Google commits $15 billion to expand its Malaysia data center footprint

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Google commits $15 billion to expand its Malaysia data center (a building full of computers that runs online services) footprint, according to Crypto Briefing. That is a big number for a country that, until recently, had no Google data center at all. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

From $2 billion to $15 billion The scale-up is easier to appreciate with the starting point in view. On May 30, 2024, Google pledged $2 billion to build its first Malaysian data center and Google Cloud region at Elmina Business Park in Selangor.

Crews broke ground on that site in October 2024. The first phase is designed to deliver 100 MW of power, and completion is anticipated in 2026.

Google’s plans now stretch well beyond Elmina. The company intends to develop two more campuses in Selangor, at Puncak Alam and Serendah.

Together with the original site, those locations are meant to form a “strategic triangle.” The idea is resilience: if one site has a bad day, the others keep services running.