Data centers in Malaysia
Datacenter Atlas tracks 70 facilities in Malaysia, 58 data centers and 10 network points of presence: 0.8% of the global inventory and #25 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Kuala Lumpur33
- Johor Bahru17
- Kuching3
- Georgetown2
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 70 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
Disclosed IT load by state / region
| State / region | MW | Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Johor | 300 | 1 |
| Selangor | 31 | 1 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 1 |
Disclosed values only, campus figures counted once. Regions are assigned from each facility's coordinates (Natural Earth admin-1), so the rows add up to the national total.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 199.9 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 603 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 20.6 %
- Low-carbon share
- 20.6 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 0 of the 47 scored · 11 located at town level only are not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 0.12
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 1.88
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 0 h/yr (0 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 3,513
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Policy context (63/100)
Restrictive rules in force in the country (zoning, grid, water, heat reuse, moratoria). It goes up when such rules exist, because they show contestation has reached the political level.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
3 measures recorded
See the rules on the regulation map → · Compare with neighbouring countries →
Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Johor rejects nearly 30% of data centre bids over water and utility strain · 2024-11 · permit refused · blocked
Announced large projects
- YTL Green Data Center Park (Kulai, Johor) · YTL Power International · partly operational · 500 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in Malaysia?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 70 facilities in Malaysia: 58 data centers, 10 network points of presence and 2 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Malaysia?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Malaysia are Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Chindata, AirTrunk, EdgeConneX, AIMS Data Centre Sdn Bhd.
Where are data centers concentrated in Malaysia?
The largest hubs by facility count are Kuala Lumpur (33), Johor Bahru (17), Kuching (3), Georgetown (2).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Malaysia, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/malaysia · ODbL / CC BY 4.0