Google plans to invest $15 billion to expand data centers and cloud computing in
Malaysia to meet AI-driven infrastructure demand. The company will build new
compute campuses and invest in local water security, power generation and
workforce training, with projects to be implemented in 2027–2028. Google said
the new campuses will add about $1.1 billion to the Malaysian economy during
construction and support more than 37,000 local jobs annually; once operational,
the data centers are expected to sustain over 9,000 local jobs across technical,
mechanical and electrical engineering, logistics and security roles. Google
joins other global tech firms expanding in Malaysia, which has become a
Southeast Asian data-center hub—attracting Oracle and Amazon—on the back of
lower operating costs, reliable infrastructure and proximity to Singapore.
