Malaysia Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2025-2030

The Malaysia data center market by investments is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.35% from 2024 to 2030.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• M&As, JVs, and partnerships are among the major activities through which operators expand their portfolios and presence in the Malaysia data center market. In October 2024, Bridge Data Centres, through a joint venture with Mah Sing, planned to develop new data centers outside Kuala Lumpur.
• Under the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDIGITAL) strategy, the government has set targets for attracting around USD 15 billion for the digitalization of the country. The government has earmarked cloud services under its MyDigital Initiative, intending to increase the number of local data centers to offer cloud computing services.
• In October 2024, the Malaysian government approved the Data Centre Planning Guidelines (GPP), created by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government through PLANMalaysia, taking a significant step toward standardizing data center development in the country.
• In the coming years, the share of retail colocation will go down as the majority of the data centers opening in the market are wholesale. Companies such as Equinix and Irix who are building retail data centers are keeping the retail colocation afloat.
• AI-ready data center constructions in the market have started increasing with ample growth in AI workloads. In August 2024, Vantage Data Centers announced that the company has started constructing KUL2, its second campus in Cyberjaya, Malaysia; this AI-ready campus will offer a power capacity of around 256 MW.
• With the rise in AI workloads and growing rack power density, liquid cooling solutions are becoming imminent for data center operators. For instance, AirTrunk announced the installation of liquid cooling in the first phase of its JHB1 campus in Malaysia, achieving significant energy savings.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size is available in the investment, area, power capacity, and colocation market revenue.
• An assessment of the data center investment in Malaysia by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing Malaysia data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the Malaysia data center market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Malaysia
  • Facilities Covered (Existing): 40
  • Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 39
  • Coverage: 5+ States
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data center colocation market in Malaysia
  • Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2030)
  • Retail & Wholesale Colocation Pricing
• The Malaysia data center landscape market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the market.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and analysis of the demand and supply aspects of the industry.

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• Some of the key colocation data center investors in the Malaysia data center market include AirTrunk, AIMS Data Centre, Bridge Data Centres, Equinix, GDS Services, Keppel Data Centres, NTT DATA, Telekom Malaysia, Vantage Data Centers, and others.
• The rising demand and significant growth opportunities have led to a huge number of new entrants investing in the Malaysia data center market. Some of these new entrants include STACK Infrastructure, Epoch Digital, EdgeConneX, Edgenex Data Centres by DAMAC and others. The rise in new entrants will increase competitiveness in revenue generation in the market in the coming years.
• The Malaysia data center market has seen a strong presence from global support infrastructure vendors such as ABB, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, Fuji Electric, Legrand, Mitsubishi Electric, Rittal, Rolls-Royce, Schneider Electric, and others. This has resulted in heightened competitiveness in the infrastructure offerings and solutions available in the market.
• The Malaysia data center market has several local and global construction contractors operating in the market including AEON SERVICES, Advance Power Engineering, China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering Group, DSCO Group, Gamuda, MN Holdings, NTT FACILITIES, Powerware Systems, S5 Engineering, Shaw Architect, Meg Consult, Nakano Construction, OWH Consulting, and PMX Malaysia and others that have been offering their services in the market. For instance, In August 2024, Asima Architects was selected by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of its first data center in Cyberjaya.

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS

• Existing Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
  • Selangor
  • Johor
• List of Upcoming Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
  • Selangor
  • Johor

IT Infrastructure Providers

• Cisco Systems
• Dell Technologies
• Fujitsu
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Huawei Technologies
• IBM
• Inspur
• Lenovo
• NetApp

Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors

• Advance Power Engineering
• Asima Architects
• AVO Technology
• B-Global Tech
• CSF Advisers
• CTC-Global
• Cyclect Group
• DSCO Group
• Gamuda
• GCM Technologies
• HSS Engineers
• ISG
• Kienta Engineering Construction
• LSK Engineering
• MES Group
• Exyte (M+W Group)
• MN Holdings
• Nakano
• NTT FACILITIES
• Powerware Systems
• S5 Engineering
• Shaw Architect
• Sunway Construction Group
• Unique Central
• DCD Technology
• Linesight
• INHERIT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
• China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)
• Critical Holdings Berhad
• IJM Corporation Berhad
• Binastra Corporation
• AEON SERVICES
• Arcadis
• Arup
• China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering Group
• Greatians Consulting
• Jurutera JRK
• Meg Consult
• Nakano Construction
• OWH Consulting
• Regional Development Consortium Architects (RDC)
• Turner & Townsend
• PKT Quantity Surveyors
• PMX Malaysia

Support Infrastructure Providers

• ABB
• Caterpillar
• Cummins
• Eaton
• Fuji Electric
• HITEC Power Protection
• Rehlko
• Legrand
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Narada Power Source
• Piller Power Systems
• Rittal
• Rolls-Royce
• Schneider Electric
• Siemens
• Socomec
• STULZ
• Trane
• Vertiv
• EKG M & E
• Systemair
• Aggreko

Data Center Investors

• AirTrunk
• AIMS Data Centre
• Bridge Data Centres
• Edge Centres
• Equinix
• GDS Services
• Keppel Data Centres
• NTT DATA
• Open DC
• Princeton Digital Group
• Telekom Malaysia
• Vantage Data Centers
• YTL Data Center

New Entrants

• Amazon Web Services
• BRIGHT RAY
• Edgnex Data Centres by DAMAC
• EdgeConneX
• Epoch Digital
• FutureData
• Google
• i-Berhad
• Infinaxis Data Centre Holdings
• Microsoft
• NEXTDC
• Regal Orion
• Singtel
• ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
• STACK Infrastructure
• Yondr

The report includes the investment in the following areas:

• IT Infrastructure
  • Servers
  • Storage Systems
  • Network Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
  • UPS Systems
  • Generators
  • Transfer Switches & Switchgears
  • PDUs
  • Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
  • Cooling Systems
  • Rack Cabinets
  • Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
  • CRAC & CRAH Units
  • Chiller Units
  • Cooling Towers, Condensers & Dry Coolers
  • Economizers & Evaporative Coolers
  • Other Cooling Units
• General Construction
  • Core & Shell Development
  • Installation & Commissioning Services
  • Engineering & Building Design
  • Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
  • Physical Security
  • Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Tier Standard
  • Tier I & Tier II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV
• Geography
  • Selangor (Kuala Lumpur / Cyberjaya)
  • Johor (Johor Bahru)
  • Other States

KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

1. How big is the Malaysia data center market?

2. How many existing and upcoming data center facilities exist in Malaysia?

3. What is the growth rate of the Malaysia data center market?

4. How much MW of power capacity will be added across Malaysia during 2025-2030?

5. What factors are driving the Malaysia data center market?

6. Who are the key investors in the Malaysia data center market?