KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): American digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc said on Tuesday it will develop a new data centre for US$190 million (RM747 million) in Cyberjaya.

The new KL2 will be built less than 1km from Equinix’s existing KL1 data centre, the company said in a statement. Once fully built out, KL2 will deliver more than 2,200 cabinets serving digital companies, hyperscalers, and multinational enterprises, it said.

“By extending its presence in Kuala Lumpur, Equinix continues to strengthen regional connectivity and support businesses in building resilient, future-ready digital infrastructure,” the company said.

Equinix did not disclose the project’s power capacity but noted that KL2 is targeting 100% renewable energy coverage from day 1 of operations.

KL2 will mark Equinix's fourth data centre in Malaysia and the latest from the company that operates over 280 data centres in 36 countries globally. Equinix's portfolio in Asia totals 65 data centres in countries including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore.

The facility is designed to support a mix of customers, ranging from agile retail enterprises to large footprint deployments and high-density workloads. To meet the demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, a substantial portion of total capacity supports liquid cooling.

“The development is part of Equinix’s long-term expansion strategy in Malaysia, with future growth potential supported by adjacent land secured for future expansion, reinforcing Kuala Lumpur’s role as a key interconnection hub in Asean,” the company added.