Thomas Liu coverage in Infrastructure Investor: Malaysia transforms into a data centre powerhouse

Thomas Liu, Partner, Head of Greater China and Asia Data Centre, Real Estate, at Actis was interviewed by Tom Taylor of Infrastructure Investor for a piece looking at the burgeoning data centre market in Malaysia, and Johor in particular. Click read to read the full article or read on below for a snapshot of Thomas’ comments.

Thomas Liu, Partner, Head of Greater China and Asia Data Centre, Real Estate at Actis, commented:

“Johor came from nowhere and is now the talk of the town. Even for the cloud players, Singapore just didn’t have enough capacity to let them grow, and so they needed to look at other alternatives. People started looking at both Johor and Batam [Indonesia], and until about two years ago there was a debate whether it will be Batam or Johor. But clearly, by now, Johor has proven to be the natural destination.

“Of all the sites in our area… we’re the only one who has secured power to be delivered this year – most other sites are dependent on a new substation which the utilities have promised will be delivered by 2027.”

Disclaimer

References to the “burgeoning data centre market in Malaysia” or market conditions represent the view of either the source cited or Actis. Such information is not research and should not be treated as research. Moreover, there is no assurance historical trends will continue.