By Sharen Kaur
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's data centre landscape is heating up as property developers and global digital infrastructure giants race to secure their place in one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing technology frontiers.
From Bukit Jalil to Johor's Sedenak Tech Park, billions of ringgit are converging on the country's digital economy. With both homegrown and international players expanding their footprints, Malaysia is fast emerging as the region's next hyperscale stronghold – where the contest for land, power, and connectivity has only just begun.
The latest flurry of activity began with Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), which on Sept 9, 2025, announced that it had acquired the Employees' Provident Fund's (EPF) 80 per cent stake in the Bukit Jalil Sentral project for RM1.6 billion. The move gives MRCB full ownership of the freehold site and the flexibility to explore potential data centre developments, leveraging its proximity to the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation Park, a thriving data hub located just 1.9 km away.
Further south, Mah Sing Group Bhd is stepping up its data centre ambitions. Following the lapse of its second collaboration agreement with Bridge Data Centres (BDC) Malaysia on Oct 28, 2025, the group began direct engagements with hyperscale operators and potential offtakers for two key projects – the Mah Sing DC Hub @ Southville City in Selangor (500 MW) and Meridin East in Johor (300 MW).
Meanwhile, Sime Darby Property Bhd has entered the main construction phase of its second data centre at Elmina Business Park (EBP) II through its wholly owned subsidiary, EBP Asset II. The group recently awarded the RM1.3 billion civil and structural (C&S) package to IJM Corp Bhd on Oct 24, 2025, followed by an RM874 million mechanical and electrical (M&E) contract on Oct 29, 2025, for the same project.
The contracts are part of an RM5.6 billion build-and-lease agreement signed between Sime Darby Property and Pearl Computing Malaysia (PCM) on Dec 2, 2024, covering two blocks of hyperscale data centre facilities to be leased to PCM for 20 years, with two optional extensions of five years each. The deal follows an earlier RM2 billion project announced in May 2024, also with PCM, in which Gamuda Bhd was awarded a RM1.76 billion turnkey contract to develop another hyperscale facility on a nearby 49-acre parcel.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's data centre landscape is heating up as property developers and global digital infrastructure giants race to secure their place in one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing technology frontiers.
From Bukit Jalil to Johor's Sedenak Tech Park, billions of ringgit are converging on the country's digital economy. With both homegrown and international players expanding their footprints, Malaysia is fast emerging as the region's next hyperscale stronghold – where the contest for land, power, and connectivity has only just begun.
The latest flurry of activity began with Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), which on Sept 9, 2025, announced that it had acquired the Employees' Provident Fund's (EPF) 80 per cent stake in the Bukit Jalil Sentral project for RM1.6 billion. The move gives MRCB full ownership of the freehold site and the flexibility to explore potential data centre developments, leveraging its proximity to the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation Park, a thriving data hub located just 1.9 km away.
Further south, Mah Sing Group Bhd is stepping up its data centre ambitions. Following the lapse of its second collaboration agreement with Bridge Data Centres (BDC) Malaysia on Oct 28, 2025, the group began direct engagements with hyperscale operators and potential offtakers for two key projects – the Mah Sing DC Hub @ Southville City in Selangor (500 MW) and Meridin East in Johor (300 MW).
Meanwhile, Sime Darby Property Bhd has entered the main construction phase of its second data centre at Elmina Business Park (EBP) II through its wholly owned subsidiary, EBP Asset II. The group recently awarded the RM1.3 billion civil and structural (C&S) package to IJM Corp Bhd on Oct 24, 2025, followed by an RM874 million mechanical and electrical (M&E) contract on Oct 29, 2025, for the same project.
The contracts are part of an RM5.6 billion build-and-lease agreement signed between Sime Darby Property and Pearl Computing Malaysia (PCM) on Dec 2, 2024, covering two blocks of hyperscale data centre facilities to be leased to PCM for 20 years, with two optional extensions of five years each. The deal follows an earlier RM2 billion project announced in May 2024, also with PCM, in which Gamuda Bhd was awarded a RM1.76 billion turnkey contract to develop another hyperscale facility on a nearby 49-acre parcel.
Source: https://www.nst.com.my/property/2025/11/1314068/developers-and-tech-giants-pour-billions-malaysias-data-centre-surge
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