Its subsidiary SIPP Power will develop a new 1.2-gigawatt data center campus at Sedenak Tech Park in Johor, southern Malaysia, about 28 kilometers northwest of the company’s first data center, the YTL Green Data Center Park in Kulai, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
In partnership with AI chipmaker Nvidia, YTL Power said it has completed 300 megawatts of data center capacity in Kulai, with another 200 megawatts expected to become operational by the first quarter of 2027. The campus will also have a total capacity of 1.2 gigawatts by 2032.
To jumpstart the Sedenak data center project, which is also backed by Nvidia, SIPP Power agreed to buy 59 hectares of land within Sedenak Tech Park West from state-owned JLand Group, with an option to acquire another 162 hectares for future expansion.
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An artist’s impression of the new data center at Sedenak Tech Park in Johor, Malaysia. Photo courtesy of YTL Community |
That could bring the campus’ total footprint to 221 hectares, according to a statement released Wednesday.
While the company did not disclose the value of the project, analysts estimate it could require investments of at least $10 billion to complete the Sedenak campus.
The establishment of a new gigawatt-scale campus at Sedenak represents an important expansion of YTL Power’s digital infrastructure platform in Johor and across the region,” Yeoh Seok Hong, managing director of YTL Power International, said in the statement.
“Together with our expanding Kulai campus, Sedenak will further strengthen Johor’s position as a leading regional centre for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital innovation.”
After Singapore imposed restrictions on new data center projects, Malaysia has emerged as a major digital infrastructure hub in recent years.
Global players, including Australian billionaire Robin Khuda’s AirTrunk, have been expanding in the country, with the company recently earmarking $3 billion to build two data centers with a combined capacity of 280 megawatts, according to Reuters.
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Francis Yeoh, chairman of YTL Corp., seen at an event. Photo courtesy of YTL Community |
YTL Power is part of Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corp., which was established by Francis Yeoh’s late father, Yeoh Tiong Lay, more than six decades ago.
The younger Yeoh helms the family’s global business empire as chairman of YTL Corp., which has interests in cement, utilities, properties and hotels. With a net worth of $4.1 billion, the family is among the wealthiest in Malaysia, according to Forbes.