Google plans us$15b investment in malaysian data center campuses
Google announced a plan to invest US$15 billion in Malaysia during 2027‑2028, building new data center campuses in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan and adding computing capacity for locally developed AI applications and an upcoming Google Cloud region.
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- google invests us$15b in malaysian data center campuses in selangor and negeri sembilan
- construction phase projected to add us$1.1b to gdp, 37,000 jobs and us$378m labor income
- google will bring 1gw of clean energy, pay all campus electricity, and launch 800k training program
The investment expands a US$2 billion commitment announced on May 30, 2024 for its first Malaysian data center and Google Cloud region at Elmina Business Park, which is now operational. Google expects the construction phase to contribute an average of US$1.1 billion to Malaysia’s GDP each year, support more than 37,000 local jobs, and generate US$378 million in average annual labor income.
The company also plans to bring more than 1 gigawatt of clean‑energy capacity to the national grid, pay for all electricity used by the campuses, and launch training programs to upskill 800,000 Malaysians by 2031. It will use water cooling to cut energy use by about 10 % and build a 65 million‑liter daily water supply plant for its Springhill campus.
Google Plans New Malaysian Data Center Campuses for AI and Cloud
Unite.AI · 4 November 2026
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