Country leads the way in Asia-Pacific data centres

Besides Kuala Lumpur, Johor is also one of the key hotspots for data centres in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s data centre market is on track to become one of the largest in the Asia-Pacific region, with total capacity expected to reach more than quadruple beyond 2026.

JLL Malaysia’s capital markets manager for data centre transactions, Sum Chun Kit, said data centres’ capacity in Malaysia is currently about 835MW, which could surpass 4,000MW beyond 2026.