NEXTDC KL1 is a data center project in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, operated by NEXTDC. It is operational and expanding. The published capacity figure is 65 MW, and its basis is not stated as IT load. The operator reports 10 MW running.
Latest change on record: moved to expanding on 27 August 2026. Record last checked against its sources on 22 October 2026.
This project is built or running, so every gate counts as passed.
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How Malaysia approves, powers and taxes data centers is on Data center rules in Malaysia.
Klang Valley holds 33 active projects with 1,911 MW of planned IT load between them, and NEXTDC KL1 ranks 9th 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.
NEXTDC has 1 project elsewhere in the dataset tracked by ArusGrid, including NEXTDC Bangkok (BKK1). 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 10 MW is operational with a 2026 target; Phase 2 at 15 MW is under construction; Phase 3 (in plan) at 15 MW is announced. The dated record runs from under construction on 9 June 2023 to operational and expanding on 27 August 2026. The money on record is A$1,000m (about US$650m) as of May 2026, the announced investment.
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 7 public sources for this project, the latest dated 27 August 2026, and last checked the record on 22 October 2026.
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
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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 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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