Google’s first Malaysian data centre, at Elmina Business Park in Selangor, is “now operational” (Google Cloud, 4 Nov 2026). The company pledged US$2 billion in May 2024 (Google, 30 May 2024) and a further US$15 billion for 2027 to 2028, for new campuses in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
Google has not published megawatts for any Malaysian site. Land, leases and contracts are held by Pearl Computing Malaysia, which the filings name and news reports describe as a Google affiliate (EdgeProp, 27 May 2024).
- US$15bn
- Pledged for 2027 to 2028 (Google, 4 Nov 2026)
- US$2bn
- Pledged in 2024 for the first data centre and cloud region (Google, 30 May 2024)
- 389 acres
- Port Dickson land bought for RM455.23m (EdgeProp, 5 May 2025)
- 65 MLD
- Water treatment plant on the Linggi River, US$160m with a reservoir (The Star, 2 Nov 2026)
Where are Google’s data centres in Malaysia?
Google’s own pages name Elmina, and otherwise only “Selangor and Negeri Sembilan” (Google Cloud, 4 Nov 2026). The site names below come from sellers’ and builders’ filings, which name Pearl Computing Malaysia, and from one news report (SoyaCincau, 4 Nov 2026).
| Site | Land | Lease or contracts | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmina Business Park, Selangor (first data centre) | 49 acres, as reported from the developer | Built by Sime Darby Property and leased for 20 years with two five-year options; RM1.74bn of contracts to a Gamuda unit (RM815m construction, RM928.6m fit-out) | Operational (4 Nov 2026); landlord has received rent since the second quarter of 2026 | (EdgeProp, 27 May 2024) (w.media, 18 Apr 2025) (The Edge, 3 Oct 2026) |
| Elmina Business Park (second site) | 77 acres | Lease value up to RM5.6bn over 20 years; core-and-shell contracts to IJM Construction of RM1.26bn and RM658.01m | Under construction; all works due Q3 2027 | (The Star, 2 Dec 2024) (EdgeProp, 27 Oct 2025) (The Star, 1 Apr 2026) |
| Eco Business Park V, Puncak Alam, Selangor | 58.187 acres bought for RM266.1m; data centres to be built and leased on 92.44 acres | Lease of 20 years, renewable up to 10 more; value not disclosed | Land sale completed in the seller’s quarter to 31 Jan 2026; completion of buildings targeted 2027 | (EdgeProp, 26 Feb 2025) (EdgeProp, 27 Mar 2026) |
| Springhill Industrial Park, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan | About 389 acres bought for RM455.23m | RM1.008bn enabling works; four Gamuda build contracts of RM1.72bn, RM1.71bn, RM1.79bn and RM1.78bn, whose client is described only as a US technology company | Building from 2026 to 2028; completion of the land sale not confirmed | (EdgeProp, 5 May 2025) (Malay Mail, 17 Apr 2026) (The Star, 5 Aug 2026) (EdgeProp, 1 Sep 2026) |
| UMW High Value Manufacturing Park, Serendah, Selangor | Not found in any filing | Not found | Named in one news report only | (SoyaCincau, 4 Nov 2026) |
The first cloud region, announced in May 2024, was still described as “upcoming” on 4 November 2026 (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
How much has Google committed to Malaysia?
- US$2 billion, announced 30 May 2024, for the first data centre and a Google Cloud region. No period was stated (Google, 30 May 2024).
- US$15 billion over 2027 and 2028, announced 4 November 2026. No split by site (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
Both are pledges. No figure for money spent to date has been published. Lease values (up to RM5.6bn for the second Elmina site, about RM7.6bn for both as reported (The Edge, 3 Oct 2026)) are the landlord’s income over 20 years, not Google’s capital spending.
How will Google power and cool its Malaysian sites?
- Clean energy: a pledge of more than 1 GW of new clean-energy generation for the national grid, working with TNB under the corporate renewable supply scheme. This is generation, not data-centre load (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
- Signed so far: two power purchase agreements with 29.99 MW solar plants in Kedah (Shizen Energy, 15 Dec 2025) (Eco-Business, 18 Dec 2025).
- Grid costs: the company says it will pay for all the power its campuses use and the direct cost of connecting them (Google Cloud, 4 Nov 2026).
