YTL Power Partners JLand Group To Develop Gigawatt-scale Data Centre Campus In Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- YTL Power International Bhd and JLand Group have announced a strategic partnership to undertake a joint development at Sedenak Tech Park West (STeP) in Johor, which will include a new gigawatt-scale data centre campus.
The strategic partnership involves JLand Group, through its subsidiary JLG Technopark Sdn Bhd and YTL Power International, through its subsidiary SIPP Power Sdn Bhd.
“As part of the arrangement, SIPP Power will acquire approximately 58.6 hectares (ha) within STeP, with an option to acquire up to a further 162 ha for future expansion, potentially bringing the campus footprint to approximately 220 ha,” said both parties in a joint statement today.
Located within Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC), the new YTL campus will further strengthen the growing digital infrastructure cluster at IBTEC and enhance Johor’s position as one of Southeast Asia’s leading data centre markets.
The statement said the Sedenak campus will complement the YTL Green Data Centre Park in Kulai, with a planned capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts.
“Together, the two campuses will provide YTL Power with the scale and flexibility to meet rapidly growing regional demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and increasingly power-intensive digital services,” said the statement.
JLand Group managing director Datuk Sr Akmal Ahmad said that the group anticipates YTL Power’s contributions in leveraging its capabilities and network.
“This collaboration aims to establish a platform that attracts complementary investments, creates new opportunities, and enhances Johor’s position in the regional digital economy,” he said.
YTL Power International managing director Datuk Seri Yeoh Seok Hong said that, together with its expanding Kulai campus, Sedenak will further strengthen Johor’s position as a leading regional centre for AI, cloud computing and digital innovation.
“The development is expected to support skilled employment across construction, engineering, technology and data centre operations.
“It is also expected to generate wider economic activity throughout the associated energy, infrastructure and technology supply chains,” he said.
-- BERNAMA