Overview
- Google announced on Wednesday that it will invest $15 billion across 2027 and 2028 to build multiple data‑centre campuses in Selangor and Port Dickson while expanding its first Elmina site.
- The company says it will add more than 1 gigawatt of clean energy to Malaysia’s grid and will pay for 100% of the power its campuses use plus the direct grid connection costs.
- Google committed a reported $160 million for shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan, including an off‑river storage reservoir and a treatment plant meant to supply about 65 million liters of potable water a day.
- The build phase is projected to add about $1.1 billion a year to Malaysia’s GDP and support more than 37,000 construction jobs per year, with operations expected to sustain over 9,000 higher‑paying local jobs.
- Malaysian authorities have made clear they will only approve data‑centre projects after demonstrating sufficient energy and water capacity, and the Elmina 100 MW first phase remains a near‑term milestone to watch.