Empyrion Digital cleared to build 200+MW data centre in Malaysia

Details: John Tanner; Category: Data Centres & Networks; 10 December 2025; 6256 views

Singapore-based data centre developer and operator Empyrion Digital announced on Tuesday it has secured regulatory approvals for its planned 200+MW hyperscale data centre campus in Johor, which will also be its first campus in Malaysia.

Empyrion’s Johor Data Centre Campus (MY1) will be developed on a 34.9-acre site in Nusajaya within the SiLC Industrial Cluster of Johor.

MY1 will comprise five buildings with an IT load capacity of 40MW each, which will developed in phases to meet demand for high-performance computing, AI and cloud infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

Empyrion said it has already secured 145MW of initial power allocation via a electricity supply agreement (ESA) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), with earliest energisation targeted for September 2026 ahead of the faciity’s inmitial launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. TNB will also provide scalability to support the full campus.

MY1 will utilise liquid and air-cooled technologies, targeting a PUE below 1.3 for liquid cooling and below 1.4 for air cooling. The campus will also have access to green energy through long-term PPAs.

Empyrion said it has received regulatory approval for both the site and the ESA despite Malaysia's recent tightening of approvals for data centre projects.

Apart from providing hyperscale capacity to Malaysia, MY1 will also play a regional role in enhancing cross-border digital connectivity between Johor and Empyrion's SG1 data centre in Singapore via Empyrion's sister connectivity platform SPTel under Seraya Partners' AQX Digital Infrastructure.

The project represents Empyrion Digital's largest investment to date, as well as its first project in Malaysia and its sixth data centre project in Asia-Pacific, along with campuses in Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei and Bangkok.

"Malaysia has emerged as a key destination for hyperscale data centres, driven by strong digital transformation, favourable infrastructure, and government support,” said Empyrion Digital CEO Mark Fong in a statement. “MY1 reflects Empyrion Digital's continued ambition to expand our pan-Asian platform and meet our customers' needs for scalable, green-by-design, and AI-ready infrastructure. Johor will be a cornerstone location in this strategy.”