Google plans $15B for Malaysia data centers after its first site goes live
Google says Elmina is operational and names Puncak Alam, Serendah and Port Dickson for three more campuses under a 2027-2028 spending plan.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Bloomberg Technology
Why it matters
Google is committing $15 billion after AWS and Microsoft already opened Malaysian cloud regions, so the race is now for scarce power, water and land as much as servers. The jobs and training figures are Google projections tied to 2027-2028 construction, and investors and operators will judge the plan by megawatts delivered and opening dates, neither of which Google disclosed.
Google said on November 4th that it will spend $15 billion in Malaysia during 2027 and 2028, building new data center campuses in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan alongside clean energy, water and worker training programs. Bloomberg reported the Alphabet unit described the money as support for data center and cloud operations as demand for artificial intelligence computing rises.…
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