Empyrion Digital, a Singapore-headquartered next-generation data center developer and operator, announced regulatory approval for both the Electricity Supply Agreement (ESA) and Data Center Task Force (DCTF) application for its first data center campus in Malaysia on December 9, 2025. The project represents Empyrion Digital's largest investment to date and its sixth data center development across Asia.

Campus Design and Specifications

The Johor Data Center Campus, designated as “MY1,” will be developed on a 34.9-acre site located in Nusajaya within the SiLC Industrial Cluster of Johor. The facility is designed as a more than 200 MW next-generation hyperscale campus comprising five 40MW buildings, developed in phases to meet surging demand for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

MY1 represents one of the few projects in the country to secure both site approval and power allocation, despite recent tightening of approvals. The campus will incorporate state-of-the-art liquid and air-cooled technologies, targeting a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) below 1.3 for liquid cooling and below 1.4 for air cooling.

Power Infrastructure and Timeline

Empyrion Digital has secured an initial power allocation of 145MW from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), with the earliest energization targeted for September 2026 and scalability to support the full campus. TNB will supply a stable, high-capacity electricity feed for hyperscale workloads. The campus will also have access to green energy through long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

The first phase is targeted to be Ready-for-Service (RFS) in Q4 2026. The facility will serve customers requiring high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and cloud infrastructure capabilities.

Cross-Border Connectivity Strategy

MY1 will play a critical regional role in enhancing cross-border digital connectivity between Johor and Singapore. Through Empyrion's sister connectivity platform, SPTel under Seraya Partners' AQX Digital Infrastructure, customers will gain future access to secure, diverse, and low-latency routes linking MY1 in Johor to Empyrion's SG1 data center in Singapore.

These routes will significantly improve network diversity, operational resilience, and digital sovereignty, enabling customers to deploy multi-site AI, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery architectures across the two locations. MY1 will serve not only as a key hyperscale hub but also as a strategic extension of Singapore's digital ecosystem.

Ernest Lee, Acting CEO of SPTel, stated: “We see strong potential in collaborating with Empyrion to integrate resilient connectivity and edge cloud capabilities across Singapore and Johor. By combining SPTel's secure, software-defined network with Empyrion's data center footprint, we aim to deliver faster, more flexible digital infrastructure solutions for customers in the region.”

Regional Expansion and Company Platform

Mark Fong, CEO of Empyrion Digital, commented: “Malaysia has emerged as a key destination for hyperscale data centers, driven by strong digital transformation, favourable infrastructure, and government support. MY1 reflects Empyrion Digital's continued ambition to expand our pan-Asian platform and meet our customers' needs for scalable, green-by-design, and AI-ready infrastructure. Johor will be a cornerstone location in this strategy.”

Once completed, MY1 will join Empyrion Digital's growing regional platform, which includes operational and development projects in Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Bangkok, bringing the company's total IT capacity across Asia to well over 200MW. The project underscores the importance of MY1 not only to Johor's digital infrastructure roadmap but also to the region's accelerating AI and cloud computing ecosystem.

The facility is designed to be green by design and AI-ready, aligning with Empyrion Digital's commitment to efficient and responsible operations. The strategic milestone represents a significant development in the regional data center landscape, particularly given the recent tightening of approvals for such projects in Malaysia.

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