Johor is seeing exciting developments in the data center industry, with new projects supporting green energy and solar power. One such project is the YTL Green Data Center Park, which recently launched in Johor as the first integrated data center park powered by solar energy in Malaysia¹. YTL Power International Berhad, through its subsidiary YTL Data Center Holdings Pte. Ltd., announced the development of a 500MW data center campus in Johor, located 30km from Singapore in the Iskandar region.

The YTL Green Data Center Park will offer diversity in power and connectivity on a large industrial site, of which 275 acres will be dedicated towards data center development. Works have started on the first 72MW data center, which is expected to be in service by Q1 2024 with more in the pipeline.

This project is driving the expansion of infrastructure into the digital age by combining expertise in renewable energy, property development, telecommunications, and data centers. The future plans for YTL DC include utilizing the Group’s expertise to develop new data center campuses across Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The YTL Green Data Center Park will have dark fiber connectivity to Singapore due to its close proximity with the country. This benefits companies with operations in Singapore looking to expand, complement and optimize their data center processes.

Overall, this project has great potential to support green energy and solar power while providing excellent opportunities for customers seeking green data centers to meet their needs.