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Malaysia: 73 sites, 26 operators, 1,770 MW under construction

Malaysia has 73 data centres, 48 operational, across 9 markets, 26 operators, 965 MW live (0% modelled), 1,770 MW under construction. Largest by total potential: Google (3 sites), then AirTrunk.

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Live

965MW

0% modelled

Under construction

1,770MW

Planned

787MW

Total potential

4,478MW

22% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

88% of the data centres we track in Malaysia have a named power supplier

  • Tenaga Nasional Berhad56sites
  • Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)6sites
  • TNB1site
  • TNB (Tenaga Nasional Berhad)1site

Who is building in Malaysia

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 26 tracked in this country.

OperatorSitesLiveTotal potential
Google3800 MW
AirTrunk3420 MW700 MW
Vantage Data Centers356 MW581 MW
STACK Infrastructure2440 MW
NTT DATA1290 MW
Bridge Data Centres625 MW238 MW
Empyrion Digital1200 MW
Princeton Digital Group152 MW150 MW
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres3137 MW
AIMS Data Centre383 MW83 MW

When Malaysia was built

574 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 65% of the operational sites in this country.

306 MW1997200020032006200920122015201820212024

Recent activity

35 recorded developments in Malaysia, the latest on 22 Sept 2026.

  • 20 Aug 2026Partnership1,500 MW

    YTL Power and JLand announce 1.5GW data center campus partnership in Johor

    YTL Power International and JLand Group jointly announced a partnership to develop a gigawatt-scale data center campus in Johor, Malaysia, with planned capacity between 1.3 GW and 1.5 GW. SIPP Power, a YTL subsidiary, will acquire approximately 145 acres within Sedenak Tech Park West with an option for a further 400 acres. The campus will complement YTL's existing 1.2 GW Green Data Center Park in Kulai, bringing combined capacity to potentially 2.7 GW. The project is situated within Ibrahim Technopolis, supporting the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone.

  • 13 Aug 2026Financing166 MW

    STT GDC secures USD 1.37bn green financing for Malaysia Johor campus

    ST Telemedia Global Data Centres announced the close of a USD 1.37 billion green financing facility to support development of STT Johor, its flagship data centre campus in Johor, Malaysia. The financing package, led by United Overseas Bank with OCBC, Standard Chartered and CIMB as mandated lead arrangers, will fund Phase 1 of the campus and subsequent phases. STT Johor is planned to reach 166 MW of IT load capacity and will support cloud, AI, HPC and digital workloads. The facility reinforces STT GDC's sustainability commitments, including its achievement of 83.2% renewable energy consumption and 70.5% carbon intensity reduction against 2021 baseline.

  • 11 Aug 2026Land acquired

    Malaysian property developer sells 36-acre Cyberjaya land parcel for data center

    A Malaysian property giant sold a 36-acre land parcel in Cyberjaya designated for data-center development.

  • 7 Aug 2026Topped out

    Empyrion tops out Malaysian data center in Johor

    Empyrion has topped out an upcoming data center under construction in Johor, Malaysia.

  • 5 Aug 2026Announced$420M

    Gamuda awarded US$420M hyperscale data-center construction contract in Port Dickson

    Gamuda Berhad announced it has been awarded a RM1.71 billion (US$420 million) construction contract for a hyperscale data center in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, by an undisclosed US tech company. The work, commencing Q3 2026 and completing Q2 2028, covers site infrastructure, core and shell construction, and MEP fit-out for a single-storey facility. This is Gamuda's second hyperscale data center construction project at the same location, following a similar US$430 million contract awarded in April 2026.

  • 4 Aug 2026Announced$250M

    Sunway Construction wins US$250M MEP contract for Johor data center

    Malaysian construction firm Sunway Construction Group Bhd has secured a mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) fit-out contract worth RM1.02 billion (US$250 million) for a data center in Johor, Malaysia, awarded by a US technology company. The MEP work is to commence immediately and is expected to complete by Q4 2027. The identity of the US client and exact data center location were not disclosed in the exchange filing.

  • 23 Jul 2026Utility program

    Johor data centres adopt recycled water for operations

    Data centre facilities in Johor, Malaysia are implementing recycled water usage as part of their sustainability operations. This represents a concrete operational decision by the data-center industry to reduce freshwater consumption and environmental impact. The initiative addresses water scarcity challenges in the region while supporting long-term facility viability. This is a meaningful sustainability milestone for the Malaysian data-center market.

  • 13 Jul 2026Announced$120M

    Binastra wins RM491M contract for Kuala Lumpur data center phases 1 & 2

    Malaysian construction firm Binastra Corporation Berhad's subsidiary Binastra Builders has been awarded a RM491 million (US$120 million) contract to construct phases 1 and 2 of a data center in Kuala Lumpur. The letter of award was accepted from Exsim Sri Permai Sdn Bhd, as disclosed in a Bursa Malaysia filing. The contract represents a significant construction milestone for data center development in Malaysia's capital region.

All recent activity

Who is hiring in Malaysia

6 open data centre roles at 2 operators we track

Two operators are recruiting in Malaysia, 6 roles between them: AirTrunk with 5 and EdgeConnex with 1. The split is 3 build-side to 3 operational, with construction (2) and critical facilities (2) the two largest disciplines.

The mix

  • construction2
  • critical facilities2
  • project management1
  • security1

Most recently opened

  • AirTrunksecurity4 Aug 2026
  • AirTrunkconstruction16 Jul 2026
  • AirTrunkconstruction16 Jul 2026
  • AirTrunkcritical facilities22 May 2026
  • AirTrunkproject management24 Mar 2026

Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.

Questions about Malaysia

How many data centres are there in Malaysia?
Malaysia has 73 data centres, 48 operational, across 9 markets, 26 operators, 965 MW live (0% modelled), 1,770 MW under construction. Largest by total potential: Google (3 sites), then AirTrunk.
How much data centre capacity does Malaysia have?
DC Atlas tracks 73 data centres in Malaysia. 965 MW is live, 1,770 MW is under construction, 787 MW is planned, for 4,478 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in Malaysia?
26 operators run facilities in Malaysia. Google is the largest by total potential, with 3 sites and 800 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in Malaysia?
Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and TNB serve the most data centre sites in Malaysia. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 88% of the facilities it tracks here.

Every data centre we track in Malaysia

72 of 73 with a published page

Cyberjaya25

Kuala Lumpur9

Kulai9

Johor Bahru7

Iskandar Puteri6

Gelang Patah3

Bayan Lepas2

Bukit Kayu Hitam2

Alor Gajah1

Kuching1

Petaling Jaya1

Port Dickson1

Putrajaya1

Shah Alam1

Siliau1

Sungai Buloh1

Undisclosed1

Markets in Malaysia