KUALA LUMPUR — Google will invest US$15 billion (S$19.17 billion) in Malaysia from 2027 to 2028, directing the funds toward data centre campuses, clean energy, water security and workforce upskilling, Alphabet’s unit said on Nov 4.
The company plans to build new campuses in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, adding to its first operational campus at Elmina Business Park in Selangor. Alphabet and Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat said the investment would provide foundational computing capacity while adding local power and water resources as operations scale.
Google said construction of the campuses is expected to contribute an annual average of US$1.1 billion to Malaysia’s GDP and support more than 37,000 local jobs each year. Once operational, the facilities are projected to sustain more than 9,000 jobs annually, with average wages 45% above the national median.
The company also plans to add more than one gigawatt of clean energy capacity to Malaysia’s national grid. Google said it will pay for 100% of the power used by its data centre campuses and the direct infrastructure costs needed to connect them to the grid, while complying with local regulations.
Its Malaysian campuses are expected to operate at a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.12 to 1.14. Google also announced four new programmes to upskill 800,000 Malaysians over the next five years.