Esteemed guest: Star Media Group Bhd chief business officer Lydia Wang (left) and SMG group chief executive officer Chan Seng Fatt (right) presenting a token of appreciation to Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching after the conclusion of Teo’s speech at the Cloudtech & Data Centre 2024 Conference.
KUALA LUMPUR: Sustainability needs to be a core focus as Malaysia experiences a data centre boom, given that these facilities use huge amounts of energy, says an expert.
Basis Bay chief executive officer of data centres Thyaga Rajan said the industry and government must invest in renewable energy projects and energy-efficient technologies to address the large carbon footprint of data centres, whose high electricity consumption is “alarming and concerning.”