- Cooling: water cooling, which the company says uses about 10% less energy than air cooling, after watershed assessments in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
- Water supply: US$160m (RM651m) for a reservoir on the Linggi River and a 65 million litres a day treatment plant, to be owned by a Negeri Sembilan state body and to serve the Port Dickson campus and public supply (The Star, 2 Nov 2026).
- Efficiency target: PUE of 1.12 to 1.14 in tropical climates, with quarterly figures per site once fully operational. This is a target, not a measured Malaysian figure (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
What jobs and economic effects does Google claim?
These are the company’s own estimates:
- 2024: more than US$3.2bn added to GDP and 26,500 jobs by 2030, from a report the company commissioned (Google, 30 May 2024).
- 2026, construction years 2027 to 2028: US$1.1bn a year to GDP and more than 37,000 local jobs a year, about 6,000 of them in construction (Google Cloud, 4 Nov 2026).
- 2026, operations: more than 9,000 local jobs a year and a supply chain of more than 80 Malaysian entities (Google, 4 Nov 2026).
- Skills: about 800,000 Malaysians to be trained from 2027 to 2031, and data-centre institutes at polytechnics in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan from 2027 (Google Cloud, 4 Nov 2026).
The three job figures use different bases and should not be added.
Conflicting figures
Sources disagree or measure different things on these points.
| Point | One source | Another source |
|---|---|---|
| Site names | Company: “Selangor and Negeri Sembilan” only (Google Cloud, 4 Nov 2026) | News: Puncak Alam, Serendah and Port Dickson (SoyaCincau, 4 Nov 2026) |
| Port Dickson capacity | “500 MW – 1 GW”, with no source given (w.media, 21 Apr 2026) | Company’s “more than 1 GW” is clean-energy generation, not data-centre capacity (Google, 4 Nov 2026) |
| Water works cost | RM1.008bn enabling works including a 65 MLD plant and storage (EdgeProp, 5 May 2025) | US$160m (RM651m) for the reservoir and 65 MLD plant (The Star, 2 Nov 2026) |
| RM7.6bn at Elmina | Lease value of two data centres (The Edge, 3 Oct 2026) | “Total investment” (w.media, 18 Apr 2025) |
| Industry-average PUE | 1.54 (Google, 4 Nov 2026) | 1.52 to 1.56 (The Star, 17 Aug 2026) |
What is not public
We could not confirm these from a published source as of 11 November 2026. Do not assume them:
- Megawatts, IT or total, for Elmina, Puncak Alam, Serendah or Port Dickson
- The opening date of the Elmina campus and the launch date of the cloud region
- A split of the US$15bn by site, or spending to date
- Any filing for the Serendah site
- Contracted power with TNB for any site
- How much of the 65 MLD water plant is reserved for the campus
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Sources
- Malay Mail, Gamuda RM1.72bn Port Dickson contract (17 Apr 2026)
- The Star, Gamuda RM1.71bn Port Dickson job (5 Aug 2026)
- Google, US$15 billion Malaysia investment (4 Nov 2026)
- Google, advancing Malaysia together (30 May 2024)
- EdgeProp, Gamuda RM3.57bn Port Dickson contracts (1 Sep 2026)
- The Star, Sime Darby Property awards IJM RM658.01m (1 Apr 2026)
- The Edge, Sime Darby Property data-centre leases (3 Oct 2026)
- Google Cloud, digital infrastructure expansion release (4 Nov 2026)
- EdgeProp, Gamuda RM1.74bn Elmina job (27 May 2024)
- EdgeProp, Gamuda sells Port Dickson land, wins RM1bn works (5 May 2025)
- The Star, Google RM651m shared water infrastructure (2 Nov 2026)
- SoyaCincau, Elmina live; Puncak Alam, Serendah, Port Dickson named (4 Nov 2026)
- w.media, Sime Darby Property data centres (18 Apr 2025)
- The Star, Sime Darby Property second Elmina deal (2 Dec 2024)
- EdgeProp, RM1.26bn contract to IJM (27 Oct 2025)
- EdgeProp, EcoWorld land sale and lease to a Google affiliate (26 Feb 2025)
- EdgeProp, EcoWorld results, land sales completed (27 Mar 2026)
- Shizen Energy, Gurun solar project (15 Dec 2025)
- Eco-Business, TotalEnergies 1 TWh solar supply (18 Dec 2025)
- w.media, Gamuda Port Dickson hyperscale build (21 Apr 2026)
- The Star, Google’s Malaysian play (17 Aug 2026)
Last checked 11 November 2026