing a major perception problem right now from local communities. […]

SPECIAL FEATURE | Johor’s big renewable energy push

Johor is building one of the world’s largest renewable energy zones, partly to meet the demand of insatiable data centers.  Johor is tipped to become Southeast Asia’s largest data center hub by 2030, and its power consumption will surge accordingly. To meet that demand, the state has contracted one of the world’s largest renewable energy […]

NEXTDC launches 65MW AI data center in Malaysia; marks expansion into Southeast Asia

NEXTDC Limited, Australia’s digital infrastructure provider, yesterday launched its first data center outside of Australia, a 65MW AI-ready facility built at a cost of A$1 billion (US$ 720 million). Located in Petaling Jaya, the facility, KL1, represents the first Uptime Institute Tier IV-certified hyperscale data centre in Peninsular Malaysia, according to the firm’s press release. […]

Equinix to invest US$ 190 million to build new data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia

US digital infrastructure platform Equinix, Inc. plans to invest US$ 190 million to build a new data center, KL2, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, the firm says in a press release yesterday. KL2 plans to be powered by renewable energy from the first day of operations which is aligned with the company’s global goal to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy […]

NCT sells 100-acre land in Malaysia for 800 MW data center

Malaysian property developer NCT Alliance Berhad has signed a term sheet for the proposed sale of a 100-acre land parcel in Sepang, Malaysia to a global data center operator to potentially build a data center of up to 800 MW capacity. Located within the 732-acre NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP), the proposed development will be […]

Malaysia-based DPS inks MOU with Alibaba affiliate for potential US$ 1 billion AI data center in Melaka

Malaysia-based DPS Resources Berhad has last week entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Hangzhou Xinfengwei Network Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, to explore the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) data centre infrastructure projects in Melaka, Malaysia. The MOU was signed by DPS’ wholly-owned subsidiary, DPS Energy Sdn. Bhd. which specialises in […]