EdgeConneX KL CBD is a data center project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operated by EdgeConneX. It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. It is planned for 17 MW of IT load.
Record last checked against its sources on 20 October 2026.
Next gate to watch: Land secured.
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Klang Valley holds 33 active projects with 1,911 MW of planned IT load between them, and EdgeConneX KL CBD ranks 14th by planned capacity. Of those, 5 are operational, 5 are operational and expanding, 10 are under construction, 7 are at the land and permitting stage and 6 are announced only. No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Klang Valley, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
EdgeConneX has 3 others in Malaysia and 2 projects elsewhere in the dataset tracked by ArusGrid, including EdgeConneX Cyberjaya Campus, EdgeConneX Johor and EdgeConneX Bukit Jalil. Named funding comes from EQT on the equity side. No user of the capacity is on the public record as of 2026-10-01, after a check of operator, landlord, contractor, regulator and lender documents. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
The build is phased. Phase 1 at 6 MW is announced; Full build at 17 MW is announced.
Grid power for a large industrial user in Malaysia costs about US$0.14 per kWh as of July 2025, the country figure ArusGrid applies where a site has no published rate. The US export control position for advanced AI chips in Malaysia, as of 27 September 2026, is recorded as “No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced”. ArusGrid holds 3 public sources for this project, the latest dated 1 March 2026, and last checked the record on 20 October 2026.
One or two hard signals sit behind the announcement. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
no cooling/density/tenant signal published
This country carries no US destination-based licence requirement for advanced AI chips as the rules are enforced today. Access is a commercial matter between the project and its vendors. Criteria are published on the Methodology page.
No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced · No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced (2026-09-27) source
Checked on 2026-10-01. No user of this capacity is on the public record. ArusGrid read the operator's releases, the landlord's and contractors' exchange filings, regulator and lender documents and interconnection records. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
No figure has been announced. This range is 17 MW of planned IT load times a published benchmark of US$11.37 per watt for Malaysia, plus or minus 15 percent. It covers the building and its mechanical and electrical plant. It excludes land, grid works, servers and fees.
Benchmark: Turner & Townsend Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2025, as reported by Data Storage Asia. An estimate is never added to any total on the site.
No published price band exists for Malaysia, and ArusGrid does not estimate from the regional benchmark alone. What was searched is listed on the Colo prices page.
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