Google Plans $15 Billion Malaysia Data Center Campus for AI and Cloud

At a glance

Google announced plans to invest $15 billion in Malaysia in 2027 and 2028 to build a new data center campus. The goal is to grow its AI and cloud services. Google also expects the construction period to create many jobs.

Key points

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   Google plans to build the new data center campus in two states, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.

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   Google expects the construction period of two years to create more than 37,000 jobs per year.

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   Once operations begin, Google expects to sustain more than 9,000 local jobs each year, with average wages 45% higher than the national median wage.

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   Google will add more than 1 gigawatt of clean energy generation capacity to the power grid and is also preparing a design that uses liquid cooling with water.

Why it matters

As AI services grow, data centers are becoming facilities that use large amounts of electricity and water. This plan is an example of how local communities share those impacts.