{"id":359048,"date":"2023-09-12T21:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/?p=359048"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:36:03","slug":"edgeconnex-enters-malaysia-with-300mw-data-centre-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/data-centres\/edgeconnex-enters-malaysia-with-300mw-data-centre-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"EdgeConneX Enters Malaysian Data Centre Market with 300MW Project Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_359047\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359047\" class=\"wp-image-359047 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cyberjaya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cyberjaya.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cyberjaya-400x218.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cyberjaya-640x349.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-359047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EdgeConneX plans to build a 200MW-plus campus in the Cyberjaya tech hub (Image: Cyberjaya Malaysia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Data centre platform EdgeConneX on Monday announced its entry into Malaysia with a plan to develop 300 megawatts of capacity across three locations.<\/p>\n<p>EdgeConneX, a hyperscale specialist backed by Swedish private equity firm EQT, aims to build facilities in the downtown business district of Kuala Lumpur, in suburban Bukit Jalil and in the Cyberjaya tech hub, it said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgeconnex.com\/company\/news-and-pr\/edgeconnex-enters-the-malaysia-market-with-plans-for-several-data-centers-in-three-markets-offering-nearly-300-mws-of-capacity\/\">in a release<\/a>. The projects will give EdgeConneX a development presence in a fifth Asian market after previous initiatives in China, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/trackclk\/N6563.3378992MINGTIANDI\/B30546704.375324595;dc_trk_aid=566156183;dc_trk_cid=192150727;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"adv-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Copy of APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real Estate\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate-400x128.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate-640x205.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" width=\"780\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><script language='JavaScript1.1' src=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/trackimpj\/N6563.3378992MINGTIANDI\/B30546704.375324595;dc_trk_aid=566156183;dc_trk_cid=192150727;ord=+ Date.now();dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;gdpr=${GDPR};gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_755};ltd=;dc_tdv=1?\" attributionsrc ><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelvin Fong, managing director for APAC, said EdgeConneX\u2019s expansion into Malaysia will help meet high demand for scalable, high-capacity infrastructure across Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Malaysian data centre footprint will contribute to the nation\u2019s digital economy, vibrant tech ecosystem, and passion for progress, fostering increased innovation and collaborative partnerships,\u201d Fong said.<\/p>\n<h3>Cyberjaya Hyperscale Campus<\/h3>\n<p>The bulk of EdgeConneX\u2019s planned capacity centres on a 200MW-plus hyperscale campus consisting of nine buildings spread over 30 acres (12.1 hectares) in Cyberjaya, a cluster of science and tech parks situated south of Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_359066\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359066\" class=\"wp-image-359066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EdgeConneX_Kelvin_Fong.jpeg\" alt=\"EdgeConneX Kelvin Fong\" width=\"780\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EdgeConneX_Kelvin_Fong.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EdgeConneX_Kelvin_Fong-400x297.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EdgeConneX_Kelvin_Fong-640x475.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-359066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelvin Fong, managing director for APAC at EdgeConneX<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Bukit Jalil, an affluent suburb near the capital\u2019s southern border with surrounding Selangor state, EdgeConneX seeks to develop nearly 70MW of capacity at a greenfield site in the MRANTI tech park.<\/p>\n<p>Kuala Lumpur\u2019s CBD, meanwhile, will host a 19MW facility providing customised, build-to-suit configurations, EdgeConneX said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/events\/oxford-ivanhoe-kic-savills-on-singapore-india-markets\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"adv-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"14 NOVEMBER 2023 conrad centennial Singapore\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/14-NOVEMBER-2023-conrad-centennial-Singapore.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/14-NOVEMBER-2023-conrad-centennial-Singapore.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/14-NOVEMBER-2023-conrad-centennial-Singapore-400x128.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/14-NOVEMBER-2023-conrad-centennial-Singapore-640x205.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" width=\"780\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking Tuesday on MTD TV, EdgeConneX APAC joint venture director Zhang Yi praised Malaysia\u2019s digital transformation effort for creating a supportive environment for the data centre sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see the continuous and the long-term potential and demand in Malaysia, and also thanks to the Malaysian local government, which is actually very supportive and very ready to support our investment here,\u201d Zhang said.<\/p>\n<h3>Regional Map Grows<\/h3>\n<p>After entering mainland China\u2019s data centre market in 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/data-centres\/edgeconnex-buys-stake-in-chayoras-mainland-data-centres\/\">via a joint venture<\/a> with Hong Kong-based developer Chayora, EdgeConneX last year established JVs in the Philippines and Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>For the Philippine venture, EdgeConneX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/data-centres\/eqts-edgeconnex-enters-philippine-data-centre-market-in-jv-deal\/\">teamed with the infrastructure arm of Aboitiz Group<\/a> to tap the local conglomerate\u2019s 3,460 acre land bank of potential sites across Greater Manila to establish a data centre network.<\/p>\n<p>In Indonesia, EdgeConneX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/data-centres\/edgeconnex-acquires-lippo-mitsui-indonesia-data-centre-jv\/\">took over local data centre JV GTN Data Centre<\/a> from Mitsui and Lippo Group\u2019s PT Multipolar Technology, positioning the developer to build a 90MW hyperscale data centre campus on an existing Jakarta site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growth in Southeast Asia will continue at least in the next couple of years, especially because this is one of the largest populated regions in the world,\u201d Zhang said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mipim-asia.com\/?utm_source=mingtiandi&#038;utm_medium=barter_website&#038;utm_campaign=mipimasia2023\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"adv-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"AR-607487_Mipim Asia_23_Banner Resize 780&#215;250\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AR-607487_Mipim-Asia_23_Banner-Resize-780x250-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AR-607487_Mipim-Asia_23_Banner-Resize-780x250-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AR-607487_Mipim-Asia_23_Banner-Resize-780x250-1-400x128.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AR-607487_Mipim-Asia_23_Banner-Resize-780x250-1-640x205.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" width=\"780\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Times of India <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/adani-connex-raises-213m-for-data-centres-in-india\/articleshow\/101230712.cms\">reported in June<\/a> that a JV of EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises had raised $213 million to develop a combined 67MW of data centre capacity in Chennai and Noida. The news came after AdaniConneX in May said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/latest\/corporate\/story\/adaniconnex-to-set-up-integrated-data-center-and-technology-business-park-in-andhras-vizag-379936-2023-05-03\">build a 200MW campus<\/a> in Vizag on India\u2019s east coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data centre platform EdgeConneX on Monday announced its entry into Malaysia with a plan to develop 300 megawatts of capacity across three locations.<\/p>\n<p>EdgeConneX, a hyperscale specialist backed by Swedish private equity firm EQT, aims to build facilities in the&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/data-centres\/edgeconnex-enters-malaysia-with-300mw-data-centre-pipeline\/\">Read&nbsp;More>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9671,"featured_media":359066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8733],"tags":[5382,6441,8744,3013,2312,73],"ppma_author":[8847],"authors":[{"term_id":8847,"user_id":9671,"is_guest":0,"slug":"christopher-caillavet","display_name":"Christopher Caillavet","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/500c291c35a85a2ad5827cf7c6d198e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Caillavet","first_name":"Christopher","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359048"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=359048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}