Inside Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom: Power Risks? Policy Gaps? Nuclear on the Horizon?

[Click CC for English Subtitles] Malaysia is rapidly emerging as a global hotspot for data centre development. In recent years, tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and ByteDance have flocked to the country. Between 2021 and March this year, approved projects investements reached RM144.4 billion (about USD 34 billion).

However, these data centres require massive amounts of electricity and water, operating 24/7 nonstop. As they scale up rapidly, can our power grid, renewable energy infrastructure, and regulatory mechanisms keep up? And why is the government revisiting the idea of nuclear power?

Join us as we dissect the challenges underlying this data centre wave.

📌 Timestamp

00:00 Intro

02:08 What’s Inside a Data Centre?

05:38 Why Has Malaysia Become a Data Centre Hotspot?

08:58 Will Data Centres Take Electricity From Residents?

13:05 Can Malaysia’s Grid Keep Up With the Boom?

20:46 The Nuclear Question: Risk or Necessity?

25:16 Are Policies Lagging Behind?

28:20 Are Incentive-Based Policies Enough?

32:11 100% Renewable — But Where’s the Power Coming From?

38:41 Who Benefits and Who Gets Left Out?

In an era where AI and data define national competitiveness, this isn’t just a technology issue — it’s a reckoning over energy, the environment, and the future we’re building together.

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