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AWS in Malaysia: the region, the money and what is not disclosed

What AWS has published about its Malaysian region, and the land and water deals reported in filings.

Croutons Research · Last checked 11 November 2026

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The AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region, ap-southeast-5, has been open since 21 August 2024 with three availability zones (AWS, 21 Aug 2024). AWS said it plans to invest about US$6.2 billion (RM29.2 billion) in Malaysia through 2038 (MIDA, 22 Aug 2024).

AWS does not publish where the zones are or how many megawatts they draw. An Amazon unit agreed in September 2026 to buy about 45 acres in Sepang, Selangor, for RM316.84 million, a deal not yet completed (w.media, 29 Sep 2026).

US$6.2bn
Planned investment through 2038 (MIDA, 22 Aug 2024)
3 zones
Availability zones at launch (AWS, 21 Aug 2024)
RM316.84m
Conditional Sepang land purchase (w.media, 29 Sep 2026)
3,500 jobs a year
Company estimate, at suppliers and contractors, through 2038 (AWS, 21 Aug 2024)

What is the AWS Malaysia region?

  • Name: Asia Pacific (Malaysia), API name ap-southeast-5, the first AWS infrastructure region in the country (AWS, 21 Aug 2024).
  • Zones: three, each with independent power, cooling and physical security. Locations are not given (MIDA, 22 Aug 2024).
  • Other infrastructure: four CloudFront locations and two Direct Connect locations in Malaysia at launch (AWS, 21 Aug 2024).

How much is AWS investing in Malaysia?

Two figures have been published. In March 2023 the plan was at least US$6 billion (RM25.5 billion) by 2037 (Digital News Asia, 2 Mar 2023). At launch it was about US$6.2 billion (RM29.2 billion) through 2038 (MIDA, 22 Aug 2024). Both are plans, not spending to date.

The company estimates the region will add about US$12.1 billion to GDP and support more than 3,500 full-time-equivalent jobs a year at external businesses through 2038 (AWS, 21 Aug 2024). These are company estimates.

What land and water deals are public?

  • Sepang land: Amazon Data Services Malaysia agreed to buy 183,973 sq m (about 45.46 acres by our conversion) of freehold commercial land from Sunsuria City for RM316.84m, “to host data processing services and infrastructure”. Completion is expected in the second quarter of 2027 and needs state consent (w.media, 29 Sep 2026) (The Star, 28 Sep 2026).
  • Reclaimed water: three agreements signed on 13 November 2025 for the Selangor water operator to supply industrial reclaimed water to AWS, described as the first such use by a data-centre operator in the Klang Valley. No volume, site or start date was given (EdgeProp, 14 Nov 2025).

What is not public

We could not confirm these from a published source as of 11 November 2026. Do not assume them:

  • The sites of the three availability zones
  • Megawatts for the region or any site
  • Spending to date against the US$6.2bn plan
  • Reclaimed-water volumes and which sites they serve
  • Builders of any AWS data centre in Malaysia
  • A Malaysia-specific renewable energy purchase

Croutons Research publishes open data and methods on AI data centres in Malaysia. See the open method for measuring AI work per megawatt.

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Last checked 11 November 2026

Questions

When did AWS open its Malaysia region?

On 21 August 2024, with three availability zones. Its API name is ap-southeast-5.

How much is AWS investing in Malaysia?

About US$6.2 billion (RM29.2 billion) through 2038, as stated at launch. An earlier 2023 figure was at least US$6 billion by 2037.

Where are AWS data centres in Malaysia?

AWS does not publish the locations. The only public land deal is a conditional purchase in Sepang, Selangor, signed in September 2026.