Google to invest $15 billion in Malaysia data centers, Crypto Briefing reports
In brief
- Google will invest $15 billion to expand its Malaysian data centers, Crypto Briefing reports.
- Crypto Briefing cites no Google statement; LeoDex News couldn't independently verify the figure.
- Google pledged $2 billion in May 2024 for its Elmina site in Selangor.
- Port Dickson's planned campus has capacity estimates of 500 MW to 1 GW, per the outlet.
- A $160 million water project would supply 65 million liters a day, the report said.
What's already on the ground
The new figure sits on top of a smaller commitment. 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, Crypto Briefing reported. Crews broke ground there in October 2024. The first phase was designed to deliver 100 MW of power, and completion is anticipated in 2026.
Google also plans two more Selangor campuses (at Puncak Alam and Serendah). The outlet described the three sites together as a "strategic triangle" built for service resilience. That's Crypto Briefing's framing, not ours.
Port Dickson and the water deal
Port Dickson in Negeri Sembilan is the bigger project, at least on paper. According to Crypto Briefing, the planned campus sits on a 389-acre site, with capacity estimates ranging from 500 MW to 1 GW. Engineering and infrastructure work there has been contracted to Malaysian construction group Gamuda Berhad, the outlet said, and the broader hyperscale initiative is projected to generate more than $3.2 billion in economic benefits by 2030.
Those are projections, not delivered numbers.
Water is part of the package too. Crypto Briefing reported that Google committed $160 million to shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan, with a treatment plant slated to provide 65 million liters of potable water a day (meant for both the Port Dickson campus and the surrounding community).
The project includes an off-river storage reservoir and a water treatment plant.
Power, policy and what's missing
On electricity, the outlet said Google has signed multiple long-term solar power purchase agreements in Malaysia aimed at providing 100% coverage of its electricity costs. LeoDex News hasn't confirmed those agreements.
Crypto Briefing also said the buildout aligns with Malaysia's Cloud First Policy and its New Industrial Master Plan 2030. Google, for its part, has framed its presence around job creation, training programs and infrastructure upgrades, per the report.
The missing piece is a primary document. LeoDex News didn't find a Google or Malaysian government statement confirming the $15 billion figure, so for now it rests on a single outlet's report and should be read that way.
