The multi-year infrastructure project will inject significant capital into Malaysia's economy by driving an estimated annual GDP contribution of $1.1 billion during its building phase. To mitigate the environmental footprint of the expanding data centres, the company intends to contribute over 1 gigawatt of clean energy to the national electrical grid and fund all direct connection expenses. Furthermore, the operational facilities will run at a strict Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.12 to 1.14 while maintaining high-paying permanent positions. Over the next five years, four dedicated training initiatives will also work to upskill 800,000 local citizens.
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Operational facilities are projected to sustain over 9,000 permanent jobs offering compen…: Operational facilities are projected to sustain over 9,000 permanent jobs offering compensation 45 percent above the national median wage.
The company will supply over 1 gigawatt of renewable capacity to the grid while fully pay…: The company will supply over 1 gigawatt of renewable capacity to the grid while fully paying for data centre power usage.
Four designated educational programmes will provide technical training and upskilling opp…: Four designated educational programmes will provide technical training and upskilling opportunities for 800,000 Malaysians over five years.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 : Google will invest $15 billion in Malaysia from 2027 to 2028 with the spending going towards data centre campuses, clean energy, bolstering water security and upskilling workers, the unit of Alphabet said on Wednesday.
• Google 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.
• "This investment aligns with Malaysia's development priorities, providing the foundational computing capacity to deliver the upside of innovation across the country while adding local power and water resources as our operations scale," Alphabet and Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat said.
• The construction phase for the campuses is expected to contribute an annual average of $1.1 billion to Malaysia's GDP and support more than 37,000 local jobs per year, Google said.
• 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.
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The extensive commitment aims to significantly scale Southeast Asian digital infrastructure while prioritizing environmental sustainability and workforce development. Building out regional data hubs will stimulate domestic economic growth through multi-billion dollar GDP contributions and thousands of high-paying technical jobs. Crucially, the plan integrates extensive grid investments to ensure new power generation matches the massive operational energy requirements.