Google to invest US$15 billion in Malaysia in 2027 and 2028
Google will invest US$15 billion in Malaysia from 2027 to 2028, funding data centre campuses, clean energy, water security and worker upskilling. The construction phase is expected to contribute US$1.1 billion annually to Malaysia's GDP and support over 37,000 local jobs per year.
Google, a unit of Alphabet, announced on Wednesday that it will invest US$15 billion in Malaysia from 2027 to 2028. The investment will go towards data centre campuses, clean energy, bolstering water security and upskilling workers.
The company plans to build new campuses in the states of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, in addition to its first campus at Elmina Business Park in Selangor, which is already operational. Alphabet and Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat said the investment aligns with Malaysia's development priorities, providing foundational computing capacity to deliver the upside of innovation across the country while adding local power and water resources as operations scale.
Google said the construction phase for 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 per year. The facilities, once operational, are projected to sustain more than 9,000 local jobs per year, with wages averaging 45 per cent above the national median.
The company also plans to add more than 1 gigawatt of clean energy capacity to Malaysia's national grid. Google said it will pay for 100 per cent of the power its data centre campuses use and the direct infrastructure costs required to connect them to the grid, while complying with all applicable local regulations. On efficiency, Google said its Malaysian campuses will run at a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.12 to 1.14.
Google also announced plans for four new programmes aimed at upskilling 800,000 Malaysians over the next five years.